José Arnáez Vadillo new Director of ANECA
ECA member ANECA (Spain) has a new Director: José Arnáez Vadillo.
Presentations of ECA-NVAO Winter Seminar available
On 15 and 16 December 2016 the ECA-NVAO Winter Seminar was held. On 15 December the seminar took place in the Kurhaus in The Hague. The day started with a smaller seminar for the recipients of the ECA Certificate for Quality in Internationalisation (CeQuInt) and representatives of ECA. Dr Laura Rumbley from Boston College, Center […]
ACSUCYL becomes new ECA member
ACSUCYL from the region Castilla y León in Spain was admitted as new member of ECA on 16 December 2016. ACSUCYL is the acronym of Agencia para la Calidad del Systema Universitario de Castilla y León. The Agency is the legal external assessment body for the university system in Castilla y León and is […]
ACPUA becomes 17th ECA member
ACPUA from the region Aragon in Spain was admitted as new member of ECA on 30 June 2016. ACPUA is the acronym of Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva Universitaria de Aragón or in English Aragon Agency for Quality Assurance and Strategic Foresight in Higher Education. At the meeting in Santiago de Compostela ACPUA was represented […]
Results of Annual Meeting 2016
On 30 June and 1 July 2016 ECA members held their annual Workshop and General Meeting in Santiago de Compostela. On the first day meetings of the three working groups and the Certification Group took place, followed by the Annual Meeting of ECA members. The new work plans of the different ECA groups were […]
New Degree Courses at Universities in Catalonia web portal
The Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency is glad to inform you of the publication of the new Degree Courses at Universities in Catalonia (EUC) web portal, a search engine that provides information on the quality of recognised Bachelor and Master’s degree courses at universities in Catalonia. Developed in conjunction with the Government of Catalonia’s Secretariat […]
Sweden agrees on new QA system
The Swedish Parliament approved a new external QA system for Swedish higher education. The new national quality assurance system should focus on both monitoring outcomes (which is the sessence of the current system) and quality development. The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), a member of ECA, has received the mandate for the implementation. The QA system […]
IMO in Sweden accredited by ZEvA
International Maritime Organization (IMO) Secretary-General Kitack Lim has welcomed Sweden’s ongoing support to the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö following a meeting with Ms. Anna Johansson, Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure on 27 January 2016. The World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö, Sweden is a postgraduate maritime university founded by IMO, a specialized agency of […]
Board and Secretariat of ECA wish you a Happy New Year!
For the major news items in 2015 see: ECA NEWS IN 2015.
ECA Summer Workshop in Santiago de Compostela
Something to look forward to in 2016 for ECA members, observers and guests: the ECA Summer Workshop and Annual Meeting will be held in Santiago de Compostela. The event will be hosted by ACSUG on Thursday 30 June and Friday 1 July 2016.
