The Maldives National University (MNU) recognizes the quality of higher education as imperative to realizing its vision and mission. As such, the management of quality is fundamental to the achievement of MNU’s strategic directions.

MNU’s Quality Assurance mechanisms are directed by the quality assurance (QA) policy and its related frameworks and guidelines. Guided by MNU’s values, the key principles of MNU’s Quality Assurance Policy are:

1. Fairness & equity: establishing fairness and equity in all services provided;
2. Developmental process: ensuring quality assurance and enhancement are ongoing developmental processes;
3. Continuous improvement: practicing continuous improvement as a top priority in all aspects of the University’s functions;
4. Risk management: supporting resilient continuity planning processes to manage unexpected interruptions to the functioning of the university;
5. Stakeholder engagement: adopting multi-stakeholder engagement to ensure relevance and wider participation in its quality assurance processes;
6. Self-assessment and reflection: fostering an ethos of critical self-assessment and evaluation of its performance at individual, team, and institutional levels;
7. Evidence-based: making decisions based on systematically collected evidence;
8. Standards: setting quality standards, accountability, and transparency that adhere to local and international requirements;
9. Benchmarking: assessing performance and monitoring standards by adopting relevant global good practices; and
10. Collegiality: applying procedures that reflect collegiality through collaboration, peer review, and decision-making.

Quality Assurance Committee (QAC)

The Quality Assurance Committee (QAC) is a standing sub-committee of the Academic Senate at MNU. It oversees quality matters for the university, including academic programs and student affairs. The QAC’s role involves monitoring, advising, and assisting the Academic Senate to uphold quality assurance standards, fostering a culture of continuous growth for the university.

Faculty Quality-Management Committee (FQMC)

The Faculty Quality-Management Committee (FQMC) oversees and enhances quality at the faculty level. Its main role is to ensure adherence to university-set quality assurance standards, promoting a quality culture within the faculty.