Projects
ECA is a project in itself. But in order to facilitate its cooperation and to contribute to achieving its aims, ECA has carried out various projects in the field of accreditation.
TEAM II
ECA is presently conducting the TEAM II project. The main aims of TEAM II is to explore recognition of qualifications from joint programmes and facilitate accreditation of these programmes.
In order to achieve the aims of the project a variety of activities are being carried out. E.g. a focus group consisiting of ENIC/NARICs are analysing practices related to the recognition of qualifications from joint programmes. And, five pilot accreditation procedures are being carried out by the partner organisations in order to try to develop a methodology for single accreditation procedures of joint programmes.
The outcomes of TEAM II will be presented at a dissemination conference in Graz on 10 and 11 June, 2010.
Qrossroads
Qrossroads is actually the result of the TEAM projects but deserves some special attention here. The main aim of Qrossroads is to present the qualifications awarded by programmes and institutions that were quality assured and accredited. The members of ECA have implemented a system in which their databases can communicate all the relevenant information to a central database. In return they can gather information from that central database to be used in their own database.
Transparent European Accreditation decisions and Mutual recognition agreements (TEAM)
JOIMAN project
Joiman is not a project of ECA, but is a European Commission funded LLP project focusing on Erasmus Mundus programmes.
Joiman aims at providing a platform in which an experienced group of partners could share knowledge and know how on the solutions found for the problems faced during the first stage of the Erasmus Mundus Programme.
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.
Code of Good Practice
Click here to consult the Code of Good Practice (2004) that lays down a set of requirements regarding the member accreditation organisations of ECA.
Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications
Click here to consult the Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications signed by ECA members and the corresponding ENIC-NARICs.
Principles for accreditation procedures regarding joint programmes
Click here to consult the principles for accreditation procedures regarding joint programmes.
Cooperation agreements
ECA has entered into cooperation agreements with other QA networks.
Events
Through the year ECA organises various conferences and seminars.