एक्रेडिटेशन
एक गुणवत्ता आश्वासन प्रक्रिया जिसमें एक बाहरी निकाय किसी विश्वविद्यालय के शैक्षणिक मानकों का मूल्यांकन करता है, यह सुनिश्चित करते हुए कि यह मान्यता प्राप्त बेंचमार्क को पूरा करता है।
एक्रेडिटेशन वह औपचारिक प्रक्रिया है जिसके द्वारा एक स्वतंत्र एजेंसी स्थापित मानकों के विरुद्ध किसी विश्वविद्यालय की शैक्षणिक गुणवत्ता, शासन, वित्त और छात्र परिणामों का मूल्यांकन करती है। अमेरिका में, क्षेत्रीय मान्यता एजेंसियाँ (जैसे Higher Learning Commission या SACSCOC) संस्थागत मान्यता प्रदान करती हैं, जबकि विशेषीकृत एजेंसियाँ व्यक्तिगत कार्यक्रमों को मान्यता देती हैं। अंतरराष्ट्रीय स्तर पर, प्रत्येक देश का अपना मान्यता ढांचा है। मान्यता स्थिति सीधे किसी विश्वविद्यालय की सरकारी वित्तपोषण, छात्र वित्तीय सहायता, और नियोक्ताओं तथा अन्य संस्थानों द्वारा उसकी डिग्रियों की पहचान के लिए पात्रता को प्रभावित करती है। एक गैर-मान्यता प्राप्त संस्थान में उपस्थित होना छात्रों के लिए महत्वपूर्ण जोखिम उठाता है।
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