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Alqahtani, A., Makki, A & Abdulaal, R. (2023). A proposed NCAAA-based approach to the self-evaluation of higher education programs for academic accreditation: A comparative study using TOPSIS.Decision Science Letters , 12(2), 333-352.
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Abou-Zeid, A. & Taha, M.A. (2014). Accreditation Process for Engineering Programs in Saudi Arabia: Challenges and Lessons Learned. IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON). (April). 1118–1125.
Albaqami, S. (2015). Implementing quality assurance in Saudi Arabia: A comparison between the MESO and the MICRO levels at PSU. Higher Education Studies, 5(3), 66–81.
Alkathiri, M.S. (2020). Saudi education preparation providers achieving CAEP standards: Challenges, recommendations, and solutions. International Journal of Instruction, 13(2), 649–662.
Almurshidee, K.A. (2017). The Implementation of TQM in Higher Education Institutions in Saudi Arabia: Marketing Prospective. Global Journal of Management and Business Research. [Online], 17(1), 0–8. Available from: https://globaljournals.org/GJMBR_Volume17/1-The-Implementation-of-TQM.pdf [Accessed: 23 November 2022].
Alqahtani, A. Y., & Rajkhan, A. A. (2020). E-learning critical success factors during the covid-19 pandemic: A comprehensive analysis of e-learning managerial perspectives. Education sciences, 10(9), 216.
Alsaleh, G. (2016). Do the Standards of the National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment ( NCAAA ) Lead to Organization Excellence, 12(34), 103–114.
Alshayea, A. (2012). Improvement of the Quality Assurance in Saudi Higher Education. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences. [Online]. 47. 2234–2236. Available from: http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1877042812027140
Ayouni, S., Menzli, L.J., Hajjej, F., Maddeh, M., & Al-Otaibi, S. (2021). Fuzzy Vikor application for learning management systems evaluation in higher education. International Journal of Information and Communication Technological Education,17, 17–35.
Bafail, O. A., Abdulaal, R. M., & Kabli, M. R. (2022). AHP-RAPS Approach for Evaluating the Productivity of Engineering Departments at a Public University. Systems, 10(4), 107.
Biswas, T.K., Chaki, S., & Das, M.C. (2019). MCDM technique application to the selection of an Indian institute of technology. Operations Research Engineering Science: Theory and Application, 2, 65–76.
Education & Training Evaluation Commission (2022). Accredited Institutions. [Online]. 2022. Available from: https://www.etec.gov.sa/en/productsandservices/NCAAA/academic/Pages/OrgsDirectory.aspx [Accessed: 24 November 2022].
Elhoseny, M., Metawa, N., & Hassanien, A. E. (2016, December). An automated information system to ensure quality in higher education institutions. In 2016 12th International Computer Engineering Conference (ICENCO) (pp. 196-201). IEEE. DOI: 10.1109/ICENCO.2016.7856468
General Authority for Statistics (2022). Higher Education Statistics in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Special Report). https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/63ef7efd-d6e9-451c-956d-a4c5408ad119.pdf
Hafezalkotob, A., Hafezalkotob, A., Liao, H., & Herrera, F. (2019).An overview of MULTIMOORA for multi-criteria decision-making: Theory, developments, applications, and challenges. Information Fusion, 51, 145–177.
Hamdatu, M.A.M., Siddiek, A.G. & & Al-Olyan, F.A. (2013). Application of Quality Assurance & Accreditation in the Institutes of Higher Education in the Arab World (Descriptive & Analytical Survey). American International Journal of C ontemporary Research, 3(4), 104–116.
Kazan, H., Karaman, E., Akçalı, B.Y., & Şişmanoğlu, E. (2015). Assessment of teog examination success: Topsis multi-criteria decision-making method practice. Procedia-Social Behavior Science. 195, 915–924.
Koltharkar, P., Eldhose, K.K., & Sridharan, R. (2020). Application of fuzzy TOPSIS for the prioritization of students' requirements in higher education institutions: A case study: A multi-criteria decision making approach. In Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on System, Computation, Automation and Networking (ICSCAN), Pondicherry, India, 30 November 2020, pp. 1–7.
Krishankumar, R., Garg, H., Arun, K., Saha, A., Ravichandran, K.S., & Kar, S. (2021).An integrated decision-making COPRAS approach to probabilistic hesitant fuzzy set information. Complex Intell. Syst. 7, 2281–2298.
Kusnady, D. (2019).Implementation of Computer-Based Systems in Efficient Credit Acceptance Decisions Applying the Addi-tive Ratio Assessment (ARAS) Method. Journal of Physics Conference Series, 1424, 12018.
Ministry of Education (2022a). Private Universities and Colleges. [Online]. 2022. Available from: https://www.moe.gov.sa/en/education/highereducation/Pages/PrivateUniversity.aspx [Accessed: 24 November 2022].
Ministry of Education (2022b). Public Universities. [Online]. 2022. Available from: https://www.moe.gov.sa/en/education/highereducation/Pages/UniversitiesList.aspx [Accessed: 24 November 2022].
Mohammed, H.J., Kasim, M.M., & Shaharanee, I.N. (2018). Evaluation of E-learning approaches using AHP-TOPSIS technique. Journal of Telecommun and Electronic Computing Engineering, 10, 7–10.
Monalisa, R., & Kusnawi, K. (2017). Decision support system of model teacher selection using PROMETHEE method. In Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Innovative and Creative Information Technology (ICITech), Salatiga, Indonesia, 2–4 November 2017, pp. 1–8.
NCAAA (2009). National Commission for Academic Accreditation & Assessment: Standards for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Higher Education Programs. [Online]. 2009. Education and Training Evaluation Commission. Available from: https://etec.gov.sa/en/productsandservices/NCAAA/Accreditation/Documents/D.1.I_%20Standards%20for%20Institutions_%20Final%202013.pdf [Accessed: 24 November 2022].
NCAAA (2018). Institutional Accreditation Standards 2018. [Online]. Available from: https://etec.gov.sa/ar/productsandservices/NCAAA/AccreditationProgrammatic/Documents1/SES/T10%20SES-Pro%20%20V2020-Eng.pdf [Accessed: 23 November 2022].
Onsman, A. (2010). Dismantling the perceived barriers to the implementation of national higher education accreditation guidelines in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. 32 (5). 511–519.
Perdana, A., Budiman, A. (2021). College Ranking Analysis Using VIKOR Method. Journal of Computational Network Architure and High Performance Computations, 3, 241–248.
SES (2020). Self-Evaluation Scales for Higher Education programs. [Online]. Available from: https://etec.gov.sa/ar/productsandservices/NCAAA/AccreditationProgrammatic/Documents1/SES/T10%20SES-Pro%20%20V2020-Eng.pdf [Accessed: 24 November 2022].
Shekhovtsov, A., Sałabun, W. (2020). A comparative case study of the VIKOR and TOPSIS rankings similarity. Procedia Compution Science. 176, 3730–3740.
Tuan, N.A., Hue, T.T., Lien, L.T., Thao, T.D., Quyet, N.D., Van, L.H., Anh, L.T. (2020). A new integrated MCDM approach for lecturers' research productivity evaluation. Decision Science Letters, 9, 355–364.
Turan, H. (2018). Assessment factors affecting e-learning using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and SWARA. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34, 915–923.
Urošević, K., Gligorić, Z., Miljanović, I., Beljić, C., Gligorić, M. (2021). Novel methods in multiple criteria decision-making process (Mcrat and raps)—Application in the mining industry. Mathematics. 9, 1980.
Zavadskas, E.K., Kaklauskas, A. Pastatų sistemotechninis įvertinimas [eng. Systemic-technical assessment of buildings]. Vilnius Tech. 4.
Zulqarnain, R.M., Xin, X.L., Saeed, M., Ahmad, N., Dayan, F., Ahmad, B. (2020). Recruitment of medical Staff in health department by using TOPSIS method. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research, 62, 1–7.