Welcome to the website of the European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA).
ECA aims for the mutual recognition of accreditation and quality assurance decisions. The members of ECA believe that this will contribute to the recognition of qualifications in higher education and the mobility of students and graduates in Europe. It will also prevent the necessity of multiple accreditations for joint programmes and institutions operating across borders. Other aims of ECA are:
- mutual learning and disseminating best practices in accreditation;
- providing transparent information on quality and supporting internationalisation of institutions and students.
Highlights
ECA members have signed 12 bilateral mutual recognition agreements and 4 letters of intent:
http://www.ecaconsortium.net/conference/documents2.php
ECA members have accomplished the following achievements:
More details on the work of ECA can be read in the Barcelona conference publication (please see downloads below).
ECA has also signed cooperation agreements with:
- The Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEEN). The aim of the agreement is to understand and to work towards the acceptance of the accreditation procedures of the respective member agencies.
- The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).
The documents mentioned above can be downloaded here.
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