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Second European Quality Assurance Forum, "Implementing and Using Quality Assurance: Strategy and Practice", 15-17 November 2007, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy (06. Feb. 2007)

Following the success of the first European Quality Assurance Forum (QAF) organised in Münich in 2006, this second Forum, funded by the Socrates Programme and co-organised by ENQA, ESIB, EUA and EURASHE, explored progress to date in implementing the Standards and Guidelines in higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies. It aimed at developing a common understanding of ways to develop further a European dimension for quality assurance.

Goals and objectives
The Forum explored ways of implementing external and internal quality assurance processes and how to use the outcomes. The focus was on perspectives and frameworks for action and on the exchange of examples of how to undertake evaluations. The Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) were examined as a guide in helping the implementation process, especially in the light of the London ministerial meeting of May 2007. The specific objectives of this second Forum were:
- to gain an understanding of how to implement the European Standards and Guidelines;
- to analyse the success factors and obstacles;
- to grasp the implications of such an implementation and examine the impact and the unintended consequences;
- to discuss specific tools (such as student evaluations, implementing learning outcomes, reviews of QA agencies);
- to explore the principles underlying some of the European Standards and Guidelines and some of the tools.

Programme
The programme of the second European QAF can be found on the QAF website.

Call for papers
The organisers were seeking contributions for the Forum. Participants had a choice to submit papers to three types of sessions:
- Institutional case studies geared at learning from specific examples
- Generic sessions to discuss broad aspects of QA
- Practical workshops that give hands-on advice on how to implement a specific tool
Further information can be found here (pdf). Please note that the deadline for the papers was 1 May 2007.

Host
The host of the Forum was the University of Rome, La Sapienza.