TY - JOUR T1 - The System of Internal Audit as a Management Tool of Key Processes in Regional Flagship University AU - Gonik, Igor AU - Tekin, Alexander AU - Yurova, Olga AU - Fetisov, Alexander AU - Kokhtashvili, Natal`ya JO - International Business Management VL - 10 IS - 30 SP - 6731 EP - 6739 PY - 2016 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1993-5250 DO - ibm.2016.6731.6739 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2016.6731.6739 KW - Benchmark-universities KW -internal environment KW -external environment KW -quality KW -Flagship University KW -processes KW -requirements KW -internal audit system KW -quality management system AB - The study attempts to justify the need for the organization and development of the university internal audit system in order to ensure high competitiveness of educational services of the developing Flagship Technical University in Volgograd region. The researcher prove the necessity for implementing this kind of system, define the database of its functioning in the framework of the joint structure, clarify its relation with the quality management system and summarize the experience of the leading Russian universities in the research area. Particular emphasis is placed on the necessity to grant for the system of internal audit the status of the main internal procedure for monitoring the quality and efficiency of business processes implementation (primarily the implementation of educational services) for more effective quality management, taking into account the increasing requirements of regional and Federal entities to the graduates. ER -