Audit of Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology 2026
FINEEC conducts an audit of Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT University). A two-day audit visit is carried out at LUT 14 ̶ 15 April 2026. The audit report is to be published in August 2024.
The audit is carried out by an international audit team:
- Professor, Vice-Chancellor Birgitta Bergvall-Kåreborn, Luleå University of Technology (chair)
- Professor Brian Bowe, Head of Academic Affairs, Technological University Dublin
- DSc Hanna Maula Senior Vice President of Communications, Marketing, Sustainability & Public Affairs, Neste
- PhD Esmail Tavakolnia master’s student, Hanken School of Economics
The new audit framework combines European quality assurance standards for higher education with the priorities of Finnish HEIs
The purpose of the audit
- To ensure that HEIs maintain and develop the quality of their operations, and to support their continuous, comprehensive and long-term development.
- To ensure that the quality work of HEIs comply with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).
- To support strategic management in HEIs, and the implementation of their institutional profiles and core mission objectives.
- To provide stakeholders with information on the operations of HEIs and the development of their quality.
The two evaluation areas of the audit focus on strategic and quality management as well as on learning, teaching and guidance. LUT has selected internationalisation as a cross-cutting theme in the audit.
The 4th cycle pilot phase audit manual for HEIs is applied in the audit.
FINEEC’s audits are guided by the principles of enhancement-led evaluation
The audit supports HEIs in developing their operations, considering each institution’s distinctive characteristics, profile and objectives. The enhancement-led evaluation, places emphasis on trust, engagement and a respectful approach to the evaluation subject. In the audit, both the HEI and audit team identify strengths and areas for development in the HEI’s operations.
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