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Coordination Régionale PACA http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca petit texte ici Coordination Régionale PACA pcassuto 2013-05-25T22:02:47Z International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQH) 2013 http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/25/international-conference-on-quality-in-higher-education-icqh-2013 <img src="http://www.icqh.net/images/icqh2013afis.jpg" alt="http://www.icqh.net/images/icqh2013afis.jpg" width="149" height="207" align="left" /> International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQH), December 12-14,2013 Sakarya, Turkey. Call for papers International Conference on Quality in Higher Education (ICQH) aims to provide a multinational platform where the latest trends quality in higher education can be presented and discussed in a friendly environment with the aim to learn from each other. Prospective presenters are encouraged to submit proposals for papers and posters/demonstrations that offer new research or theoretical contributions. Presentations should be in Turkish and English and should address both theoretical issues and new research findings. Furthermore if  the presenter is unable to attend the oral presentation, the virtual presentations or video presentations are available. For further information on how to submit, please refer to the Paper Submission section on our website. For paper guidelines, please refer to the Paper Guidelines section. ICQH 2013 conference is supported by Sakarya University and Governers State University and will take place on December 11-13 2013 at  Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey. All full paper presentations will be published in an online proceeding book of ICQH 2013 and the selected papers will be published. Qualité 2013-05-25T12:18:43Z pcassuto David Willetts: publish information on quality of university teaching http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/19/david-willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching <div> <div> <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/" target="_blank" title="The Telegraph co.uk"><img src="http://bathknightblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/telegraph-logo.jpg" alt="http://bathknightblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/telegraph-logo.jpg" width="150" height="26" align="left" /></a>By <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/journalists/andrew-marszal/" target="_blank" title="Andrew Marszal" rel="author">Andrew Marszal</a>. Universities should publish information on the type of teaching students receive, not just the number of "contact hours", says Universities minister David Willetts. The Conservative minister said he wanted universities to differentiate between time spent in lectures and the amount of tutoring in seminars or study groups students receive on degree courses. Speaking to journalists in Brighton this morning, he said universities should "include information about the type of contact, because there’s an enormous difference between sitting in a lecture hall with 200 fellow students and being in a seminar with 15 or a small study group with four." The comments follow a <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationnews/10056751/University-teaching-time-fails-to-rise-despite-fees-hike.html" target="_blank">major study earlier this week</a> which found the amount of lecture and tutorial time in universities has barely changed over the last six years despite a ninefold hike in annual tuition fees. <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/10064674/David-Willetts-publish-information-on-quality-of-university-teaching.html" target="_blank">Read more...</a> </div> </div> Qualité 2013-05-19T21:19:05Z pcassuto Et si la certification qualité devenait obligatoire pour les organismes de formation? http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/19/et-si-la-certification-qualit-devenait-obligatoire-pour-les-organismes-de-formation <a href="http://www.ieso.fr/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ieso.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/logo_ieso_qualite.png" alt="http://www.ieso.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/logo_ieso_qualite.png" width="143" height="54" align="left" /></a>D’après le « jaune budgétaire » Formation professionnelle 2013 (publié en octobre 2012) annexant le projet de loi de finances, le chiffre d’affaires réalisé par les organismes dispensateurs de formation professionnelle continue en 2010, qu’il s’agisse de leur activité principale ou d’une activité secondaire, a progressé à un rythme soutenu (+9,9%). 55 301 organismes ont dégagé un chiffre d’affaires de 13 milliards d’euros en formant 22,6 millions de stagiaires (+4,7%) et dispensant au total 1 211 millions d’heures (+0,2%). Au total, en 2010, 601 000 personnes sans emploi sont entrées en formation. Ceux dont l’activité principale est l’enseignement ou la formation soit 16 731 prestataires de formation continue ont réalisé un chiffre d’affaires de 7,9 milliards d’euros. Leur nombre s’est accru de 8,3 % et leur chiffre d’affaires a progressé de 10,3%. Les demandeurs d’emplois … Dans le contexte économique actuel, le Président de la République a demandé au gouvernement de réformer d’ici la fin de l’année 2013 le secteur de la formation professionnelle avec pour objectif de réorienter les fonds vers la formation des demandeurs d’emplois. Un marché ouvert … A ce jour, le marché de la formation professionnelle est ouvert et non « protégé ». Ce qui veut dire qu’aucun contrôle qualitatif n’est mené par les pouvoirs publics … le marché se chargeant de permettre aux organismes efficients de subsister et aux autres de disparaitre … Comme un serpent de mer, l’idée de mettre des conditions à l’exercice de ce métier revient de manière récurrente et certains acteurs comme les OCPA, les Régions … mettent en place de manière désordonnée des conditions aux organismes de formations pour le financement des actions. Source: <a href="http://travail-emploi.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/Jaune2013_formation_professionnelle.pdf" target="_blank">jaune budgétaire Formation professionnelle 2013</a>. <a href="http://www.ieso.fr/chroniques-qualite/propective-obligation-certification-organisme-formation/" target="_blank">Suite de l'article...</a> <div> <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=fr&tl=ga&u=http://www.ieso.fr/&usg=ALkJrhiv-uqKJjCy9zZbGD95HXTfaXWMNA" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ieso.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/logo_ieso_qualite.png" alt="http://www.ieso.fr/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/logo_ieso_qualite.png" width="143" height="54" align="left" /></a> Dar leis an "buiséad buí" Oiliúint 2013 (a foilsíodh i mí Dheireadh Fómhair 2012) annexing an dréachbhuiséad, an t-ioncam a ghintear trí ghníomhaireachtaí sláinte na gairmoiliúna i 2010, cibé acu a D'fhás mó nó gníomhaíocht thánaisteach, ag luas seasta (9.9%). 55,301 eagraíocht láimhdeachas de EUR 13 billiún a bhaint amach i dteacht 22.6 milliún mac léinn (4.7%) agus ag soláthar iomlán 1211000000 uair an chloig (0.2%). San iomlán, in 2010, tháinig 601,000 dífhostaithe san oiliúin. <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&tl=ga&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.univ-provence.fr%2Fblog%2Fcoordination-rgionale-paca%2Fqualit%2F2013%2F05%2F19%2Fet-si-la-certification-qualit-devenait-obligatoire-pour-les-organismes-de-formation" target="_blank">Níos mó</a>... </div> Qualité 2013-05-19T01:34:39Z pcassuto Call for contributions: 8th European Quality Assurance Forum http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/17/call-for-contributions-8th-european-quality-assurance-forum <a href="http://www.eua.be/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" width="152" height="54" align="left" /></a>The 8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will take place at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, from 21 to 23 November 2013. Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the 2013 EQAF, entitled “Working together to take quality forward”, will combine practice-oriented or research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and workshops with presentations of current developments in quality assurance. This year the Forum will specifically explore how both individuals and organisations can better understand the role that quality assurance can play in their daily lives, get engaged and work together to take quality forward. The Forum organisers, ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE, have published a call for contributions from QA practitioners in higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies, students, institutional leaders and researchers in the field. Two types of contributions are sought: papers and workshops. The deadline to submit contributions is 2 August 2013. The call for contributions and proposal submission forms are available <a href="http://www.eua.be/eua-work-and-policy-area/quality-assurance/eqaf.aspx" target="_blank">here</a>. Qualité 2013-05-17T20:52:02Z pcassuto Joint quality assurance in the Andean Community: Lesson learned by Europe and for Europe? http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/17/joint-quality-assurance-in-the-andean-community-lesson-learned-by-europe-and-for-europe <a href="http://www.eua.be/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" width="152" height="54" align="left" /></a>On 2 and 3 May in Quito, Ecuador, EUA joined representatives of rectors’ conferences and QA agencies from Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador at a focus group aimed at assessing the outcomes of a pilot project for joint programme evaluation in the region. The initiative, launched by CONSUAN (the Andean regional rectors’ council) and supported by ALFA PUENTES, an EUA-coordinated European Commission co-funded project, aimed at stimulating dialogue on quality assurance approaches in the region and providing a platform for agencies and associations to work together around the issues of degree recognition and higher education quality enhancement. Modelled after an existing joint programme accreditation process in the Mercosur region (Arcu-Sur), the pilot project focuses on two disciplines – agronomy and medicine – and evaluated courses in these respective disciplines at six universities in the region (two each in Peru, Bolivia and Colombia). A pool of peer “evaluators” was nominated by the QA agencies of the four participating countries and joint evaluation guidelines were drafted and agreed. The focus group in Quito was hosted by the Ecuadorian quality assurance agency (<a href="http://www.ceaaces.gob.ec/" target="_blank">CEAACES</a>), which has expanded rapidly in the past two years to meet the Ecuadorian governments’ requirements that all institutions and programmes should be accredited. One guiding force in the pilot project has been the support from relevant European partners and experts, such as EUA, which has been one of the critical stakeholders in the Bologna Process quality assurance developments. The EUA quality management unit has followed the Andean pilot in an advisory fashion, as has CRUE – the Spanish rectors’ conference (and ALFA PUENTES partner), as well as ANECA, the Spanish quality assurance agency which also participated in the focus group and shared their experiences with a similar European joint-programme evaluation pilot that had been undertaken recently. In addition, experts from Mercosur and Central America have participated in various meetings of the Andean pilot project, to share their own regional experience: Central America has a joint Accreditation Council (<a href="http://www.cca.ucr.ac.cr/" target="_blank">CCA</a>) which essentially certifies and ultimately supports national QA agencies in the region, and Mercosur has an ongoing joint-programme accreditation process supported and funded by governments of the region, under <a href="http://www.mercosur.int/edu/" target="_blank">“Mercosur Educativo”</a>. Learning has indeed been mutual, which is one of the goals of the ALFA PUENTES project: while European and other South American experts have provided insight on QA collaboration to the Andean Community, important lessons and insights have also been brought back to Europe from other LA regions. The Andean Community partners will continue to discuss the pilot project outcomes with political authorities of the region and decide whether the programme should be scaled up. An immediate consequence has also been the formalisation of a QA Agency network in the region. For more information on ALFA PUENTES: <a href="http://alfapuentes.org/portal" target="_blank">http://alfapuentes.org/portal</a>. Qualité 2013-05-17T20:35:32Z pcassuto The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses by Stephen Downes http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/moocs/2013/05/15/the-quality-of-massive-open-online-courses-by-stephen-downes <a href="http://mooc.efquel.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://mooc.efquel.org/wp-content/themes/efquel/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://mooc.efquel.org/wp-content/themes/efquel/images/logo.jpg" width="124" height="38" align="left" /></a>Stephen Downes, (born April 6, 1959) is a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designer" title="Designer">designer</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pundit_%28expert%29" title="Pundit (expert)">commentator</a> in the fields of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_learning" title="Online learning">online learning</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_media" title="New media">new media</a>. Downes has explored and promoted the educational use of computer and online technologies since 1995.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Downes#cite_note-1">[1]</a> The following post is an extract of a larger piece which Stephen wrote for this blog project. Please download here the full text: <a href="http://mooc.efquel.org/files/2013/05/week2-The-quality-of-massive-open-online-courses-StephenDownes.pdf" target="_blank">Downes: Quality of MOOCS</a> The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses In this short contribution I would like to address the question of assessing the quality of massive open online courses. The assessment of the quality of anything is fraught with difficulties, depending as it does on some commonly understood account of what would count as a good example of the thing, what factors constitute success, and how that success against that standard is to be measured. With massive open online courses, it is doubly more difficult, because of the lack of a common definition of the MOOC itself, and because of the implication of external factors in the actual perception and performance of the MOOC. Moreover, it is to my mind far from clear that there is agreement regarding the purpose of a MOOC to begin with, and without such agreement discussions of quality are moot. The primary criticism of what I will address in this chapter is that success is process-defined rather than outcomes-defined.<a href="http://mooc.efquel.org/week-2-the-quality-of-massive-open-online-courses-by-stephen-downes/#_ftn1">[1]</a> Without outcomes measurement we cannot measure success, we can’t focus our efforts toward that success, we can’t become more competitive and efficient, we can’t plan for change and improvement, and we can’t define what you want to accomplish as a result. All this is true, and yet there is no measure of outcome or success that can be derived from designer and user motivations, or even from the uses to which MOOCs are put. The only alternative is to identify what a successful MOOC ought to produce as output, without reference to existing (and frankly, very preliminary and very variable) usage. <a href="http://mooc.efquel.org/week-2-the-quality-of-massive-open-online-courses-by-stephen-downes/" target="_blank">Read more...</a> Qualité MOOCs 2013-05-15T18:33:39Z pcassuto Two Agencies admitted to Register at Committee meeting in Berlin http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/11/two-agencies-admitted-to-register-at-committee-meeting-in-berlin <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eqar.eu/fileadmin/tmpl/img/eqar_logo.gif" alt="http://www.eqar.eu/fileadmin/tmpl/img/eqar_logo.gif" width="137" height="70" align="left" /></a><a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/search.html" target="_blank">Two Agencies admitted to Register at Committee meeting in Berlin</a> At its meeting in Berlin on 2/3 May 2013, the Register Committee renewed the registration of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA) and admitted the European Council on Chiropractic Education (ECCE) to the <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/search.html" target="_self" title="Opens internal link in current window">Register</a>. Based on external reviews of the two agencies the Register Committee concluded that they operate in substantial compliance with the <a class="internal-link" href="http://www.eqar.eu/application/requirements/european-standards-and-guidelines.html" target="_blank" title="Opens internal link in current window">European Standards and Guidelines</a> (<acronym title="European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education">ESG</acronym>). Having satisfied the requirements of the <a class="download" href="http://www.eqar.eu/fileadmin/documents/eqar/official/RC8_06_1_AgencyMergers_v1_0.pdf" target="_blank" title="Initiates file download"><acronym title="European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education">EQAR</acronym> Merger Policy</a>, the Flemish Council of Universities and University Colleges' Quality Assurance Unit (VLUHR QAU), established as a result of a merger between the two quality assurance agencies VLIR and VLHORA (both admitted to the Register in 2009), was granted provisional registration. During the two-year period VLUHR QAU will have to undergo an external review against the <acronym title="European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education">ESG</acronym>. Register of quality assurance agencies <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">AAC-DEVA - Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Department of Evaluation and Accreditation</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">ACQUIN - Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=36&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">ACSUCYL - Quality Assurance Agency for the University System of Castilla y León</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=37&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">ACSUG - Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=46&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">AEQES - Agence pour l'Evaluation de la Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=46&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Belgium</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=40&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">AERES - Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=40&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=27&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">AHPGS – Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=17&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ANECA - National Agency for the Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=33&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">AQAS - Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=15&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">AQU - Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=26&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">Spain</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=28&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ARACIS – Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=28&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Romania</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=43&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ASHE - Agency for Science and Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=43&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Croatia</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=20&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ASIIN e.V.</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=38&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">CTI - Engineering Degree Commission</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=40&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6" target="_blank">France</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=48&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ECCE - European Council on Chiropractic Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=42&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">EVA - Danish Evaluation Institute</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=42&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Denmark</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=34&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">evalag - Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=22&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">FIBAA - Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=21&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=39&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">FINHEEC - Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=39&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Finland</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=44&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">IEP - Institutional Evaluation Programme</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=44&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Switzerland</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=31&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">NEAA - National Evalution and Accreditation Agency</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=31&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Bulgaria</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=16&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=16&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Netherlands</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=45&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">OAQ - Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=44&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Switzerland</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=19&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">PKA - Polish Accreditation Committee</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=19&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Poland</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=41&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">QANU - Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=16&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Netherlands</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=47&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">SKVC - Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=47&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Lithuania</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=35&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">The Accreditation Institution</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=35&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Denmark</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=49&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">VLUHR QAU - Quality Assurance Unit of the Flemish Council of Universities and University Colleges</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=49&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Belgium</a>. <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=23&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">ZEvA - Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency</a>, <a href="http://www.eqar.eu/register/detailpage.html?tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bcid%5D=23&tx_pxdeqar_pi1%5Bback%5D%5Bpid%5D=6">Germany</a>. Qualité 2013-05-11T22:31:11Z pcassuto European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) Conference http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/11/european-consortium-for-accreditation-eca-conference <a href="http://www.eua.be/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" width="121" height="43" align="left" /></a>European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) Conference, Madrid, Spain (20-21 June 2013) The European Consortium for Accreditation Conference "Quality Assurance and Recognition of Joint Programmes: The Art and the Passion" will take place on 20 and 21 June 2013 at Círculo de Bellas Artes (CBA), Madrid, Spain. It is taking place in the framework of the JOQAR project “Joint programmes - Quality Assurance and Recognition of degrees awarded”, which is co-funded by the European Commission. More information about this conference is available on the <a href="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/main/events/detail/quality-assurance-and-recognition-of-joint-programmes/24" target="_blank">event website</a>. Qualité 2013-05-11T13:28:05Z pcassuto Standards and controls http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/09/standards-and-controls <a href="http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/research/res_seminars/pub_policy/2013/standards_controls.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/research/res_seminars/pub_policy/2013/cshe-lhmartin.jpg" alt="http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/research/res_seminars/pub_policy/2013/cshe-lhmartin.jpg" width="153" height="33" align="left" /></a>6-8pm Mon. 17 June. Two decades of quality assurance at institution level and then at system level in higher Australian education have convinced few outside university marketing departments that real quality is stable or standards are improving. Now the government has put in place a vigorous Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Authority (TEQSA) to tighten external scrutiny and define and monitor standards of teaching and learning. But can standards be standardized between disciplines and institutions in a meaningful way? How can we accurately register improvements or declines? Is TEQSA summative or developmental? Is the system bigger than TEQSA or with it start to strangle institutional initiative, educational creativity and academic freedom? Confirmed speakers: Prof. Pip Pattison, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic), University of Melbourne Prof. Greg Craven, Vice-Chancellor, Australian Catholic University Chair: Prof. Richard James, Pro Vice-Chancellor (Equity and Student Engagement), University of Melbourne VENUE: <a href="http://maps.unimelb.edu.au/parkville/building/106/woodward_conference_centre" target="_blank">Woodward Conference Centre</a>, 10th Floor, Melbourne Law School, Pelham St, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria. Jointly presented by the <a href="http://www.cshe.unimelb.edu.au/">Centre for the Study of Higher Education</a> & the <a href="http://www.lhmartininstitute.edu.au/" target="_blank">LH Martin Institute</a>. Qualité 2013-05-09T00:16:47Z pcassuto EASPA’s first Annual Conference 21 May 2013 http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/05/easpa-s-first-annual-conference-21-may-2013 <a href="http://www.easpa.eu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://ecampus.chem.auth.gr/easpa/images/easpa-small.jpg" alt="http://ecampus.chem.auth.gr/easpa/images/easpa-small.jpg" width="173" height="51" align="left" /></a>EASPA’s first Annual Conference 21 May 2013 The European Alliance for Subject-Specific Accreditation and Quality Assurance (<a href="http://www.easpa.eu/" target="_blank">EASPA</a>) is very pleased to invite you to its first Annual Conference on the topic of “Subject-based Quality Assurance and Accreditation and its contribution to quality development and mobility” on Tuesday, 21st May 2013 at The International Association Center in Brussels, Belgium. The conference will be a great opportunity to hear high-level speakers on all aspects of the topic. Robert Wagenaar will familiarize you with the latest developments in TUNING, which has spread to practically all parts of the world. The director of the American ASPA, a group of around 70 field specific Quality Assurance Agencies, will give an overview over the latest developments in disciplinary QA from the United States, you will hear about the example of developing sectoral standards in the ICT field, get an update on the role of professional cards in Europe and how they are related with accreditation issues and also be acquainted with the final conclusions of the Assessment of Higher Education Learning Outcomes (AHELO) project and its repercussions for the future. There will also be a lot of room for discussion with the participants as well as for learning about the aims and objectives of EASPA. Find out more about the Conference on EASPA’s <a href="http://www.easpa.eu/" target="_blank">website</a>. Qualité 2013-05-05T01:45:05Z pcassuto DIES ASEAN-QA Training Workshop: External Quality Assurance Track (Phase III) http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/05/dies-asean-qa-training-workshop-external-quality-assurance-track-phase-iii <a href="http://www.mqa.gov.my/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.mqa.gov.my/portal2012/images/mqa_logo7.png" alt="http://www.mqa.gov.my/portal2012/images/mqa_logo7.png" width="268" height="32" align="left" /></a>DIES ASEAN-QA Training Workshop: External Quality Assurance Track (Phase III) Following the ASEAN-QA Training Workshop in Potsdam, Germany, 15 participants from the national accreditation bodies of 9 Southeast Asian countries met again for the Third Phase of the ASEAN-QA Training Workshop – External Quality Assurance (EQA) Track in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The training was hosted by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (<a href="http://www.mqa.gov.my/" target="_blank">MQA</a>) from 25 February 2013 to 1 March 2013. The training workshop was jointly conducted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK), and the University of Potsdam, Germany together with partners from Southeast Asia and Europe, i.e. the ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN), the ASEAN University Network (AUN), the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), and the Southeast Asian Ministries of Education Organization Regional Institute of Higher Education and Development (SEAMEO RIHED). Qualité 2013-05-05T01:40:02Z pcassuto Update on the Certificate for the Quality of Internationalisation (CeQuint) http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/05/update-on-the-certificate-for-the-quality-of-internationalisation-cequint <a href="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/images/logo.jpg" width="151" height="36" align="left" /></a>Although the CeQuInt project just started, it has already received widespread publicity. Some are more supportive than others. Most observers look forward to hear more about what we are doing, which is great. And in the current project phase, everyone is explicitly invited to take part in our project by giving feedback on the draft methodology. Current project phase: stakeholders' consultation methodology: Since the start of the project, the project partners have dedicated most of their work to establishing the CeQuInt assessment methodology. The partners have now produced a draft methodology to assess the quality of internationalisation. This methodology consists of three distinct documents: the assessment frameworks, the guidelines for applicants and the appeals procedure. All stakeholders and interested partners are asked to provide feedback through the consultation e-form available on the CeQuInt website. Stakeholders Group Meeting: The Stakeholder Group will meet to discuss the draft methodology on 15 March 2013. This group consists of fifteen institutions from all over Europe and stakeholder organisations, such as the European Students Union, BusinessEurope, Nuffic, CHE Consult, DUO and DAAD. The Stakeholders Group is chaired by ACA's Bernd Wächter. The project consortium will test the developed methodology in pilot procedures. Each quality assurance agency in the consortium will therefore undertake one procedure. Since the last newsletter was sent out, programmes and institutions have been able to present themselves for one of these pilot procedures through the pilot-candidate-forms on our website. Although initially not planned, the project partners have decided to also include procedures at school-level. This can refer to a school, department or faculty with a limited number of programmes. These programmes, schools and institutions are now in the process of scheduling their procedure with one of the CeQuInt partners. In addition, these programmes, schools and institutions will be involved in the CeQuInt project in other ways too. They can take part in a good practices workshop, contribute to the newsletter, help finalise the methodology and participate in the CeQuInt conference. Expert panels and training: The experts in the assessment panel play a crucial role in the evaluation of the quality of internationalisation. In addition to the regular expertise and experience, all panels will include experts that have an unquestionably international profile. Over the last months quality assurance agencies have proposed these experts and from that list, the CeQuInt partners are now composing a core group of twelve experts. These twelve experts will take part in several of the pilot procedures and help to improve consistency across all procedures. On 3 May 2013, all of them will be trained in audit techniques and intercultural competencies by AQ Austria. Qualité 2013-05-05T01:35:01Z pcassuto 8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/05/8th-european-quality-assurance-forum-eqaf <a href="http://www.enqa.eu/" target="_blank"><img src="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_xtcf03-DYHFtFuRfFtDATto7CnyrnN2Ukd8aSIE3ihXl_Dpl1w05bQ" alt="http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcS_xtcf03-DYHFtFuRfFtDATto7CnyrnN2Ukd8aSIE3ihXl_Dpl1w05bQ" align="left" /></a>Call for contribution - The 8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) will take place at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, on 21-23 November 2013 Through a mix of plenary and parallel sessions, the 2013 EQAF, entitled “Working together to take quality forward”, will combine practice-oriented or research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and workshops with presentations of current developments in quality assurance. This year the Forum will specifically explore how both individuals and organisations can better understand the role that quality assurance can play in their daily lives, get engaged and work together to take quality forward. The Forum organisers, ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE, have now opened a call for contributions from QA practitioners in higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies, students, institutional leaders and researchers in the field. Two types of contributions are sought: papers and workshops. The deadline to submit contributions is 2 August 2013. For more information, please consult the call <a href="http://www.enqa.eu/files/EQAF_2013_call_for_contributions.pdf">here</a>.<a href="http://www.enqa.eu/files/EQAF_2013_submission_form_paper.doc"> EQAF 2013 Submission Form Paper</a> <a href="http://www.enqa.eu/files/EQAF_2013_submission_form_workshop.doc"> EQAF 2013 Submission Form Workshop</a> Further information on the event, including the programme and registration information will become available in summer 2013. Please do not hesitate to contact <a href="mailto:">Ivana Juraga</a> (ivana.juraga@eua.be) should you have any questions. Qualité 2013-05-05T01:18:59Z pcassuto EQAR Strategic Plan 2013-2017 and Annual Report 2012 http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/05/eqar-strategic-plan-2013-2017-and-annual-report-2012 <a href="http://www.ehea.info/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ehea.info/Themes/bologna/images/bologna_logo.jpg" alt="http://www.ehea.info/Themes/bologna/images/bologna_logo.jpg" width="39" height="92" align="left" /></a>The final version of the EQAR Strategic Plan for the years 2013-2017 is now available for public and is published as part of the Annual Report 2012. The Strategic Plan as well as the Annual Report 2012 were adopted at EQAR's 7th General Assembly, held at Dublin Castle on 13 March 2013. For more information, click <a href="https://eqar.eu/" target="_blank">here</a>. 21 March 2013: At EQAR's 7th General Assembly, held at Dublin Castle on 13 March 2013, members adopted the Strategic Plan for the years 2013-2017. This marks an important step to strengthen EQAR's strategic role, as was recommended by the international expert panel that reviewed EQAR in 2011. <a class="internal-link" href="https://eqar.eu/association/general-assembly.html#c46" target="_blank" title="Opens internal link in current window">Read more about present and past General Assemblies</a>. Qualité 2013-05-05T00:51:53Z pcassuto EUA Promoting quality culture in higher education institutions (PQC): Call for participation in workshops for quality managers in spring 2013 http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/05/04/eua-promoting-quality-culture-in-higher-education-institutions-pqc-call-for-participation-in-workshops-for-quality-managers-in-spring-2013 <a href="http://www.guninetwork.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.guninetwork.org/logo_guni.gif" alt="http://www.guninetwork.org/logo_guni.gif" width="150" height="16" align="left" /></a>This event is launched by the <a href="http://www.eua.be/Home.aspx" target="_blank">European University Association (EUA)</a> in partnership with the <a href="http://www.enqa.eu/" target="_blank">European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)</a>, the <a href="http://www.uni-due.de/en/" target="_blank">University of Duisburg-Essen</a>, the <a href="http://www.ul.pt/portal/page?_pageid=173,1&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL" target="_blank">University of Lisbon</a> and the <a href="http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/" target="_blank">University of Zagreb</a>. The project wants to incentivize those in charge of managing quality processes at universities to take on the responsibility for quality. For that purpose, the idea is to develop and implement three training workshops with a practical approach to strengthening quality cultures and providing quality managers. These workshops will also give the opportunity to exchange experiences and build connections for future cooperation at European level as well as collect feedback, while exploring questions such as: How to build effective communication structures for engaging staff and students in quality culture? How to use staff development as a means for enhancing quality? How to connect QA to the decision-making processes at all levels? How to avoid hindering creativity at the university through bureaucratic QA processes? The workshops will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on 8-10 April 2013, Zagreb, Croatia on 22-24 May 2013, and Essen, Germany on 26-28 June 2013.<a class="url" id="parent-fieldname-eventUrl" href="http://www.eua.be/News/12-11-08/Promoting_quality_culture_in_higher_education_institutions_PQC_Call_for_participation_in_workshops_for_quality_managers_in_spring_2013.aspx" target="_blank"> More information about this event…</a> Qualité 2013-05-04T21:25:12Z pcassuto AUN-QA Training Course for Accomplishing Programme Assessment http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/asie-pacifique/2013/04/21/aun-qa-training-course-for-accomplishing-programme-assessment <a href="http://www.guninetwork.org/guni.hednews/hednews/aun-qa-training-course-for-accomplishing-programme-assessment" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.guninetwork.org/logo_guni.gif" alt="http://www.guninetwork.org/logo_guni.gif" width="150" height="16" align="left" /></a>This four-day intensive course aims to introduce and promote the AUN-QA (ASEAN University Network - Quality Assessment) system. Professionals who are in charge of quality assurance at a university in the ASEAN region are invited to participate. The <a href="http://www.aunsec.org/" target="_blank">ASEAN University Network</a> (AUN) is an autonomous organization, established under the umbrella of <a href="http://www.aseansec.org/" target="_blank">ASEAN</a>. It deals with the promotion of human resource development in the field of higher education. An important mission of AUN is to promotion of a AUN-QA (Quality Insurance) system in higher education institutions. This is a response to the demand from universities in the ASEAN region to raise there programmes’ recognition and quality improvement. On April 22-25 2013 will be held the ASEAN University Network – Quality insurance Training course for Accomplishing Programme Assessment in Bangkok, Thailand. The conference will be composed of lectures, individual counseling, and small group works. Upon completion of this training course, the trainees will obtain the AUN-QA training certificate. For more information, follow this <a href="http://203.146.127.168/%7Eaunsec/news/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=182:aun-qa-training-course-for-accomplishing-programme-assessment-4-day-course-22-25-april-2013&catid=20:the-aun-qa&Itemid=664" target="_blank">link</a>. Qualité Asie Pacifique 2013-04-21T00:02:47Z pcassuto Training for quality managers held in Lisbon http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/management/2013/04/19/training-for-quality-managers-held-in-lisbon <a href="http://www.eua.be/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" alt="http://www.eua.be/images/logo.jpg" width="116" height="41" align="left" /></a>In the autumn of 2012, EUA launched the project “Promoting quality culture in higher education institutions” (PQC), in partnership with the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the University of Duisburg-Essen, the University of Lisbon and the University of Zagreb. The project aims to provide capacity-building to quality managers at universities on how to build quality cultures, and to staff of quality assurance agencies on how they can support institutions in this process. The first in a series of three trainings for quality managers was held at the University of Lisbon from 8 to 10 April 2013. The training gathered 20 representatives of EUA member universities in charge of quality processes at their institution, whether at leadership or managerial level. Through plenary sessions and group work, the participants explored questions such as: How to build effective communication structures for engaging staff and students in quality culture? How to use staff development as a means for enhancing quality? How to connect QA to the decision-making processes at all levels? How to avoid hindering creativity at the university through bureaucratic QA processes? Two more trainings will take place in the framework of the PQC project in May and June. The participants have been selected through a Call for Participation earlier this year. For more information about the project, please visit the <a href="http://www.eua.be/PQC.aspx" target="_blank">project website</a>. Qualité Management 2013-04-19T17:48:20Z pcassuto La qualité: condition de la confiance dans les certifications http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/04/11/la-qualit-condition-de-la-confiance-dans-les-certifications <a href="http://www.cariforef-mp.asso.fr/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.cariforef-mp.asso.fr/template/cariforef_pro/img/logo-carif_oref.gif" border="0" alt="Carif Oref Midi-Pyrénées" width="98" height="65" align="left" /></a>Le Cedefop indique, dans une Note d'information intitulée « Qualité: condition sine qua non de la confiance dans les certifications », qu'un consensus s'est instauré sur "la nécessité de synergies entre certifications, cadres de certifications et assurance qualité" pour garantir la confiance dans les certifications. Cette interaction doit porter sur la certification et viser à assurer la qualité des acquis de l’apprentissage, de l’évaluation et de la validation, des autorités certificatrices/compétentes et des normes. Les priorités de l’Europe: "faciliter la compréhension et la comparabilité transnationale des certifications et offrir davantage de passerelles entre les différents établissements d’enseignement/de formation et entre les différentes filières d’apprentissage". <a href="http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/EN/Files/9078_fr.pdf" target="_blank" title="(Nouvelle fenêtre)">Cedefop, Note d'information, mars 2013</a> Une certification ne peut avoir de valeur que si elle suscite la confiance. L’utilisation d’un certificat ou diplôme à des fins d’emploi ou d’apprentissage complémentaire dépend largement de ce qu’a appris l’individu qui a achevé le programme et réussi les examens qui s’y rattachent. Cette confiance repose sur des dispositifs d’assurance qualité systématiques. Les établissements d’éducation et de formation dépourvus de dispositifs d’assurance qualité risquent de se retrouver dans le lot des organismes délivrant de fausses «certifications». La confiance est également fondamentale pour la mise en &oelig;uvre des cadres de certifications en cours en Europe. Ces cadres visent à faciliter l’utilisation des certifications d’un établissement à l’autre ou d’un pays à l’autre. Cela exige de décrire les certifications en termes d’ acquis de l’apprentissage. Une assurance qualité systématique permet d’établir si le document présenté par un candidat est porteur d’une valeur réelle. <div> <a href="http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?client=tmpg&depth=1&hl=en&langpair=fr%7Cen&rurl=translate.google.com&u=http://www.cariforef-mp.asso.fr/&usg=ALkJrhjDKbt2yQ11H6rwY1vSiz1RYwkc0A" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.cariforef-mp.asso.fr/template/cariforef_pro/img/logo-carif_oref.gif" border="0" alt="CARIF Oref Midi-Pyrenees" width="98" height="65" align="left" /></a> Cedefop states in an information note entitled "Quality: sine qua non of confidence in the certifications," a consensus has developed on "the need for synergy between certification, qualifications frameworks and quality assurance" to ensure confidence in the certifications. This interaction should focus on the certification and strive to ensure the quality of learning outcomes, assessment and validation, certifying authorities/competent and standards. <a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?client=tmpg&hl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.univ-provence.fr%2Fblog%2Fcoordination-rgionale-paca%2Fqualit%2F2013%2F04%2F11%2Fla-qualit-condition-de-la-confiance-dans-les-certifications&langpair=fr|en" target="_blank">More</a>... </div> Qualité 2013-04-11T23:14:45Z pcassuto Projet européen CEQUINT http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/04/09/projet-europ-en-cequint <a href="http://www.aeres-evaluation.fr/" target="_blank" title="logo AERES"><img src="http://www.aeres-evaluation.fr/extension/aeres_ext/design/aeres/images/css/logo.png" alt="AERES" align="left" /></a>Partenaire du projet européen CeQuint (Certificate for Quality of Internationalisation), l’AERES a participé au deuxième comité de pilotage du projet, qui s’est tenu le 28 mars 2013, à Ljubljana (Slovénie). L’objectif du projet est d’évaluer et de renforcer l'internationalisation des établissements d’enseignement supérieur et des programmes de formation dans l’espace européen de l’enseignement supérieur. Le projet doit permettre d’élaborer une méthodologie dont le processus conduira, si l’évaluation est positive, à l'attribution d'un certificat européen pour la qualité de l'internationalisation de l’établissement ou du programme de formation évalué. Une évaluation pilote va être expérimentée en 2013 pour quatre établissements et huit programmes de formation en Europe, dont l’université de Reims et le diplôme d’ingénieur de l’Ecole des Ponts, pour la France. Dans cette perspective, le comité de pilotage a essentiellement travaillé sur la méthodologie du certificat. <a href="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/main/projects/cequint" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.ecaconsortium.net/admin/files/assets/subsites/1/beelden/intropic_1343217489_thumb.gif" width="123" height="119" align="left" />En savoir plus sur le projet CeQuint</a> Over the past 25 years, the international dimension of higher education (HE) has steadily gained importance. Internationalisation is a vital force of modern HE, but so far only a few approaches have been developed to assess its quality. This shortcoming should be alleviated by this ECA project in which als the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) and DAAD take part. The overall aim of the project is to assess, reward and enhance internationalisation. The project will develop an assessment framework (i.e. methodology) that can be used to assess the internationalisation of a programme or an institution and which, if completed successfully, can lead to the award of a European Certificate for Internationalisation. The Certificate is intended to confirm that a programme or an institution has successfully incorporated an international and intercultural dimension into the purpose, function and delivery of its education. The project is based on the consortium's commonly agreed framework for internationalisation and will focus on both enhancement and excellence. The framework will be tested in a series of pilot procedures in all European regions in which expert panels will apply the methodology to assess programmes or institutions. The knowledge gathered in the project will be exploited in workshops, conferences and publications. For further dissemination, the  project intends to deploy a platform for good practice in internationalisation. Qualité 2013-04-09T22:02:34Z pcassuto The new QAA review: a risky business or leveling the playing field? http://blog.univ-provence.fr/blog/coordination-rgionale-paca/qualit/2013/04/09/the-new-qaa-review-a-risky-business-or-leveling-the-playing-field <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/apr/09/qaa-review-consultation-universities-colleges?j=32920&e=philippe.cassuto@univ-provence.fr&l=351_HTML&u=1606114&mid=1059027&jb=4&CMP=" target="_blank"><img src="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/2bb828114399622a03636ecc13c400991f0f5b91/common/images/logos/the-guardian/professional.gif" alt="http://static.guim.co.uk/static/2bb828114399622a03636ecc13c400991f0f5b91/common/images/logos/the-guardian/professional.gif" align="left" /></a>As QAA consults on a new way of assessing universities and colleges, Stephen Jackson says that a single review method will not lead to a one-size-fits-all approach. The way we review universities and colleges in the UK has come under close scrutiny since the government published its 2011 white paper, <a href="https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fuploads%2Fsystem%2Fuploads%2Fattachment_data%2Ffile%2F32409%2F11-944-higher-education-students-at-heart-of-system.pdf&ei=F6JaUZuAKsPKPbOsgHA&usg=AFQjCNHVmZ8fQavNj5owXfHagI-DTso_Yw&sig2=tlRuhUgKC4TvifJA50XPDg&bvm=bv.44442042,d.ZWU" target="_blank">Students at the Heart of the System</a>, bringing to the fore the idea of more proportionate quality assurance in <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/higher-education" target="_blank" title="More from guardian.co.uk on Higher education">higher education</a>. Currently, the <a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Pages/default.aspx" target="_blank">Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education</a> (QAA) is consulting on changing the way we review higher education in England and Northern Ireland. For the first time, we will apply the same method – <a href="http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Newsroom/Consultations/Pages/Higher-Education-Review.aspx" target="_blank">Higher Education Review</a> – to both universities and further education colleges. This move signals our confidence in colleges' delivery of higher education. <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2013/apr/09/qaa-review-consultation-universities-colleges?j=32920&e=philippe.cassuto@univ-provence.fr&l=351_HTML&u=1606114&mid=1059027&jb=4&CMP=" target="_blank">Read more...</a> Qualité 2013-04-09T17:59:03Z pcassuto