WORKPACKAGE 1

Anca Greere, QAA and Michaela Martin, IIEP

Work

package

Type Title Start End

WP 1 Development Capacity building 1 12

WP 2 Development Formulation of internal and external

QA standards and procedures for

TNE providers

12 23

WP 3 Exploitation Pilot accreditation of TNE providers 23 36

WP 4 Quality plan Quality control and monitoring 1 36

WP 5 Dissemination Dissemination 1 36

WP 6 Exploitation Sustainability 1 36

WP 7 Management Management of the project 1 36

Co-lead:

Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education, UK

International Institution for Educational Planning, France

Timeline:

Project months 1-12 (Dec 2013 – Nov 2014)

Description:

◦ Who is targeted? HEIs QA staff, administration,

academic staff and students.

◦ How to be implemented? Develop a training kit for HEIs and EQA agencies (with resources etc)

◦ What to focus on?

Quality and Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement

employers support staff

teaching staff

management

=> knowledge, competences, skills, values, attitudes

Deliverables: preparatory online + 2 events

March – April – Preparatory stage

28-29-30 April 2014 – Lyon, France for HEI staff

Approx. number of participants: 50

4-5-6 June 2014 – Gloucester, UK for QA staff

Approx. number of participants: 50

Preparatory activities

Resources to be consulted

Terminology to be clarified

Experience/expectations to be surveyed

Content: ◦ comparative QA processes; ◦ roles and responsibilities; ◦ structures and management; ◦ review and accreditation methods; ◦ reviewers roles and training; ◦ site visit methodologies and reporting.

Day 1: Quality and Quality Assurance Comparative overview of various systems, standards and models

Day 2: QA processes/procedures & review methods (internal &external)

Bologna process + ESG

Day 3: Internationalisation strategies for HEI Cross-boarder Education + Regulatory approaches

Intended outcomes – support from QAA and IIEP ◦ a plan and template for the development of QA units at

HEIs (to include mobilisation and transition plans as well as three year strategic and development plans)

◦ a timescale for each HEI

Follow-up by HEIs ◦ will revise/establish QA units;

◦ will develop concept papers, regulatory framework, policies and procedures for QA.

◦ will procure equipment for internal and external QA units

Content: comparative QA processes and comparative standards,

the emerging challenges for QA of TNE in the partner countries

the role of networks of external QA agencies.

No of participants: max. 50