Flexible QA Fostering Transnational Interinstitutional Cooperation
EURASHE QA Community of Practice at Algebra University’s International Week
18 – 19
March 2024
Hybrid
Zagreb, Croatia
Existing European University alliances have experimented with creating a better link between recognition and quality assurance, and some possible solutions may emerge from such experiments that can be inspirational for others. Since the EURASHE communities of practise are tasked, among other things, to facilitate the exchange of experience, to encourage peer-to-peer dialogue and stimulate new practical solutions to existing obstacles to transnational cooperation, we would like to discuss challenges and possible solutions in relation to flexible quality assurance fostering transnational interinstitutional cooperation.
Flexibility seems to be another European buzzword with a wide range of meanings, especially when it comes to practical application in different areas. Therefore, at the upcoming meeting of a wider QA Community of Practice we would like to question the concept of flexibility in the context of transnational recognition of study periods abroad and cross-border quality assurance supporting large scale mobilities.
This event is part of the Algebra University’s International Week held on 18-22 March in Zagreb, Croatia. Visit the Algreba University website to discover the complete agenda and to register to the rest of activities.
Preliminary Agenda
| 18 March | Core Group Meeting – Open only to Core Group Members | |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 09:30 – 11:00 | Introduction by the co-chairs and dicussion |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Student engagement in QA processes |
| 13:00 | End of the Meeting |
| 19:00 – TBD | Dinner of the Core Group |
| 19 March | Wider Community Meeting | |
| 09:30 – 10:00 | Registration and Welcome Coffee |
| 10:00 – 10:15 |
Introduction to the QA Wider Community of Practice Ana Tecilazić, Algebra University, Croatia |
| 10:15 – 11:15 |
European Quality Assurance and Recognition System Julie Anderson, European Commission, DG EAC (online presentation) |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Coffee Break |
| 11:45 – 12:00 |
Quality assurance in transnational cooperation: Experiences of the European University Alliance YUFE Aleksandar Šušnjar, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| 12:00 – 13:00 |
Group discussions Participants will discuss in groups topics related to recognition and quality assurance in transnational inter-institutional cooperation, including the exploration of possibilities for joint European programme degrees. |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 – 14:30 |
How much flexibility is enough? An example of a national experiment on inter-institutional flexible learning design Saar Wismans, QA expert Windesheim UAS, The Netherlands |
| 14:30 – 15:00 |
Automatic recognition pathways: finding a path to automatic system level recognition and achieving large-scale mobility Ljubica Petrović Baronica, Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes, Croatia |
| 15:00 – 15:45 |
Students’ perspective on individual learning pathways: How individual can my individual learning be? Panel discussion between students, moderated by Ivana Verveger, Algebra University, member of the Erasmus Students Network Pegi Pavletić, University of Rijeka, Croatia |
| 15:45 – 17:00 |
Report from the group discussions and next steps Ana Tecilazić |
| 17:00 | End of the Conference |
