Internal Quality Assurance System in the Metro State Institute of Islamic Religion in Lampung, Indonesia

Abstract

The implementation of higher education standards is carried out by meeting the minimum criteria for the national higher education standards plus the educational standards set by the higher education institutions themselves, so that they are in accordance with the capabilities of the higaher education institutions themselves. This study uses a descriptive qualitative approach, which describes in real the internal quality assurance system at the Metro Lampung state Islamic institute of religion. The internal quality assurance system is carried out by setting higher education standards which are then socialized to be implemented by all stakeholders, then evaluation, control and standard improvement are carried out if universities are able to implement them. The implementation of higher education standards is preceded by socialization of higher education standards to stakeholders. Strategic steps in the context of the socialization, namely determining targets, collecting information, conducting analysis, selecting relevant communication media, designing socialization programs and evaluating through surveys. The strategy used in the implementation of higher education standards is the internalization of a quality culture. Quality assurance institutions have an important role in the implementation of quality assurance, there is a commitment from the leaders, the availability of human resources who are willing and able to implement higher education standards and support for adequate information technology systems to support the successful implementation of higher education standards.