EURASHE is in the stakeholders’ group of the JOQAR project on Joint programmes: Quality Assurance and Recognition of degrees awarded.
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JOQAR denotes Joint programmes: Quality Assurance and Recognition of degrees awarded. The overall purpose of the project is to ensure that Erasmus Mundus programmes (and joint programmes in general) are facilitated in two specific areas: accreditation and recognition. The project partnership consequently includes quality assurance/accreditation agencies (QA/A agencies) and recognition bodies (ENIC-NARICs).
Following are EURASHE news items related to the project:
JOQAR Conference ‘Quality Assurance and Recognition of Joint Programmes: The Art and the Passion’ 20/4/2013 - Today, quality assurance and recognition of joint programmes still is a major challenge. The conference ‘Quality Assurance and Recognition of Joint Programmes: The Art and the Passion‘ provides higher education... Read more

Following are events related to the project:
Following are documents in EURASHE’s library that are related to the project:
- Assessment framework for joint programmes (0.3 MB)
- Assessment report of Joint Master study programme: European Master in migration and intercultural relations (0.7 MB)
- Assessment report on the Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (0.6 MB)
- Assessment report: EMQAL (0.3 MB)
- Assessment report: European Master of Law and Economics (1.4 MB)
- Obersvation report: AQU Catalunya (0.2 MB)
- Observation report: AQAS e.v (0.4 MB)
- Observation report: CNA - Consejo Nacional de Acreditación (0.3 MB)
- Observation report: Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (EVADenmark) (0.2 MB)
- Observation report: FIBAA (0.2 MB)
- Observation report: SINAES – Sistema Nacional de Acreditación de la Educación Superior (0.3 MB)
- Observation report: Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA) (0.3 MB)
- Observation report: ZEvA (0.2 MB)
- Single Accreditation of Joint Programmes: Pilots Evaluation Report (2.1 MB)
Following are the partners of the project, EURASHE is in the stakeholders’ group:
Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) - The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders NVAO was established by the Dutch and Flemish governments as an independent accreditation organisation tasked with providing an expert and objective assessment of the... Read more
Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes (AQAS) - AQAS – Agency for Quality Assurance – is an independent non-profit organisation, supported by more than 80 member institutions, both higher education institutions (HEIs) and academic associations. AQAS was founded... Read more
Austrian Accreditation Council (ÖAR) - The Austrian Accreditation Council (Österreichischer Akkreditierungsrat, ÖAR) evaluates, accredits and regulates the private higher education institutions offering university education in Austria. (The ÖAR was disolved in 2012).
Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU Catalunya) - The Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency, AQU Catalunya, is the main instrument for the promotion and assurance of quality in the Catalan higher education system. The purpose of AQU Catalunya... Read more
Danish Agency for International Education (IU) - The Danish Agency for International Education (formerly known as CIRIUS) is an authority within the Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation responsible for the internationalisation of education and training in Denmark. The... Read more
Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) - FIBAA is a European, internationally oriented agency for quality assurance and quality development in higher education. We see ourselves as a partner for Higher Education Institutions and comparable education providers.... Read more
Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) (Poland) - The Ministry of Science and Higher Education (Polish: Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego) in Poland was opened on 5 May 2006 by the Minister of Science and Higher Education, in... Read more
National Accreditation Council (CNA) - In Colombia, Act 30 of 1992 stipulates that those who seek to form an institution of higher learning must demonstrate the capacity to accomplish the mandated tasks and to assure... Read more
National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) - The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain, ANECA, is a Foundation whose aim is to provide external quality assurance for the Spanish Higher Education System and to... Read more
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) - The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India to assess and accredit institutions of higher education in the... Read more
Netherlands Organization for International Cooperation in Higher Education (Nuffic) - Nuffic helps students, employees, policymakers, administrators and researchers in the higher education sector achieve their international ambitions. Nuffic works to promote international cooperation in higher education on a daily basis, with... Read more
Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA) - SQAA commenced its operations on 1 March 2010 after, on 28 February 2010, the Council for Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia had ceased to work. SQAA encourages the quality... Read more
Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ) - The Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ) assures and promotes the quality of teaching and research at universities in Switzerland. It is independent, uses internationally... Read more
UK NARIC - UK NARIC is the National Agency responsible for providing information, advice and opinion on vocational, academic and professional skills and qualifications from all over the world. As the National Agency,... Read more
Stefan Delplace - Stefan Delplace became the Secretary General of EURASHE in 2004, a position he occupied until 2014. He represented in the Bologna Follow-Up Group and several of its working and coordination... Read more
Alexandre Wipf - Alexandre Wipf is the previous policy and communications officer at EURASHE. Within the secretariat he was in charge of the implementation of quality assurance related activities (policy, projects, events, representation,... Read more














Following are some of the experts involved in the project:

