The purpose of this systematic review was to examine by reviewed the conducted external quality assurance research by different researchers in Ethiopian higher education institutions. Quality assurance is as specialized management and assessment procedures adopted by higher education institutions to monitor and enhance academic performance, enhance academic standards, and generate information on outputs and standards for qualification manpower, including university levels. Different authors studied that external quality assurance refers to the actions of an external body which to assess its operation programs to determine. This systematic review aims to synthesize the articulation of external quality assurance in Ethiopian education system implementation stated by different researchers. Google search has been supported through, science Direct, and research gate databases to get systematically reviewed. Thirteen different kinds of literature were searched seven were screened and three of the literature are relevant and reliable to the review questions that have been reviewed. The findings from the reviewed studies stated that if quality assurance of education is implemented in a good manner it was very accreditation for higher education and even a guarantee for enhanced productivity and increase competition.
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