Internal Efficiency Analysis Challenges, and Improvement Strategies "Case Study - Idlib University"

Abstract

This study examined the internal efficiency of the faculties of Idlib University, which currently number 16, to measure the level of internal efficiency across these faculties and identify those that demonstrate comparatively higher internal efficiency than others within the University.

The study adopted a descriptive research design to monitor the performance of Idlib University’s faculties from the University’s establishment in 2015 to the present. The objective was to generate findings and generalisations that support a clearer understanding of the existing state of efficiency and performance, and to inform subsequent development efforts. As part of this design, a survey-based approach was employed: data were collected, analysed, and interpreted to determine the current status of internal efficiency within the selected faculties.

The study found that the Faculties of Economics, Arts, and Agricultural Engineering were particularly active in terms of research activity and academic publishing. They demonstrated relatively high efficiency in research output, with an efficiency coefficient exceeding one. The findings also indicated that student graduation rates in theoretical faculties were higher than those in other faculties. In addition, a substantial gap was identified between the number of researchers—whether postgraduate students or university faculty holding Master’s and PhD degrees—and the volume of research submitted and published annually.