Archive
On this page you will find documents that were important in the history of ECA.
ECA Cooperation Agreement 2003
This is ECA's founding document, the agreement between accreditation organisations to establish ECA and cooperate towards mutual recognition of accreditation decisions.
- ECA Cooperation Agreement 2003
(PDF / 776.7 KB)
Agreement towards mutual recognition 2006
This agreement between ECA members was made at the end of 2006. ECA members agreed to regard each others accreditation tools and instruments as compatible and free of substantial differences. It was an important step towards signing mutual recognition agreements by the end of 2007.
- Agreement towards mutual recognition
(PDF / 23.6 KB)
Conclusions of ECA Workshops
From 2003 until 2007 ECA held two Workshops in each year. During these plenary meetings ECA members shared and discussed the results of the work that had take place in the Working groups. From 2008 onwards the Workshops are held annually. Below you can find the Conclusions of the twelve Workshops that have been held until today.
- Conclusions The Hague 2003
(PDF / 16.5 KB) - Conclusions Cordoba 2003
(PDF / 236.8 KB) - Conclusions Bergen 2004
(PDF / 30.2 KB) - Conclusions Zurich 2004
(PDF / 36.4 KB) - Conclusions Dublin 2005
(PDF / 58.5 KB) - Conclusions Vienna 2005
(PDF / 66.0 KB) - Conclusions Bruges 2006
(PDF / 29.1 KB) - Conclusions Paris 2006
(PDF / 27.4 KB) - Conclusions Berlin 2007
(PDF / 34.3 KB) - Conclusions Barcelona 2007
(PDF / 33.4 KB) - Conclusions Krakow 2008
(PDF / 64.2 KB)
Events
Through the year ECA organises various conferences and seminars.
About ECA
The European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA) has been established in Córdoba in November 2003 and renewed in Kraków in June 2008.
Click here to read more about the ECA agreement and results.
Publications
ECA regularly publishes position papers and reports.
Qrossroads
Qrossroads presents information regarding quality assured and accredited higher education in Europe. This information is published by European quality assurance and accreditation agencies.