Educational infrastructure grading index as an evaluation tool of higher-educational institutions in the Republic of Moldova

Abstract

This paper proposes an index of grading for evaluation of educational infrastructure. It is based on the results from a survey regarding the assessment of the accessibility of the population of the Republic of Moldova to the educational infrastructure of higher-educational institutions from the viewpoint of the students. The aspects covered by the survey include: assesment of quality of the sanitary and hygienic conditions in the educational institution, the technical and material base of the institution, the professional-pedagogical qualities of the staff, the quality of food products in the institution (if it offers them, e.g. in the canteen), the living conditions in the dormitory (in the case of accommodation in the institution's dormitory).