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Owing to the development of a European Higher Education Area, the increasing autonomy of universities, and the development of global competition between universities and tertiary institutions, quality management has increasingly established itself as an organizational priority. More than ever, universities are required to make their quality system/development visible, and their achievements traceable.
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Zimmermann, F.M. et al. (2014). Quality System Development at the University of Graz: Lessons Learned from the Case of RCE Graz-Styria. In: Fadeeva, Z., Galkute, L., Mader, C., Scott, G. (eds) Sustainable Development and Quality Assurance in Higher Education. Palgrave Studies in Global Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137459145_7
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