Applied eXel
Project coordinator
Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE)
Start date
01/09/2025
Applied eXel is a framework for assessing excellence in applied higher education. It has been developed as part of a UNESCO Chair Program held by Higher Colleges of Technology (UAE). EURASHE and several of its members are partners in this initiative.
Project description
Current means of assessing higher education institutions, from quality assurance to labels and rankings, do not incorporate the specific characteristics and added value of practice-based education and research. However, there may soon be a solution.
As part of a UNESCO Chair Program held by EURASHE partner HCT, Applied eXel is an assessment framework that has been tested and piloted. The pilot involved around 20 institutions from different parts of the world.