On 10 December, the university received an international audit certificate with maximum accreditation. A certification audit of the compliance of the quality management system (QMS) with the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001:2015 was conducted by representatives of Certification Association Russian Register. The award ceremony was held within the meeting of the deans.
The audit covered processes and subdivisions related to the university’s activities. As a result, the following certification areas were confirmed:
- Project development
- Development and provision of educational services in the area of higher education, further education, and secondary vocational education
- Research and innovative activities
The goal of the audit was to check the relevance and the compliance of activities and components of the quality management system, including:
- Operational, management, and secondary processes
- Policies
- Goals
- Organisational structure of management
- QMS documentation and the analysis of measures taken to remedy problem areas identified at the first stage of certification
“I am very grateful for the enormous work which has been done within each subdivision, the evaluation of our activities, and the recommendations”, said Dmitry Endovitsky.
