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INQAAHE 2015

The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) invites

you to attend the 2015 INQAAHE Conference, March 30 - April 3 in Chicago. The Accreditation

Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is hosting and organizing this event, bringing it to

the United States of America for the first time in INQAAHE history.

This INQAAHE Conference will provide one of the best networking opportunities you’ll have, with specific programs

designed to help you make your global business connections, including roundtable discussions during meal events and a

new concept called “Speed Networking,” a business variation on the practice known as speed dating.

Join colleagues from around the world to explore the conference theme: Changing Landscape of Higher Education:

New Demands on Quality Assurance at Chicago’s historic Drake Hotel. Register by March 12 for the best price.

INQAAHE has extended the member rate to INQAAHE, ACBSP, and ASPA members. Visit www.acbsp.org/page/

inqaahe2015 for full conference details.

Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Spring ConferenceMarch 29-31INQAAHE Members have an opportunity to attend the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors (ASPA) Spring Conference at the ASPA member rate. Special registration is required. Meeting registration, preliminary program and hotel information is now posted at http://www.aspa-usa.org/upcoming-meetings. The deadline for advance registration discount ends

on February 2.

Second Global Conference for Specialized and Professional Quality Assurance Accreditation AgenciesTuesday, March 31 — 1:30 PM – 4:30 PMASIIN, its partner organizations in the European Alliance of Subject Specific and Professional Quality Assurance and Accreditation (EASPA), as well as INQAAHE’s American sister ASPA, are inviting INQAAHE members and partner institutions from across the globe to attend the second global conference after its successful

inauguration in Tallinn, Estonia, one year ago.

Pre-Conference Workshop: How to Make Program Reviews More Effective and Efficient: Cluster ReviewsTuesday, March 31 — 9:30 AM – 12:30 PMThe workshop will focus on practicalities of cluster reviews of study programs. In particular, it will elaborate on how to make it effective and efficient at the same time and will explore the procedural as well as financial aspects of its management..

Pre-Conference Workshop: Cross-border Providers For Quality AssuranceTuesday, March 31 — 9:30 AM – 12:30 PMThis workshop will focus on the value and benefits of cross border providers. We will explore such EU projects handling CBHE as QACHE and TNE-QA. Part of the presentation will be as case studies.

Pre-Conference Workshop: INQAAHE Guidelines of Good PracticeTuesday, March 31— 1:30 PM – 4:30 PMOne arm of INQAAHE’s Mission is to “develop and promote standards of professional practice in QA.” The professional practices that INQAAHE believes should be embedded in all quality agencies are set out in the Guidelines of Good Practice in Quality Assurance (commonly referred to as GGP). This workshop is an introduction to the changes in the revised version of the GGP. Come to learn about these changes and how your agency will benefit from adherence to the GGP.

Higher Learning Commission Annual MeetingMarch 28-31The HLC is a commission with the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, one of the six regional accrediting bodies in the United States. Learn more at: http://annualconference.hlcommission.org/

P R E - C o N F E R E N C E E v E N T SAdditional fees and separate registration required for these events.

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Hans de Wit is Director of the Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation at

the Università Cattolica Sacro Cuore in Milan, Italy, and Professor of International-

ization of Higher Education at the School of Economics and Management of the Ho-

geschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences. He is a Research Associ-

ate at the Unit for Higher Education Internationalisation in the Developing World at

the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU), Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Dr. Judith S. Eaton is president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation

(CHEA), the largest institutional higher education membership organization in the

United States. A national advocate and institutional voice for academic quality

through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges

and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting or-

ganizations. CHEA serves as an outspoken advocate and a comprehensive source

of information on accreditation and its value to society. The recently launched

CHEA International Quality Group provides as an international forum to address

issues related to accreditation and quality assurance around the world.

Sofiane Sahraoui is President of the Arab Governance Institute which he co-found-

ed in 2012 and Senior Advisor in charge of consulting and research at the Insti-

tute of Public Administration of Bahrain (BIPA). He held several faculty and aca-

demic administration positions in Bahrain, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates,

and has been an Associate Research Fellow with Brunel Business School in the

UK, visiting faculty with the Mediterranean School of Business in Tunisia and As-

sociate Consultant with the National School of Administration of France (ENA). He

led the foundation of the MENAPAR (Middle East & North Africa Initiative for Public

Administration Research) network; a regional group affiliated with the International

Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS) of which he is Director of Research.

Dr. Antony Stella, a former President of the Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN),

has extensive QA experience in Asia, the middle east and more widely. She was

one of the first team of senior officers recruited for the National Assessment and

Accreditation Council (NAAC) in India and had a major role in promoting quality

assurance in the Indian higher education sector during 1996-2005. From 2005

to 2011, she was an Audit Director at the Australian Universities Quality Agency

(AUQA), and contributed significantly to AUQA’s international work and publica-

tions. She was a Commissioner at the Commission for Academic Accreditation

(CAA), the federal quality assurance agency of the United Arab Emirates during

2011-13. She has led quality audits and reviews in Bahrain, Fiji and Mauritius (as

well as in Australia), and facilitated the QA developments in emerging economies

such as Cambodia, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Mauritius and Timor Leste.

Hans de Wit, Director

Centre for

Higher Education

Internationalisation

at the Università

Cattolica Sacro

Cuore

Dr. Judith S. Eaton,

PresidentCouncil for

Higher Education

Accreditation

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Sofiane Sahraoui,

President

Arab

Governance

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Dr. Antony Stella

Former President

of the Asia Pacific

Quality Network

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P r e l i m i n a r y S c h e d u l eMoNDAY, MARCH 30 2:00 PM 7:00 PM Registration 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Committee and Board Meetings

TUESDAY, MARCH 31 8:00 AM 4:30 PM Registration

9:30 AM 12:30 PM Workshop: How to Make Program Reviews More Effective and Efficient: Cluster Reviews 9:30 AM 12:30 PM Workshop: Cross-border Providers For Quality Assurance 1:30 PM 4:30 PM Workshop: INQAAHE Guidelines of Good Practice 1:30 PM 4:30 PM Second Global Conference for Specialized and Professional QA Accreditation Agencies 5:00 PM 5:45 PM Official Opening Session Rahm Emanuel, Mayor of Chicago — pending confirmation Anthony Negbenebor, ACBSP President Carol Bobby, INQAAHE President 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Opening Reception 6:00 PM 9:00 PM Exhibits Open

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Registration 9:00 AM 10:30 AM Keynote Sub-theme 1: DIVERSITY AND ITS COMPONENTS: NEW DEMANDS, NEW RESPONSES FROM HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. IS DIVERSITY ALWAYS A GOOD THING? Keynote Speaker: Judith S. Eaton, CHEA President10:00 AM 4:00 PM Exhibits Open10:30 AM 11:00 AM Coffee Break11:00 AM 12:45 PM Poster Session #111:00 AM 12:45 PM Paper Break-out Sessions 1 and 2 (4 parallel sessions per break out) 11:00 AM 11:45 AM — Paper Presentations 11:45 AM 11:50 AM — Change Over 11:50 AM 12:45 PM — Paper Presentations 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Lunch — Round Table Discussions 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Keynote Sub-theme 2: QUALITY ASSURANCE AND THE ISSUES ARISING FROM THE INCREASED DIVERSITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. HOW CAN QA MAKE SENSE OF DIVERSITY? Keynote Speaker: Antony Stella, QA Expert 3:00 PM 3:45 PM Paper Break-out Session 1 (4 parallel sessions) Paper Presentations 3:45 PM 4:15 PM Coffee Break and Change Over 4:15 PM 5:00 PM Paper Break-out Session 2 (4 parallel sessions) Paper Presentations 4:15 PM 5:00 PM Poster Session #2 5:15 PM 7:00 PM INQAAHE General Assembly and Annual Business Meeting 7:30 PM 9:00 PM Conference Gala Dinner

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P r e l i m i n a r y S c h e d u l eTHURSDAY, APRIL 2 8:00 AM 6:00 PM Registration 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Keynote Sub-theme 3: THE MANY FACES OF INTERNATIONALIZATION AND THEIR IMPACT ON QUALITY AND QUALITY ASSURANCE Keynote Speaker: Hans de Wit, Director, Centre for Higher Education Internationalisation, Italy; Professor of Internationalization of Higher Education at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, the Netherlands 9:15 AM 10:00 AM Paper Break-out Session 1 (4 parallel sessions) Paper Presentations10:00 AM 10:30 AM Coffee Break and Change Over10:30 AM 11:15 AM Paper Break-out Session 2 (4 parallel sessions) Paper Presentations10:00 AM 6:00 PM Exhibits Open11:15 AM 1:00 PM Poster Session #3 1:00 PM 2:00 PM Lunch - Round Table Discussions 2:00 PM 3:00 PM Keynote Subtheme 4: QUALITY ASSURANCE AGENCIES: INTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE OF EXTERNAL QUALITY ASSURANCE AND ITS IMPACT ON THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS Keynote speaker: Sofiane Sahraoui, President, Arab Governance Institute, Bahrain 3:00 PM 3:30 PM Coffee Break 3:30 PM 5:05 PM Speed Networking #1: How can we collaborate on something we are doing or interested in doing? 3:30 PM 5:05 PM Poster Session #4 3:30 PM 5:05 PM Paper Break-out Sessions (4 parallel sessions per break out) 3:30 PM 4:15 PM — Paper Presentations 4:15 PM 4:20 PM — Change Over 4:20 PM 5:05 PM — Paper Presentations5:05 PM 7:00 PM Committee and Board Meetings

FRIDAY, APRIL 3 8:00 AM 12:00 PM Registration 8:00 AM 9:00 AM Committee and Board Meetings 9:00 AM 10:30 AM Speed networking #2: What has been your major problem/success this year and how did you overcome/obtain it? 9:00 AM 11:30 AM Meeting of the Regional Networks: A list of networks invited to meet is shown below. 11:30 AM 12:15 PM Conference Adjourns

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• Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE) • ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)• Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) • Association of Quality Assurance Agencies of the • Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance Islamic World (IQA) in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) • Central and Eastern European Network of Quality • Central Asian Network for Quality Assurance Assurance in Higher Education (CEENQA) and Accreditation (CANQA) • Eurasian Quality Assurance Network (EAQAN)• European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) • European Alliance for Subject-Specific and • European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) Professional Accreditation an Quality • European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) Assurance (EASPA) • European Quality Assurance Network for Informatics Education (EQANIE) • Red Iberoamericana para la Acreditación de la • International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Calidad de la Educación Superior (RIACES) Education (THE-ICE) • Quality Assurance Network for African Higher Education (AfriQAN)

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Conference Registration and optional Event FeesFull Conference Registration fee covers the following and must be paid in U.S. currency:• Admittance to all Paper Presentation Sessions• Participation in all Poster Presentation Sessions• Coffee breaks (Wednesday-Friday)• Speed Networking (Wednesday-Friday)• Opening Reception (Tuesday)• Lunch with Roundtable Discussions (Wednesday & Thursday)• Gala Dinner (Wednesday)

Optional pre-conference events offered at $160 each include:• Second Global Conference for Specialized and Professional Quality Assurance Accreditation Agencies • Workshop: How to Be Engaged in Political Action with Government Agencies to Achieve Budgetary and Policy Goals• Workshop: Cross-border Providers For Quality Assurance• Workshop: INQAAHE Guidelines of Good Practice

Registration Fees - All EventsItem Member Fee* Nonmember FeeEarly Discounted(Register by February 20) $650 $730

Regular(Register after February 20) $750 $800

Each Workshop $160 $160

*The member fee is extended to members of INQAAHE, as well as members of ACBSP and ASPA.

Visit: www.acbsp.org/page/inqaahe_fees for complete information and a link to register.

Guest/Spouse Meal TicketsItem Fee Item Fee Tuesday Welcome Reception $ 30 Wednesday Lunch $ 50 Wednesday Gala Dinner $100 Thursday Lunch $ 50

Refund PolicyA full refund will be given for cancellations received by March 17, 2015 (two weeks prior to the meeting). No refunds will be made after March 17 unless a request is received in writing to ACBSP by that date. All refund requests must be submitted to conference@acbsp.org or by fax to 913-339-6226. No refunds will be made for no-shows. Substitutions may be made at any time without penalty.

visa Assistance With very few exceptions, every person entering the United States from another country must have a valid passport and/or identification card. A visa is required for some nationalities. More information on visa requirements is avail-able at the website: http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html including links for a list of countries participating in the Visa Waiver Program.

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T h e D r a k e H o t e lThe historic Drake Hotel is the headquarters hotel for the

2015 INQAAHE Conference. The hotel is part of the Hilton

Worldwide chain of hotels. The Drake Hotel is strategically

located at the end of the Magnificent Mile and the start of the

Gold Coast, which has been the center for Chicago’s proper

society for over a hundred years. Upscale boutiques frame

the historic tree lined streets of the Gold Coast.

The exceptionally good hotel rate is $159 per night for

single/double room types. Hotel occupancy taxes are

additional, currently at 16.4%. The hotel is providing free

Internet in the room for all INQAAHE attendees.

Reservations must be made by March 12 to secure this rate.

Chicago: A Global City

If you are looking for things to do in Chicago, there’s

plenty to choose from! You will find great dining,

shopping, and entertainment options in the largest and

most-visited city in the Midwest.

Visit ChooseChicago.com, Chicago’s official visitors’ site,

to find out what’s going on, while you’re visiting the “Windy

City” during this year’s INQAAHE Conference. Their listings

of new restaurants and itineraries to take in all the sights

will help you plan your activities and help you make the

best of your conference experience.

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S p o n s o r s a n d E x h i b i t o r sThe Exhibit Marketplace at the 2015 INQAAHE Conference is the perfect place to explore products and services

that this global audience of quality assurance agencies will find beneficial and for INQAAHE members to showcase

their work underway in their respective countries. Consider these reasons for exhibiting:

• Exhibits are not a tradition of the INQAAHE Conference and are a unique opportunity to be a part of an inaugural event and the start of new relationships. • The Conference is being held immediately following the Spring meeting of the Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors. This will increase attendance beyond those from INQAAHE as a number of ASPA attendees will attend both conferences and vice versa.• The location is not a standard exhibit hall, but the perimeter of the Gold Coast Ballroom which is the location of the Welcome Reception, all breaks, both lunches and the Poster Sessions. • The exhibit fee includes a full registration for two persons so the net cost for two persons to attend versus being an exhibitor is only $700 or less.• There is a limit of 20 tabletop exhibitors assuring a correct balance of exhibitors and attendees for greatest value.

Complete information is available in the exhibitor prospectus on the INQAAHE Conference website.