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European Quality Assurance Register in Higher Education

In May 2007 ENQA submitted, on behalf of the E4 Group, a Report to the London Conference of Ministers on a European Register of Quality Assurance Agencies (pdf). Following the ministers endorsement, the European Quality Assurance Register in Higher Education (EQAR) was founded by the representatives of the E4 Group on 4 March 2008.

The EQAR is a web-based and publicly accessible tool which aims to provide clear and objective information about trustworthy quality assurance agencies that are operating in Europe. The register also aims to help improve the quality of European higher education and to promote greater student mobility by increasing trust between higher education institutions. The register will provide a means for HE institutions (where national regulations permit) to choose between the different agencies listed on the register.

Inclusion on the EQAR, which is voluntary, will be based on compliance with the ESG (pdf). Consequently, full ENQA membership will normally constitute satisfactory evidence for inclusion in the register. The Register Committee ­ composed of independent experts nominated by the E4 Group, BusinessEurope, Education International, together with five government observers ­ will be responsible for admissions to the register. The register will start receiving applications for inclusion in the summer of 2008.

For further information, please see an overview on the EQAR and visit the EQAR website.