First ECA regional seminar held in Lisbon
The first ECA regional thematic seminar was held in Lisbon on 31st January 2017. The seminar was hosted by the Portuguese agency A3ES. These regional seminars are an iniative of ECA Working Group 2 and have the aim of organising small-scale thematic seminars, always in a different region and on a topic that is relevant locally. The […]
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 […]
First accreditation of joint programme with European Approach
The bachelor’s programme International Teacher Education for Primary Schools (ITEps) provided by Stenden University of Applied Sciences is the first joint programme accredited according to the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. This joint programme has been accredited by NVAO, click here for the accreditation decision and panel report. For the presentation at the […]
Joint programmes experts trained in Vienna
Thirteen participants from nine countries followed the ECA training “Assessing Joint Programmes” in Vienna. The training focused especially on the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes as adopted by the EHEA Ministers in Yerevan in May 2015. As a case study the first accreditation of a joint programme by NVAO following the European Approach […]
Bengaluru Statement on Next-Generation Quality Assurance
In October 2016 the Bengaluru Statement 2016 on Next-Generation Quality Assurance of Higher Education: A Shared Vision and Commitment for Fostering Partnership Beyond Borders” was issued. The statement was the culmination of the global summit organised by NAAC and APQN in Bengaluru (India). Over 120 delegates including 23 representatives of about 20 countries attended this […]
Register now for “Assessing Joint Programmes” Training
The ECA training “Assessing Joint Programmes” will be held on Thursday 27 and Friday 28 October 2016 in Vienna. This training prepares participants regarding the assessment of joint programmes, with special emphasis on the use of the European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes. The training will be held in English. See here for more […]
Global Summit on Quality Higher Education held on 16-17 September 2016 at Bengaluru, India.
The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), India, is organising “Global Summit on Quality Higher Education: Sharing Values and Fostering Trust Beyond Borders” on 16-17 September 2016 at Bengaluru, India. The Global summit is being organised in collaboration with Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN). It aims to address many current issues by initiating dialogue among […]
ECA trainings highly valued by participants
http://eqar.eu/topics/joint-programmes.html ECA organised two trainings in May 2016 which received positive feedback from the participants: Assessing the Quality of Internationalisation, 5-6 May 2016, Warsaw Ten participants from four countries followed this ECA training which was facilitated by Axel Aerden (NVAO) and Maciej Markowski (PKA). The training prepared participants for the assessment of internationalisation in […]
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 […]
