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19 May 2009
Axel Aerden
International Policy Advisor
Overview
1. Terminology 2. General QA model in Europe 3. European QA infrastructure 4. QA model at national level
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1. Terminology
- Quality?
- An examination of a knife would reveal that its distinctive quality is to cut, and from this we can conclude that a good knife would be a knife that cuts well. Aristotle - Fitness for purpose <> Conformance to requirements
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1. Terminology
- Quality assurance: process establishing stakeholder confidence that provision fulfils expectations
- Quality assessment
Process: evaluation by external body Process: checking procedures in place to assure quality, integrity or standards of provision and outcomes. Process: enables comparison of inputs, processes or outputs Formal decision: meets certain predefined criteria
- Quality audit
- Benchmarking
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- Accreditation
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- Panel composition
- Members: authority, independence and expertise - Academics/peers > professional field > student
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European QA Register
European University Internal (EUA) AssociationQA External QA QA Agency European Student Union (ESU) Peer review of QA Agency European Association of HEIs (EURASHE) European Association for QA in HE (ENQA)
Models for External Quality Assurance
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Peer
Audit
Professional
External
QA
Theme Programme Institution Government HE Students Labour market
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Peer
Audit
Professional
Government HE
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QA
Agency
Improve Guarantee Recognise Decisions Advices Decisions Published
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QUESTIONS ?
More information:
http://www.nvao.net http://www.qrossroads.eu
a.aerden@nvao.net
Models Models for External Quality Assurance13 for External Quality Assurance |