Introduction to EQAR and its Role in the EHEA Framework for Quality Assurance
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European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education Introduction to EQAR and its Role in the EHEA Framework for Quality Assurance Enriching ASEAN – EU Experience in Higher Education Harmonisation Study visit, Brussels, 6 October 2015 Colin Tück
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European Quality AssuranceRegister for Higher Education
Introduction to EQAR and its Role in theEHEA Framework for Quality Assurance
Enriching ASEAN – EU Experience in Higher Education HarmonisationStudy visit, Brussels, 6 October 2015
Colin Tück
Mission and Objectives
Register of QA agencies that substantially comply with theStandards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG)
Vision: coherent and flexible quality assurancesystem for EuropeMission: further development of the EHEA byincreasing transparency of quality assuranceObjectives: Enhance trust amongst QA agencies Prevent „accreditation mills“ from gaining credibility Recognition of QA decisions and results Allow registered QAAs to operate across the entire
EHEA and allow HEIs to choose suitable QAA
How EQAR is organised
Mandated by Europeangovernments
Founded by E4 Non-profit Independent Financing:
Governments ~75% Stakeholders ~7% Registered QAAs ~18%
Stakeholderorganisations
Governments
Observers
Register CommitteeIndependent QA experts,
nominated by stakeholders
approves
Functioning
Application for inclusion on EQAR:1. Self-evaluation produced by the QA agency2. Site visit by independent review team3. External review report against ESG4. Report submitted to EQAR5. Decision by independent EQAR Register Committee
After registration
Annual updates on reviews and countries
Substantive change reports
Third-party complaints
Renewal every 5 years
ESG 2015: Changes forQuality Assurance Agencies
Addressing Part 1 (internal QA) [2.1]
Involvement of stakeholders [2.2, 3.1]
Students on review panels [2.4]
Always publish full reports [2.6]
Appeals procedures [2.7]
Independence clarified further [3.3]
Professional conduct [3.6]
Quality Assurance AcrossBorders
Ministers: allowEQAR-registered agencies to operateacross the EHEA
Higher educationinstitutions choosesuitable agency:underlinesresponsibility
Recognising EQAR-registered agencies as part of their national requirements for external QA
Recognising foreign agencies with own specific framework
Not recongising EQA by foreign agency
Discussions ongoing
European Approach for QualityAssurance of Joint Programmes
Cooperating HEIs needProgramme accreditation
Cooperating HEIs are “self-accrediting”
Single accreditation/eval.by any EQAR-reg. agency
Joint internal QA review, externalreview takes account of HEIs' internal
Agreed common standards and procedure, based on ESG & QF-EHEA
Aim: reflect joint character also in external quality assurance
Non-EHEA partners: can rely on a shared platform
Impact
40 quality assuranceagencies registered
37 GovernmentalMembers
Impact (continued)
Feedback from ongoing self-evaluation: Clear role, underlined importance of ESG Countries: registration of “their” QAA is important Agencies: international reputation most important,
followed by government/stakeholder expectations Enabled recognition of QA activity across borders Publication of decisions well-received Independence recognised as important feature
