Bologna Process Al-Hadba University · Quality Assurance DepartmentBologna Process

Academic year 2025-2026

Self-Assessment

How far Al-Hadba University has implemented the Bologna Process in academic year 2025-2026, assessed area by area against ESG 2015 and the MoHESR Bologna Process Guide.

Academic year 2025-2026

Self-Assessment Report: Bologna Process Implementation, 2025-2026

The university has built the institutional infrastructure for the Bologna Process: platforms, documents and evidence. Twelve of its 19 departments run a Bologna curriculum. Closing the quality loop with quantitative evidence is the main challenge for the coming year.

Issued
13 September 2026
Framework
ESG 2015 · MoHESR
Prepared by
Office of the Vice President for Scientific Affairs, with the Quality Assurance and University Performance Department

Read the report · PDF, 21 pages

The university at a glance

  • 11colleges
  • 19departments
  • 12Bologna departments
  • 7,200students
  • 450academic staff

Rating summary

Each area is rated on one of four levels. Two areas are achieved, six partially achieved and one is in progress.

  1. 1 Institutional mission, vision and values Achieved
  2. 2 Governance and management structure Partially achieved
  3. 3 Quality assurance processes Partially achieved
  4. 4 Academic programmes and learning outcomes Partially achieved
  5. 5 Teaching and learning methods In progress
  6. 6 Student support services Partially achieved
  7. 7 Research activities Partially achieved
  8. 8 Academic staff qualifications and professional development Partially achieved
  9. 9 Community engagement Achieved
  • Achieved Fully applied and supported by published evidence
  • Partially achieved Applied, with gaps in evidence or coverage
  • In progress Work has started; measurable results not yet visible

The common gap across areas is moving from having documents and platforms to proving their impact with data.

Improvement plan for 2026-2027

#ActionResponsibleTarget date
1Reconcile programme and study-system data across hu.edu.iq, the Programme Catalogue and the curriculum matrix, and update the Facts & Figures pageQuality Assurance DepartmentDecember 2026
2Issue the Diploma Supplement to graduates of Bologna programmesScientific Affairs and RegistrationJune 2027
3Formal decision on student representation on college councils and quality committeesUniversity CouncilFebruary 2027
4Complete module-to-programme outcome mapping matrices in all 19 departmentsAcademic departmentsMarch 2027
5Publish the log of closed improvement actions from both audit roundsQuality Assurance DepartmentApril 2027
6Student workload and service satisfaction surveyQuality Assurance and Student AffairsEnd of semester 1, 2026-2027
7Timetable for moving the seven remaining departments to BolognaOffice of Scientific AffairsMarch 2027
8Policy on recognising credits earned abroadUniversity CouncilJanuary 2027
9Publish the breakdown of academics by title, degree and specialisationHuman ResourcesDecember 2026
10Select the institutional accreditation agency and submit the applicationUniversity PresidencySeptember 2027