Establishing and implementing an effective system for quality assurance has been a priority for
Panyapiwat Institute of Management, namely to:

1. assure public confidence in the academic standards and quality of academic programs offered by the Institute.
2. ensure the Institute’s academic standards and quality of graduates are recognized by society.
3. assure standards and quality in every aspect of the Institute’s core missions including research, provision of academic services to society and promotion of the arts and cultural heritage.

To enhance the Institute’s educational service quality, PIM Internal Quality Assurance Regulations B.E. 2556 has been developed based on the quality assurance framework established by the National Education Act of B.E. 2542 (1999) and Amendments (Second National Education Act B.E. 2545 (2002) and the Ministerial Regulation on System, Criteria and Methods for Internal Quality Assurance in Higher Education B.E. 2546 (2003) and promulgated and adopted by all Institute’s academic and administrative units.

1. The Internal Quality Assurance Board shall be appointed by the Institute to oversee institutional quality assurance.
2. The Institute’s internal quality assurance system shall be established in a structured and continuous manner in line with the spirit and educational standards of Thailand.
3. Components and indicators for internal quality assurance shall be developed based on the Manual for Internal Quality Assurance in Higher Education.
4. The institute shall set up its own quality assurance agency to be responsible for institutional quality assurance.
5. Each academic and administrative unit shall appoint a responsible person for internal quality assurance tasked with coordination and preparation of annual reports to be submitted for review by the Institute to measure progress achieved against the internal quality assurance components and indicators established. The results of the internal quality assurance assessment are to be communicated to the Institute’s executives in each academic and administrative unit to carry out further and continuous improvement.