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Professional development of employees is a long-term strategy for empowering employees and improving the competitive advantage of organizations. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of knowledge management on the professional development of employees through the mediation of organizational learning. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and according to the method of data collection, it was descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population under study was all the employees and faculty members of Imam Ali Officer University (AS) in the number of 600 people, of which 234 people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling. The research data collection tool was a questionnaire, which was used after confirming the validity and reliability. Data analysis was done using Spss26 and SmartPls3 software. The results indicated that knowledge management has a positive and significant effect on the professional development of employees (t=9.62 & P<0.01) and organizational learning also plays a mediating role in this relationship (t=8.75 & P<0.01). The effect of knowledge management on organizational learning (t=27.87 & P<0.01) and the effect of organizational learning on the professional development of employees (t=10.45 & P<0.01) were also confirmed. According to the findings of the research, managers of universities and military colleges can improve the conditions of knowledge management and organizational learning in order to provide the professional development of employees and faculty members.

The aim of the current research is to analyze the effect of economics education on financial literacy and decision-making of students with the moderating role of the socio-economic status of the family. In terms of practical purpose, the research is based on structural equation modeling according to the method of descriptive-correlation data collection. The statistical population studied is students studying in Urmia University in two faculties of Economics and Management and Literature and Human Sciences in the academic year of 2021-22 in the number of 1632 people, of which 313 people were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data collection was done using questionnaires of risk-taking, social norms, probabilistic thinking, financial literacy and socio-economic status of the family, and to analyze the data, firstly, the indicators of the research variables were analyzed using the analysis method. Multiple correspondence was calculated with XLSTAT 2019 software and then the desired model was estimated using generalized structural equation modeling with Stata 17 software. The findings indicate that economics education has a positive and significant effect on students' financial literacy and decision-making, and economics education through financial literacy has a significant effect on students' risk preferences, social preferences and probabilistic beliefs, and the moderating role of socio-economic status in relation to education. Economics and financial literacy were approved. The results of the present research support the effectiveness of policies promoting general and specific economics education and emphasize the distributive and egalitarian nature of such policies.

This study aimed to identify the key factors influencing the implementation of quality assurance programs in higher education.

A qualitative approach, employing a phenomenological strategy, was used for this research. The participants included 22 professors, administrators, academic staff, and doctoral students from Urmia University, selected through purposive sampling. Semi-structured interviews were conducted until theoretical saturation was reached. Data analysis followed a qualitative content analysis process, involving open, axial, and selective coding, using MAXQDA 20 software.

Through the analysis of the interview transcripts, codes were identified, extracted, and grouped based on conceptual similarities. These were further categorized into 4 main themes and 15 sub-themes.

Conclusion and Suggestions:

 The findings revealed that human resources, processes, infrastructure, and environmental factors significantly impact the successful implementation of quality assurance programs in higher education. These insights offer a fresh perspective for decision-makers and planners in higher education, providing a basis for informed decision-making and strategic planning in the development of quality assurance initiatives.

Innovation and Originality:

 This study introduces a conceptual model that identifies the factors influencing the implementation of quality assurance programs in universities, offering a novel contribution to the field.

Financial literacy and understanding its concepts is of particular importance for students; because the behavioral and financial decisions taken by them will have a significant impact on their financial and job status in the future. Based on this, the aim of the present study is to investigate the causal relationship between economics education and financial literacy, decision-making skills and entrepreneurial intention of students. In terms of purpose, the present research is applied, and according to the way of data collection, it is descriptive-correlational, based on structural equation modeling. The statistical population under study is 2733 students of technical and engineering faculty of Urmia University, of which 338 were selected by stratified random sampling. The research data collection tool is a questionnaire, and to analyze the data, firstly, the indicators of the research variables are calculated by the multiple correlation analysis method using the XLSTAT 2019 software, and then the desired model is estimated using the Stata 17 software.  The findings of the research showed that economics education has a positive and significant effect on students’ financial literacy, and economics education through financial literacy has an effect on students’ decision-making skills and entrepreneurial intention. Therefore, higher education decision-makers are advised to consider economics-related course units in the curriculum of engineering courses, and by teaching financial literacy, provide the basis for improving students’ financial-social decision-making and economic growth and sustainable development of society.