Higher education system in universities has witnessed an immense development in quality assurance process for the last two or three decades. Though quality assurance is relatively new notion in Iraq, recently a steadily increasing attention for quality assurance programs has come into focus. Ishik University, one of the leading universities in Iraq, has modified the quality assurance programs that prevail in developing countries and adopted them successfully which led to considerable progress in improving quality assurance system. The implementation of quality assurance programs has played an effective supporting role in improving the quality of Ishik University. This study investigates how quality assurance programs influences performance improvement and encourages quality in teaching and research in Ishik University.
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