ENQA Leadership Development Programme 2024

The Leadership Development Programme aims to:

• Expose participants to up-to-date information and reflection on key developments in the European Higher Education Area as well as to important international higher education trends, and the impact these have on QA and the work of agencies
• Support participants in enhancing their understanding of leadership skills and competences in the specific context of QA agencies, including the complexities of stakeholder cooperation
• Provide mid-level QA agency professional staff with an opportunity to exchange with colleagues in similar positions in other European countries, and to work together between seminars in project groups on a small-scale, focused project related to European quality assurance and quality enhancement
• Enable participants to visit three European QA agencies and to learn from their leaders

Further details of the Programme’s activities and learning approach are available here.

Schedule and fee

The Programme consists of three two-day seminars and small-group projects:

• Seminar I hosted by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB), on 5-7 June 2024 in Budapest, Hungary: “Trends and developments in higher education – the context for QA agencies”
• Seminar II hosted by the Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ), on 18-20 September 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden: “Organisational culture in higher education”
• Seminar III hosted by the Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes (AQAS), on 27-29 November 2024 in Cologne, Germany: “Formal and informal leadership in QA agencies” and alumni event

The fee to participate in the programme is € 1 925. The fee includes:

• Participation in the three programme seminars
• All presentations and programme materials
• Main meals during the seminars
• Mentoring by an ENQA Board member or a senior staff member of an ENQA member agency for the small group projects (June to November)

The sending agencies are also expected to take care of and cover the costs of travel and accommodation during the seminars.

Registration

To register to participate in the Programme, please fill in the application form.

Through the form you will be asked to upload:

• A CV
• A short (max. 1 page) letter of motivation, explaining your interest in the Programme
• A letter from your line manage or CEO of your agency confirming their support for your participation

The deadline to register is 27 March 2024. Applications will be assessed after the deadline and confirmations will be sent shortly after. As places are limited to a maximum of 20 participants, there will be an initial limit of two participants per agency, with additional applicants added to a waiting list in case spaces are available and profiles match the requirements.

Materials

ENQA Leadership Development Programme – Brochure
ENQA Leadership Development Programme – Draft programme