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An Independence Index of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education: European and Latin American countries compared
EQAF Paper This contribution presents an assessment of the de jure independence of Quality Assurance Agencies (QAAs) operating at the national level in the field of higher education and which are public in nature ... 06 Dec 2019 -
Quality assurance within student representation in Croatia: breaking the barriers between academia and community
EQAF Paper In an everchanging world of student representation, Croatian students have noticed a need for change in the development, organisation and evaluation of the quality of their students` representatives and ... 26 Nov 2019 -
A first exploration of the ‘European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes’
EQAF Paper The ‘European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes’ is a framework to evaluate joint programmes uniformly. It has been in existence since May 2015. Recently, the ‘European Approach’ is anchored ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Development of a new Student Centred Quality Enhancement Framework for Ireland’s first Technological University
EQAF Paper ... Tallaght (ITT) merged. Three independent quality assurance frameworks continue to be implemented across the three constituencies of the former independent institutes. However, to meet its statutory ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Competences and Qualities for Student Experts: a View from QA Agencies
EQAF Paper Presumably we want each expert in external quality assurance procedure to be a great one. And here the hard part arises – what is a great expert? This paper provides research to the question: what competences ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Filling the Gap. Defining a Robust Quality Assurance Model for Work-Based Learning in Higher Education
EQAF Paper ... has been dedicated to developing instruments to guarantee its quality. An inventory made by ENQA shows that only single QA organisations have taken initial initiatives, but that a comprehensive model for ... 26 Nov 2019 -
The assessment of the social dimension of Higher Education. A global or a local process?
EQAF Paper The social dimension of Higher Education has never been before so much emphasized. This is because it is expected that universities will lead the resolution of the challenges that face our societies. Quality ... 26 Nov 2019 -
How French CTI (Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur) supports societal engagement of institutions in the field of Sustainable development
EQAF Paper ... they concern many fields of accreditation but especially Quality Assurance and expected Learning Outcomes. We had to put in place specific “Focuses” in 2016 and 2018. We have just got ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Thinking out of the box as a precondition for sustainability and innovation development
EQAF Paper Institutional quality initiatives have been the main guidelines in developing internal Quality Assurance (QA) processes at South East European University (SEEU). The University promotes quality in order ... 26 Nov 2019 -
A methodology for perpetually enhancing student employability through the quality assurance processes and based on stakeholder engagement
EQAF Paper The growing importance for entrepreneurial, student-centred, engaged universities that empower graduates with knowledge, 21st century competencies and skills but also with personal attributes which will ... 26 Nov 2019 -
A Study of the Relationship between Societal Engagement and Quality Assurance in Irish HEIs
EQAF Paper Higher education has an impact through social engagement. This paper examines, through a mixed methods approach, the relationship between internal and external quality assurance (QA) and community engagement ... 26 Nov 2019 -
The Impact of On-line Simulation Platform on Training of Evaluation Team Members
EQAF Paper In recent years, Turkish higher education system has witnessed to a radical change by the establishment of Higher Education Quality Council of Turkey (THEQC), which has both financial and administrative ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Could We Create a European Framework for Community Engagement in Higher Education?
EQAF Paper The goal of this session is to examine whether there is an opportunity to develop innovative policy tools both at the university and the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) level for assessing externally ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Third mission activities in quality assurance systems: do theory and practice match?
EQAF Paper ... with dedicated units. Is this also true when considering quality assurance systems (QAS)? Literature shows that most QAS are mainly concerned with learning & teaching and that there is a mismatch between ... 26 Nov 2019 -
Diversity, equity and inclusion in European higher education institutions: results from the INVITED project
Report Inclusiveness has become a strategic question for a number of higher education institutions across Europe, impacting learning and teaching, research and institutional cultures. Many have taken action to ... 19 Nov 2019 -
Research Assessment in the Transition to Open Science
Report This report provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the current state of research assessment at European universities, and shows why and how institutions are reviewing their evaluation practices. ... 22 Oct 2019 -
Student-centred learning: approaches to quality assurance
Report ... concept in practice, mostly due to its broad scope. This report presents the status of student-centred learning in Europe’s universities and offers considerations for the role of quality assurance ... 03 Sep 2019 -
Achieving high-quality audit in European research
Policy input This briefing outlines EUA’s proposals to national and EU funders on how to make the EU reporting and control environment more efficient and effective. This is a matter of strategic importance to ... 29 Aug 2019 -
Efficiency, Effectiveness and Value for Money at Universities
Report Over the last decade, policy makers and universities in Europe have been paying greater attention to efficiency and effectiveness in a more demanding higher education context. This study has been published ... 18 Jun 2019 -
Higher Education for Third Country National and Refugee Integration in Southern Europe
Report The comparative, cross-country study reviews the links between integration and higher education policies. It documents the conditions and circumstances for access, retention and completion of higher education ... 28 May 2019
