The Importance Of Quality Assurance In Realising And Maintaining A Successful Lmd System In The Algerian University

Higher Education is central to economic and political development, and vital to competitiveness in an increasingly globalizing knowledge society. In the case of Algeria, higher education plays a critical capacity building and professional training role in support of all the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Thus, the educational institutions are challenged to adjust their programme structures, curricula, teaching and learning methods to adapt to these new demands. In recognition of this challenge, greater attention is being focused on quality assurance as a critical factor to ensuring educational relevance and success of the LMD system. The present paper communicates the results of the first steps to map and to assess higher education quality assurance (QA) in the Algerian universities. One purpose of my presentation would be to establish a baseline on the status of quality assurance in higher education in Algeria. A second would be to provide information and to propose relevant strategies that may assist in enhancing and improving the new reforms taking place in the Algerian higher education context.