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Introduction to the first ENQA training of agency reviewers. Bruno Curvale President of ENQA Bologna expert Head of international affairs at AERES. 21st of May 2009 Paris. Outline of the presentation. I - ENQA The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Bruno CurvalePresident of ENQA
Bologna expertHead of international affairs at AERES
21st of May 2009
Paris
Introduction to the first ENQA trainingof agency reviewers
Outline of the presentation
• I - ENQA• The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher
Education
• II - European Quality Assurance• Major steps
• III - The external evaluation of QA agencies• ENQA and EQAR
I - ENQAThe European Association for Quality
Assurance in Higher Education
Background information on ENQA
• Network in 2000; association in 2004 open to agencies in the EHEA
• 39 Full members, 8 Candidate members
• Associates and Affiliates since 2006: 24+2
(Maps)
• Umbrella NGO for European QA agencies
• Structure: Board, General Assembly, Secretariat
• External reviews of ENQA member agencies by 2010
• Co-operation within E4 (EUA, ESU, EURASHE)
• A consultative member in the Bologna Follow-up Group
II - European Quality AssuranceMajor steps
Bologna process and quality assurance developments
1999Bologna
2001Prague
2003Berlin
2005Bergen
2007London
European cooperation in quality assurance
Primary responsibility of HE institutions
for quality
European Standards and Guidelines
European RegisterEQAR
Cooperation of QA agencies and HE
institutions
E4 Group
1998 Reco. 98-561-CE 2006 Reco. 2006-143-CE
Source : Colin Tück, E4, B. Curvale
04/2008
2009Leuven
Louvain-la-Neuve
Evaluation of EQAR
European standards and guidelines (ESG)
• Drafted by ENQA in consultation with EUA, EURASHE and ESU
• Approved by the Bologna ministerial conference in Bergen in 2005
• Introduced internationally accepted standards for quality assurance in higher education
ESG for internal QA within HEIs ESG for the external QA of higher education ESG for external QA agencies
• Introduced a peer review system for quality assurance agencies:
▸ Cyclical reviews of agencies, based on ESG, every five years for (reconfirmation of) full ENQA membership and/or for being (re)listed in EQAR
European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education
• After the ministerial endorsement, a Register working group set up by E4
• EQAR founded by the E4 Group as an association under Belgian Law on 4 March 2008
• A web-based information tool (www.eqar.eu), list of QA agencies operating in Europe, containing basic information
• First applications received in September 2008
• ENQA has nominated two representatives for the Register Committee as well as ESU, EURASHE and EUA
• ENQA has nominated one of the four members of the Executive Board and is thereby involved in the day-to-day management of the EQAR
Relationship between ENQA and EQAR
• ENQA is an umbrella organisation for QA agencies, a membership organisation▸ organises events, publishes reports, shares and promotes
good practice, conducts different (research) projects▸ represents the interests of its members in the EHEA and
internationally▸ The ESG are one of the basis of the ENQA membership
criteria (that have all to be met)
• EQAR is an information tool on trustworthy agencies, a list on the internet▸ does not organise events, publish reports, share good
practice or conduct (research) projects▸ Substantial compliance with the ESG is the basis for
inclusion
III - The external evaluation of QA agencies
Application process
Nationally or internationally coordinated review
Inclusion in EQAR
ENQA membership
Review report
Applicationfor inclusion
Consideration by the ENQA Board
Decision by the ENQA Board
Consideration by the Register Committee
Decision by the Register Committee
Appealpossible
Appealpossible Approval RefusalApprovalRefusal
Prima fa
cie evid
ence fo
r inclu
sion
Applicationfor inclusion
Normally
only one
evaluation
process
and a
report
Review AND evaluation of the review
AgencyProcedures, “behaviour”
Q Standards
Review of the agency(ESG 3, 2 and 1)
+ specific ENQA criteria
Purposes
Evaluation of:- the review process
- the review outcomes
National regulations
Specific objectives
Inclusion in EQAR
ENQA full membership
External review
ENQA board
Register committee
The training
• The belief that the external review of agencies is crucial
• To build from experience, to share experience and views
• A learning process for all
• A mixed audience (reviewers, future reviewers, EQAR register committee members, ENQA board members)
• The programme should allow all participants to:
▸ Understand how review reports are used
▸ Understand what is expected from review reports
▸ Prepare for review processes
▸ …
Thank you for your attention
bruno.curvale@orange.frwww.enqa.eu
1999Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Islande, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République Slovaque, République tchèque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse.
2001Chypre, Croatie, Liechtenstein, Turquie.
2003Albanie, Principauté d’Andorre, Bosnie-Herzégovine, « ex-République yougoslave de Macédoine », Russie, Saint Siège, Serbie-Monténegro.
2005Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Géorgie, Moldavie, Ukraine.
2007Monténégro.
The 46 signatory countries of the Bologna process
1999Allemagne, Autriche, Belgique, Bulgarie, Danemark, Espagne, Estonie, Finlande, France, Grèce, Hongrie, Islande, Irlande, Italie, Lettonie, Lituanie, Luxembourg, Malte, Norvège, Pays-Bas, Pologne, Portugal, République Slovaque, République tchèque, Roumanie, Royaume-Uni, Slovénie, Suède, Suisse.
2001Chypre, Croatie, Liechtenstein, Turquie.
2003Albanie, Principauté d’Andorre, Bosnie-Herzégovine, « ex-République yougoslave de Macédoine », Russie, Saint Siège, Serbie.
2005Arménie, Azerbaïdjan, Géorgie, Moldavie, Ukraine.
2007Monténégro.
The 46 signatory countries of the Bologna process
39 agencies
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4. Enable higher education institutions active within their territory to choose among quality assurance or accreditation agencies in the European register an agency which meets their needs and profile, provided that this is compatible with their national legislation or permitted by their national authorities
5. Allow higher education institutions to work towards a complementary assessment by another agency in the European Register, for example to enhance their international reputation.
…
Hereby recommend that member States:
The European parliament and the council of the European Union…
Extract of the Recommendation of 15 February 2006 on further cooperation in QA in HE
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