US Senate bill proposes alternative to accreditation
U.S. Senators Michael Bennet (Democrat) and Marco Rubio (Republican) have introduced a bill to create a voluntary, alternative system of accreditation. Currently, only students attending accredited institutions of higher education can receive federal student aid funds. In addition, higher education programs must exist for several years before they are eligible to apply to receive federal […]
ECA joint programmes training held in Cologne
On 21 and 22 September 2015 the first ECA training “Assessing Joint Programmes” was held at the AQAS offices in Cologne. There were fourteen participants from higher education institutions and QA agencies, as well as a student expert. The feedback received from participants was positive. ECA will therefore continue these trainings next year, taking into […]
“US accreditation should learn from Europe”
David Dill, who is Emeritus Professor of Public Policy at University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill and has been studying QA for the last decade, points to several problems associated with US accreditation. In his view US accreditation for bachelor’s degrees appears less successful than QA in some European systems. Click here for the […]
Miguel Ángel Galindo appointed as Director of ANECA
ANECA’s Board of Trustees, the governance body of ECA member agency the National Agency for Quality Evaluation and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA), has appointed Miguel Ángel Galindo as new Director of the Agency. Miguel Ángel Galindo is Professor for Applied Economics at the Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha and was the acting Deputy-Director for Programme and […]
ECA Webinar: Hans de Wit on Internationalisation of HE in Europe
ECA has started it first webinar with a lecture by Prof Hans de Wit, Director of the Center for International Higher Education (CIHE) at Boston College, USA. Click on the pdf for a short bio of Hans de Wit. Title of the webinar: “National Strategies and the Future of Internationalisation of Higher Education in Europe”. […]
Rafael van Grieken appointed as Minister of Region Madrid
ANECA Director and ECA Chair Rafael van Grieken has been appointed as Minister of Education, Youth and Sport of the Region of Madrid. We congratulate Rafael with his appointment to this honourable position and are most grateful for his strong commitment, contributions and support in the past three years as ECA’s Chair and Board member. […]
La Salle University in Colombia responds to award of ECA Certificate
La Salle is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. It has served as an opportunity to reflect upon our mission commitments and the work done in Colombia. We are convinced that only through good education Colombia will surpass so many years of blackness and uncertainty. Education is not a game, let alone its quality. We […]
Joint Programmes from A to Z: Now on ECApedia
In search for a publication that presents an overview of all good practice in coordinating joint programmes? The recently published ‘Joint Programmes from A to Z. A reference guide for practitioners’ is exactly doing that. Already available as a pdf publication, the guide is now also available as an online portal in ECApedia. The ‘Joint […]
German Accreditation Council and NVAO sign agreement to simplify joint degree accreditation
On 8 July 2015 the German Accreditation Council and the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) have signed in The Hague a mutual recognition agreement with regard to the accreditation of joint degrees. From now on joint programmes leading to the award of a joint degree in which German, Dutch and/or Flemish HEI […]
Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation awarded to La Salle University in Colombia
For the first time ECA has awarded a Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation to a university outside Europe. A panel of four experts chaired by Prof Hans de Wit and facilitated by the National Accreditation Council of Colombia (CNA) assessed La Salle University in Bogotá, Colombia. The procedure was part of ECA’s CeQuInt project. The […]
