A Suggested Proposal to Implementation Quality Management System ISO-9001 in Egyptian Universities

Hany R. Alalfy^1, and Abo-Hegazy S. R. E.^{1, 2}

¹Deanship of Development and Quality, Hail University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

²Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt

Cite this paper:
Hany R. Alalfy and Abo-Hegazy S. R. E.. A Suggested Proposal to Implementation Quality Management System ISO-9001 in Egyptian Universities. American Journal of Educational Research. 2015; 3(4):483-489. doi: 10.12691/education-3-4-15

Abstract

The study aimed at identifying the reasons for failing to obtain the ISO-9001 at most of the Egyptian universities and introducing a suggested proposal for the application of quality management system ISO-9001 in Egyptian universities, so avoid mistakes and problems in which these universities have occurred in the past when it tried to apply this system. The study used a descriptive methodology. The study provided a suggested proposal, including: The goal, foundations, requirements and steps of the application of the a suggested proposal, including the implementation mechanisms.

Keywords:
quality management system QMS ISO-9001 egyptian universities

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