University of Nova Gorica Quality monitoring, assessment and assurance Report for academic year 2018/2019 December 2019 MATERIAL PREPARED AND EDITED BY: Iztok Arčon Report prepared with the help of (in alphabetical order): Martina Bergant Marušič, Blaž Belec, Lorena Butinar, Imre Cikajlo, Saša Dobričič, Martin Knez, Renata Kop, Branka Mozetič Vodopivec, Franci Novak (student representative), Željko Oset, Egon Pavlica, Veronika Piccinini, Boštjan Potokar, Peter Purg, Aljaž Rener, Samo Stanič, Artur Stepanov, Tea Stibilj Nemec, Nives Štefančič, Ana Toroš, Tanja Urbančič, Vanesa Valentinčič, Nika Vodopivec, Sabina Zelinšček. The Report on quality monitoring and quality assurance in teaching and research at the University of Nova Gorica was discussed and adopted by the UNG Senate at its ordinary session of 15 January 2020. 2 Contents 1 BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA .............................. 7 1.1 Presentation of the institution .................................................................................... 7 1.2 Organisation and Governance .................................................................................... 8 1.3 Poslanstvo UNG ...................................................................................................... 14 1.4 Vizija UNG ............................................................................................................. 15 1.5 UNG Long-Term Development Strategy (2016) ......................................................... 16 1.6 Development strategy for the arts field at UNG (2016) .............................................. 19 1.7 UNG development strategy in the teaching field (2018) ............................................. 21 1.8 UNG Internationalisation Strategy ............................................................................ 25 1.9 UNG’s short-term strategic plans .............................................................................. 29 2 QUALITY MONITORING AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN TEACHING AND RESEARCH ..... 30 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................... 30 2.2 Methodology for quality monitoring and assurance in UNG study programmes ............. 32 2.3 Structure of self-evaluation reports .......................................................................... 33 2.4 Procedures for the implementation of quality monitoring and assurance, circle of quality 36 2.5 Planning, monitoring and evaluating updates to the content of study programmes ....... 39 2.6 Some important elements in the process of quality assurance in teaching ................... 40 2.7 Control in the process of quality assurance in teaching .............................................. 44 2.8 Quality monitoring and quality assurance in research................................................. 45 2.9 Involvement of students in the quality monitoring and quality assurance process ......... 45 2.10 ECTS credits ...................................................................................................... 49 2.11 Verification of the quality of UNG by international organisations ............................. 54 2.11.1 U-Multirank 2015 to 2019 ................................................................................ 57 2.11.2 Round University Ranking (RUR) 2019 .............................................................. 58 2.11.3 Scientific Output and Collaboration of European Universities 2007–2011 ............. 59 2.11.4 International evaluation of UNG by IEP-EUA ..................................................... 61 2.12 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2015–2019) ................................... 63 2.13 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2014–2015) ................................... 65 2.14 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2013–2014) ................................... 68 2.15 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2013) ............................................ 71 3 EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY ........................................................................................ 76 3.1 Organisation and provision of study programmes ...................................................... 77 3.2 Personal tutor system in study programmes ............................................................. 83 3.3 Revision of study programmes (2016–2019) ............................................................. 85 3.4 Revision of study programmes (2013–2015) ............................................................. 85 3.5 Development of e-learning ...................................................................................... 89 3.6 Student and staff mobility ....................................................................................... 95 3.7 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2018–2019) ...................................... 106 3.8 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2017–2018) ...................................... 107 3.9 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2016–2017) ...................................... 108 3.10 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2015–2016) .................................. 109 3.11 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2014–2015) .................................. 112 4 RESEARCH AND ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES ................................................................... 115 4.1 UNG Research Laboratories and Centres .................................................................. 115 3 4.2 Infrastructure programme of the University of Nova Gorica ....................................... 119 4.3 Artistic work at UNG .............................................................................................. 121 4.4 Scientific publications by UNG researchers in recent years: ....................................... 123 4.5 Details on the citation of UNG publications 2009–2019 ............................................. 124 4.6 Selected outstanding research achievements at UNG in recent years.......................... 126 4.7 List of major research projects at UNG .................................................................... 144 4.8 Administrative support in research projects .............................................................. 149 4.9 Awards and honours for research achievements ....................................................... 150 4.10 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2012–2019) .................................. 152 5 STAFF .................................................................................................................. 155 5.1 Higher education teachers and researchers .............................................................. 155 5.2 Plan for the education and training of higher education teachers and assistants at UNG 160 5.3 Administrative and technical staff ........................................................................... 163 5.4 Training plan for non-teaching staff at UNG ............................................................. 166 5.5 Honours and awards received by UNG staff ............................................................. 173 5.6 Honours and awards granted by UNG in past years .................................................. 173 5.7 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2014–2019) ...................................... 173 6 STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA ................................................. 176 6.1 Student Council ..................................................................................................... 176 6.2 Student participation in UNG management .............................................................. 179 6.3 Assessment of the current state and orientations (2018/19) ...................................... 180 6.4 Assessment of the current state and orientations (2017/18) ...................................... 181 6.5 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2016–2017) ...................................... 181 6.6 Assessment of the current state and orientations (2015/16) ...................................... 182 6.7 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2014–2015) ...................................... 182 6.8 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2013–2014) ...................................... 183 7 DETAILS OF PREMISES FOR PROVISION OF STUDY PROGRAMMES ........................... 185 7.1 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2013–2019) ...................................... 187 8 UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA LIBRARY ................................................................ 189 8.1 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2018–2019) ...................................... 194 8.2 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2017–2018) ...................................... 195 8.3 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2016–2017) ...................................... 196 8.4 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2015–2016) ...................................... 196 8.5 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2014–2015) ...................................... 197 8.6 Current situation assessment and focus areas (2013–2014) ...................................... 197 9 UNG PRESS ........................................................................................................... 199 9.1 Assessment of the current state and orientations (2018/19) ...................................... 199 9.2