Vatican City, 14 th November 2007 Gemma Rauret Director ESG and the current QA trends in Southern Europe: Spain Current trends in the European Quality.

Vatican City, 14th November 2007

Gemma RauretDirector

ESG and the current QA trends in ESG and the current QA trends in Southern Europe: SpainSouthern Europe: Spain

““Current trends in the European Quality Assurance Current trends in the European Quality Assurance and the situation in Southern Europe”and the situation in Southern Europe”

1. QA in the Spanish HE system

2. ESG development

2.1 New programmes for internal QA

2.2 Agencies review

3. Trends in QA: verification and accreditation

Table of contentsTable of contents

1. QA in the Spanish HE system

Spanish Higher Education System

UniversitiesUniversities

7373 universities all over Spain universities all over Spain

(50 public – 23 private)(50 public – 23 private)

QA in the Spanish HE system

Public universities – 1.326.734

Private universities – 134.743Total number of students enrolled 1.461.477

19921992 First initiatives emerged – Experimental Programme for Quality Evaluation of the university system

17 universities participated in the European pilot project

1996 – 20051996 – 2005National Quality Plans by Royal Order

First regional agency was set up AQU Catalonia

19991999Spain was one of the signatory countries of the Bologna declaration

Three Spanish external QA organizations were founder members of ENQA

QA in the Spanish HE system

20022002ANECAANECA was set up as a non-profit making public trust on 19 July19 July, by the Ministry of Education and Science.

Mandatory accreditation were not developed and QA in Spain were mainly based in the University Quality Plan which since 2002 into the responsibilities of ANECA and the regional agencies

QA in the Spanish HE system

20012001Spanish Universities Act 6/2001 laid down the basis for:

•Mandatory accreditation in Spain

•Setting up the National Agency in order to ensure the quality assurance of the Spanish Higher Education system

20072007

In April 2007April 2007 the Spanish University Act has been the Spanish University Act has been

was modifiedwas modified

QA is highlighted

ANECA is ratified as the Spanish National Accreditation and Evaluation Agency

The General Conference for University Policy is established

The basis for EHEA development are established

The frame for a full development of the ESG is set up

QA in the Spanish HE system

The evaluation function as well as the ones leading to certification and accreditation correspond to ANECA ANECA and the regional regional agencies.agencies.

Regions with regional agencies Regions without regional agencies

The General Conference on University Policy regulates the cooperation conditions and mutual recognition among agencies.

ANECAANECA REGIONAL AGENCIESREGIONAL AGENCIES

The development of the modified Act by Royal Decree establishes ex-ante accreditation as ANECA function.

QA in the Spanish HE system

2. ESG development (2006 – 2007)

2.1 New programmes for internal QA

• Universities are responsible for the quality of their offers

• A quality culture must be stimulated inside universities as well as some processes should be developed so that they can show their compromise.

• Cooperation of external QA agencies (ANECA and regional ones)

EGS development (2006-2007)

DOCENTIADOCENTIA AUDITAUDIT

European Higher European Higher Education AreaEducation Area

MILESTONES MILESTONES of the DOCENTIA and AUDIT programmes

1. To orientate in the designdesign of the: Models and procedures for evaluating teaching

staff (DOCENTIA) Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS) at

universities (AUDIT)

2. Verification of the design design by ANECA and the regional by ANECA and the regional agencies (coordinated).agencies (coordinated).

3. Certification of the Implemented Systems Implemented Systems by by ANECA and regional agencies (coordinated)ANECA and regional agencies (coordinated)

EGS development (2006-2007)

DOCENTIADOCENTIA

Providing a frame of reference, a model and procedures for the evaluation of the teaching activity of the universities.

Promoting the professional development of the university teachers (promotion)

Promoting the process of decision making related to evaluation

Contributing to the necessary cultural change in the universities and to promote experience exchanges among institutions to improve the quality of teaching activity

EGS development (2006-2007)

GGoals

Coherence With university requirements With objectives and competences of the

study plan With the university goals

Satisfaction Students Academic authorities Other teachers

Efficiency Teaching innovation oriented

EGS development (2006-2007)

DOCENTIADOCENTIA

CCriteria

Spanish Science and Spanish Science and Education MinistryEducation Ministry

Guidelines Guidelines

Quality assurance Quality assurance mechanisms already in mechanisms already in

place in universitiesplace in universities

European Quality European Quality Assurance Criteria Assurance Criteria

and guidelinesand guidelines

European ExperiencesEuropean Experiences

AUDIT Programme

Internal Quality Assurance Systems (IQAS)

EGS development (2006-2007)

AUDITAUDIT

Providing orientation for the design of Internal Quality Assurance Systems in higher education schools and faculties

Verification of the Quality Assurance Systems design in university education

Certification of implemented systems

EGS development (2006-2007)

AUDITAUDIT

GGoals

Quality policy and objectives

Design of educational offer

Development of the studies and other actions addressed to the students

Faculty and support staff

Material resources and services

Educational outcomes

Public information

AUDITAUDIT

GGuidelines

EGS development (2006-2007)

• ANECA y AQU in collaboration

• International basis, no national framework developed

• Development of methodology for self evaluation

Substantial compliance of ESG by both agencies

2.2 Agencies external reviewEuropean Higher European Higher Education AreaEducation Area

EGS development (2006-2007)

3. Trends in QA

verification and accreditation

TRENDS in QA

New Spanish LegislationNew Spanish Legislation

•Modification of the Spanish Universities Act (April 2007)

•New proposal on programmes organization

•Modification of the Spanish Universities Act (April 2007)

•New proposal on programmes organization

Verification Verification or ex-ante accreditation since 2008

Accreditation every six years

Quality assurance has been included as one of the criteria to be fulfil in the future verification and accreditation of new university degrees

Context: new legal framework

• New organization of studiesNew organization of studies

VERIFICATION Implementation

ACREDITATION

ACADEMIC ASPECTS

Guidelines 1-8

VERIFICA

QUALITY ASSURANCE

ASPECTS

Guideline 9

AUDIT

INTERNAL MONITORING UNIVERSITY

Guideline 6

DOCENTIA

TRAINING

EVALUATION

ACCOUNTA-BILITY

Guidelines 1-9

ACREDITA

TRENDS in QA

VERIFICATION

ApplicationApplication for official degree programmes

•New Royal Decree

UNIVERSITIESUNIVERSITIES

EvaluationEvaluation

•Evaluation process

Procedure Expert panel

Report to the University

Council

TRENDS in QA

VERIFICATION: steps

1. Defining and publishing the criteria, evaluation procedures and guidelines

2. Publishing the expert panel composition

To select and to design the experts

3. Establishing mechanisms to ensure the coherence and validity of the evaluation

4. Guaranteeing an appeal system

Appeal Commission

TRENDS in QA

The EGS

The new Royal Decree

Previous experiences

ANECA is taking into consideration

To define evaluation process for the verification

TRENDS in QA

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