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"The Concept of Excellence in Higher Education"

19-03-2015

As a consequence of the A3ES’s participation in ENQA's group, a report was produced which records the discussions on the theme and reflects the progress made in describing, evaluating and defining the concept of excellence in higher education.
ENQA Coordinated Review of A3ES

02-04-2014

The external review of A3ES was performed under the coordination of ENQA, and the External Review Panel visited the Agency on the 15-16 January 2014 and delivered its report in March..
ENQA Coordinated Review of A3ES

31-07-2013

A3ES is presently under an internacional review coordinated by ENQA. The Self-Evaluation Report, submitted on the 31st of July, is available online.
ECA Conference on “Quality Assurance and Recognition of Joint Programmes – The Art and the Passion”

29-04-2013

The information about the conference "Quality Assurance and Recognition of Joint Programmes: The Art and the Passion" is publicised, at ECA’s request.
Participation of Students in the 2nd Year of the Regular Assessment/Accreditation Round

24-04-2013

As part of the application process for students interested in participating in the evaluation/ accreditation process in the 2nd year of the regular cycle of reviews the Agency received 174 expressions of interest from students who fall in the areas of training to be assessed in 2013.
Book "Managing Reform in Universities. The Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organizational Change" published

05-12-2012

Palgrave/Macmillan has just published a new book in Issues in Higher Education. This book, “Managing Reform in Universities. The Dynamics of Culture, Identity and Organizational Change”, is edited by Bjørn Stensaker, Jussi Välimaa and Cláudia Sarrico.
Report of the October 2012 meeting of the Scientific Council of A3ES

28-11-2012

The Scientific Council of A3ES met on the 10th October 2012. The report of this meeting can be accessed in the A3ES's webpage, at Projects and Documents.
Training activity for members of External Review Teams

28-11-2012

The A3ES held a new one-day training activity, for members of External Review Teams (CAE) who participate in the process of assessment and accreditation of degree programme.
Questionnaire on the ACEF 2009/2010 Accreditation Process

28-11-2012

A3ES launched a questionnaire to higher education institutions and members of the review teams who participated in the assessment of CEFs in 2012.
A3ES is a member of IMHE

25-10-2012

A3ES is a member of IMHE (Institutional Management in Higher Education), an OECD programme, being also a member of its Board.
A3ES has been accepted as a member of the CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG)

25-10-2012

A3ES has been accepted as a member of the CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) a forum established by CHEA – Council for Higher Education Accreditation (United States)
Criteria for the qualification of teaching staff

23-10-2012

The Administration Council approved the document "Qualification Criteria of Academic Staff for the Accreditation of Degree Programmes"
Call for Students Interested in Participating in the Accreditation Process

23-10-2012

A call is open, until December 15, for students interested in participating in the 2nd year of evaluation/accreditation processes of the regular cycle of reviews.
Submission of self-assessment reports of degree programmes in operation, 2012-2013

23-10-2012

The A3ES electronic platform is open from October 16 to December 28, for submission of self-assessment reports for degree programmes in operation to be assessed in 2012-2013
Conference on "Recent Trends in Quality Assurance"

23-10-2012

The papers presented at the international conference “Recent Trends in Quality Assurance”, are already available in the Agency’s Webpage.
Training activities for members of External Review Teams

24-09-2012

The A3ES held two one-day training activities, for members of External Review Teams (ERT) who participate in the process of assessment and accreditation of degree programmes in operation.
A3ES is a member of the European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA)

08-08-2012

In its meeting of 13 June 2012 the European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) has accepted A3ES as a member of the Consortium and consequently the Agency joined the ECA Agreement of Cooperation for the period from January 2012 until June 2015.
Deadline for the submission of self-assessment report for degree programmes in operation, 2012-2013

20-07-2012

By deliberation of the Administration Council, sent for publication in DR, the deadline for submission of self-evaluation reports of degree programmes in operation, to be assessed in 2012-2013, was fixed for the period from 16 October to 28 December 2012.
Conference on "Recent Trends in Quality Assurance"

07-07-2012

A3ES and CIPES Conference on "Recent Trends in Quality Assurance" at Porto, between 11th and 13th of October, 2012. The registrations are open.
New degree programmes to begin in the academic year 2013-2014

02-07-2012

A Resolution of the Administration Council, published in DR, has established the period from September 3 to October 15 for the submission of new degree programmes to begin in the academic year 2013-2014.

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