AQ Austria has carried out a project in cooperation with eleven Austrian higher education institutions (HEIs) to encourage permeability by recognising non-formally and informally
The Accreditation Organisation of The Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) has been awarded the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Status for a period
The European University Association (EUA) published recently its EUA Trends 2018 report, which is available online. The report has a thematic focus on Learning
After a fruitful collaboration between the different partners, the Erasmus+ project “Supporting Higher Education to Incorporate Learning Analytics” (SHEILA) concluded in September 2018. The
Responding to its Members’ request, ENQA will launch an informational webinar series in 2019. The series will include four different webinars, each focusing in
At its October Board meeting, the ENQA Board granted membership to the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS, United Kingdom) and reconfirmed the membership
The Accreditation Council of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), Croatia adopted the Higher Education Institutions Re-accreditation Plan, according to which the
Using fake diplomas is not a new phenomenon and they will continue to pose challenges to higher education institutions, employers and recognition authorities in
The European Commission has launched an Erasmus+ call to support implementation of the key commitments made within the Bologna Process. One of the three
Enhancing Quality in the Arts (EQ-Arts) announces its 2018 reviewers’ training for those working in higher arts education and interested in participating in international
This year the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA, UK) and the Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
The Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes (AQAS, Germany) has recently published a reflection on its work in applying the European
The European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) has recently embarked on a new project in order to create health literacy experts by
The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) invites proposals for papers and posters to be presented during the 2019 INQAAHE
The European Toolkit for Internal Quality Management in Competence-Based Higher Education was developed during the course of the project “Internal Quality Management: Evaluating and
Quality assurance of e-learning will be one of themes discussed during the parallel plenary sessions of the 13th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF). ENQA’s
At its September meeting, the ENQA Board reconfirmed the membership of the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS, Romania) and the Hungarian
The European Commission’s proposal for the next generation of the Erasmus programme was released on 30 May. For the next long-term EU budget 2021-2027,
The Bologna Process Implementation Report presents a detailed picture on how the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) has been moving forward since the Ministerial
As a result of a successful pilot, Hong Kong’s Education Bureau plans to recognise professional qualifications attained by assessment (as opposed to learning programmes)
AQU Catalunya has recently published its methodology for the accreditation of doctoral (PhD) programmes. The guidebook includes the dimensions and criteria for review, the
In 2016, ENQA published the main outcome of the Erasmus Mundus-funded project “Quality Assurance of Cross-Border Higher Education” (QACHE), called Cooperation in Cross Border
ENQA was recently invited to join the Advisory Board of the European Tertiary Education Register (ETER), a database that collects information on European higher
ENQA is a partner in the EU-funded Towards Excellence in Engineering Curricula for Dual Education (TEEDE) project. Within the TEEDE framework, European partner universities
ENQA’s Working group VIII on quality assurance and e-learning has recently published Considerations for quality assurance of e-learning provision, a document which aims to
The 2018 General Assembly, for which registration is now open, will be hosted by the Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA)
In order to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), ENQA has reviewed its privacy policy. The privacy policy explains what databases ENQA
During ENQA’s April General Assembly meeting, members approved the Board’s earlier decisions to renew the membership of the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and
The Armenian National Centre for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) is inviting international experts to register for the ANQA pool of experts. During
ENQA’s Message to the ministers responsible for higher education in the EHEA will be disseminated in hard copy to participants of the ministerial conference
For those unable to attend last year’s international conference on “Single accreditation of joint programmes – turning the Bologna guideline into reality” (30-31 May
UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP) has published a book called Internal Quality Assurance: Enhancing higher education quality and graduate employability. It is
ENQA member evalag (Evaluation Agency of Baden-Württemberg, Germany) is coordinating the Erasmus+ project “Sustainable Quality Enhancement in Higher Education Learning and Teaching. Integrative Core
The Cyprus Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education (CYQAA) recently held a roundtable discussion on quality assurance of distance learning. Representatives
In accordance with a recent government decision in Moldova, and following the absorption of the National School Inspectorate and the National Council for Accreditation
UNESCO’s Regional Consultation Meeting for Western Europe took place in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15-16 February 2018 under the title “The role of Quality Assurance
As part of the “Improvement of quality assurance and enhancement systems in higher education (SKAZVO)” project, the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE,
The Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castile and León (ACSUCYL) is participating in a project promoted by the Regional Education Ministry
As a result of a decision of Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court in February 2016, the distribution of tasks between the German Accreditation Council (GAC)
When higher education institutions (HEIs) foster a culture of enterprise and entrepreneurship, it equips students with the skills for a rewarding, self-determined professional life.
The quality assurance of Estonian higher education will undergo a major change starting in 2019, when the former system of parallel institutional accreditation and
EURASHE (the European Association of Institutions in Higher Education) has recently published a statement on the recognition of qualifications, which includes proposals for the
The Supporting Apprenticeships between Professional Higher Education & Small and Medium Enterprises (SAPS) project consortium has recently developed the Apprenticeship Quality Toolkit, which provides
During their meeting last month, the EQAR Register Committee decided to remove the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) from the register after concluding that the
The “Supporting Higher Education to Incorporate Learning Analytics (SHEILA)” project consortium is organising the project’s final conference on 5 June 2018 in Brussels, Belgium.
The partners of the EQUIP project, including ENQA, have published a study and recommendations on the role of quality assurance in improving higher education
At its February meeting, the ENQA Board reconfirmed the membership of two agencies – the Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA,
ENQA invites its members to nominate candidates for the ENQA pool of experts. ENQA is specifically seeking candidates currently employed by a QA agency
