Programme

  • Thursday, 11 October
      • 09.00 – 10.00 Registration of participants
    • Morning – Opening and Introduction to the theme
      • 10.00 – 11.00 Opening. Introduction to the Conference theme (Alberto Amaral – A3ES)
      • 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break
    • Morning – Conceptual framework
      • 11.30 – 12.30 Conceptual framework (The evaluative state; NPM and lack of trust; principal-agent relations and accountability, etc.) (Guy Neave – Cipes)
      • 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
    • Afternoon – Recent European developments
      • 14.00 – 15.30 European developments: U-MAP and U-Multiranking (Don Westerheijden – Cheps)
      • 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
    • Afternoon – Learning outcomes
      • 16.00 – 17.30 Learning outcomes and AHELO (Fabrice Hénard – IMHE/OECD)
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  • Friday, 12 October
    • Morning – Risk management
      • 09.00 – 10.30 Risk Management – the theory (Colin Raban – Emeritus Professor, University of Derby)
      • 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
      • 11.00 – 12.30 Risk Management – implementation (Anthony McClaran – QAA)
      • 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
    • Afternoon – Quality enhancement
      • 14.00 – 15.30 Quality Enhancement (Murray Saunders – U. Lancaster)
      • 15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break
    • Afternoon – Regional perspectives
  • Saturday, 13 October
    • Morning – Quality Actors’ perspectives
      • 09.00 – 10.30 The Academics (Maria João Rosa – Cipes)
        The Students (ESU)
        The Agencies (Achim Hopbach – ENQA)
      • 10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break
      • 11.00 – 12.30 Conclusions and closure
      • 12.30 – 14.00 Lunch