The core of the qualification process is the university programme (curriculum) the aim of which is to bridge the gap between the input and output requirements. An ideal curriculum is strictly focussed on outcomes, lifting the students' qualification from entry to a clearly defined graduate level.
The curriculum defines the Education Process (the sequence of adjusted lectures and exercises which deliver knowledge), the Examination Process (which evaluates the students' achievements), and the Training Process (which helps practise these skills and develop abilities).
The internal protagonists in all these processes are students, professors and other academic and administrative staff. Externally, industry representatives are involved whenever students spend the placement period, work on theses or work in industry during holiday periods. The quality of this process depends hugely on co-ordination between the sub-processes as well as between the protagonists involved and the feedback loops put in place at all levels.
