Higher Education Quality Surveys (HEQS)
Higher Education Quality Surveys are a set of tools designed according to a scientific methodology and launched annually. They aim to capture the views of various beneficiaries to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement, support ongoing development efforts in higher education’s inputs, processes, and outcomes, enhance the academic environment, and align educational outcomes with labor market demands consistent with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
About the Surveys
Survey Links
Targeted groups
Scope of application
Objectives
Enhancing stakeholder engagement by identifying and understanding their needs and aspirations improving the quality of educational inputs, processes, and outcomes.
Independent assessment of stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of higher education institutions’ outcomes.
Enhancing the development of educational process outcomes by assessment graduates’ knowledge and skills and the alignment of their jobs with their fields of specialization.
Standardizing practices for administering surveys to assess the quality of education and training, in accordance with a rigorous and constructive scientific methodology.
Providing the necessary data and information to support decision-making for assessment and improving the outcomes of the educational process.
Informing and measuring selected higher education indicators related to accreditation, ranking, and others.
Higher Education Quality Survey Methodology
Stakeholders
Ministry of Education
Council of University Affairs
Ministry of Human Resources and National Labor Observatory
Government Expenditure & Projects Efficiency Authority
The National Center for Performance Measurement (Adaa)
Stages of Designing and Launching
Conducting a survey of the most prominent international, regional, and local practices, and analyze the most relevant national documents.
Identifying the surveys required.
Designing the methodology, survey tools, and validation models.
Integrating beneficiaries’ needs into the Higher Education Quality Surveys.
Reviewing and validating survey tools through stakeholder workshops.
Prepare explanatory guides in both Arabic and English.
Officially launching and publishing the surveys through the Digital Accreditation and Ranking Platform.
Reviewing the survey instruments and validating them through structured workshops with key stakeholders.
Cleaning and validating the data to ensure high quality and accuracy.
Analyzing the data through a multi-step process that begins with coding and ends with applying appropriate statistical methods to achieve the survey’s objectives.
Extracting the results and preparing reports.
Survey guides
Forms
Visual materials
Student Survey Video
Employer Survey Video
Graduate Survey Video
Faculty Members and Their Equivalents Survey Video
View Results
The Results of the surveys are displayed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Last Updated Date of the Page Content: 03/06/2026 10:47 time KSA
