Resumen de Quality assurance of engineering education through accreditation of programs in taiwan

M. Liu, P.-F. Chang, A. M. Wo, J.-Y. Yen, Y.B. Yang, C. H. Wei

• The number of universities in Taiwan has increased enormously over the last ten years; this has raised concerns over the quality of theengineering programs. In 2003 the Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) was established, to ensure quality control of theprograms via outcomes-based accreditation. This paper describes key elements of IEET, a provisional signatory to the WashingtonAccord, and the lessons learned in the application of the scheme. Currently, nearly a quarter of all four-year engineering programs haveparticipated in accreditation. Work in progress includes the fine-tuning of the accreditation process and accreditation of master's degreeprograms beginning in 2007. The work of IEET should help other economies that are in the process of establishing their ownaccreditation systems.