This analysis concentrates on quality assurance agencies’ approaches to stakeholder involvement in their governance and work, including the design and improvement of methodologies. The requirements for this are set out by two standards of the ESG: standard 3.1 “Activities, policy and processes for quality assurance” and standard 2.2 “Designing methodologies fit for purpose”. The report provides an insight into the variety of approaches across the European Higher Education Area as well as reflection on how external review panels perceived these approaches in terms of showcasing the examples of good practice or persistent difficulty.
