In September 2018, the BFUG formally established this Thematic Peer Group C on Quality Assurance (TPG C on QA) – more specifically on Key Commitment 3 (Quality Assurance in compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area) – based on the interests and needs indicated by the BFUG members and Consultative members in a survey conducted during the summer of 2018.
Specific thematic indications include topics such as:
- legislative framework in line with the ESG (introducing changes),
- ensuring effectiveness of internal quality assurance arrangements, including the use of QA results in the decision-making process and quality culture as well as links to learning and teaching,
- the role and engagement of stakeholders in internal and external QA (students, teachers, employers),
- Cross-border QA,
- European Approach to the QA of joint programmes.
Action plan of the Thematic Peer Group C on Quality Assurance (last update 27.05.2019)
Call for applications - Peer Support on Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Staff Mobility (deadline 31 August 2019)
The Thematic Peer Group C on Quality Assurance was established with the aim of fostering peer support among countries. Therefore, a European project has been created to facilitate and finance a system of staff mobility across Europe.
Through a system of mobility of staff members working in the field of quality assurance within national authorities (ministries), quality assurance agencies and/or stakeholder organizations, peer support can be facilitated. All flows and directions of staff mobility between ministries, QA-agencies and stakeholder organizations are possible. As such, the system supports the professional development of staff by offering a work placement in another country. Each mobile peer will further develop its QA competencies through job shadowing, observation periods and/or training at a partner QA agency/ministry/organization abroad.
TPG C on QA Meetings
1. First Meeting of the TPG C on QA in Tbilisi (Georgia) on 3 - 4 December 2018
The members of the Thematic Peer Group met for the first time and discussed the work plan of each single country and the overall work plan of the group.
Presentations and documents of this meeting:
- Meeting Agenda
- Creation of the peer group structure within Bologna Follow Up Group
- Bologna Implementation Report 2018 & overview on indicators on QA
- Defining the subthemes of the peer group, application of KA3 projects & way of working with the group members
- Outline of the project "Support to the implementation of EHEA reforms 2018-2020"
2. Second Meeting of the TPG C on QA in Limassol (Cyprus) on 27 - 28 May 2019
The members of this group met for the second time in Limassol in a two-day meeting, followed by a Peer Learning Activity. The countries that recently joined the group were informed about the outcomes of the first meeting and the work done since then. The countries presented their priorities and ideas as written in their own Action Plan. The matchmaking for the staff mobility project started.
Presentations and documents of this meeting:
- Meeting Agenda
- State of play of the peer group, monitoring/implementation report 2020, supporting projects and action plan
3. Third Meeting of the TPG C on QA in Ghent (Belgium) on 16-17 January 2020
Other events
- Peer Learning Activity on the European Approach to the accreditation of joint programmes
Limassol (Cyprus) on 29 May 2019
Agenda PLA
Presentations of the meeting:
General Introduction to the European approach - EQAR
Main obstacles and issues on the European approach - NVAO
Joint programme case study - Erasmus Mundus
Joint programme case study - Austria
Joint programme case study - The Netherlands