Online Information Tool for qualifications from accredited programmes and institutions

• Nature: A database driven website
• Volume: By the end of the project there would have to be at least 100 qualifications online
• Content: information on qualifications from accredited programmes and institutions (including, in at least 100 cases, the Accreditation Supplement), an introduction to all the higher education systems of the countries concerned, with links to the overarching European Qualifications Framework and the EQF, the profile of each accreditation organisation concerned, the profile of each recognition authority (ENIC/NARIC) of the countries concerned, the overarching European Qualifications Framework and the EQF, the qualifications of accredited programmes and/or institutions.
• Structure: Designed in order to include possible new data providers (id. accreditation organisations/quality assurance agencies)
• Language: EN
• Deliverable: http://www.qrossroads.eu

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The Accreditation Supplement

• Nature: Accreditation supplement of two pages integrated in the Information Tool
• Volume: 100 Accreditation Supplements integrated in the Information Tool
• Content: The exploration of the possible content of the Accreditation Supplement is part of the project
• Structure: Written proposal for a Accreditation Supplement (to be explored in the project)
• Language: EN
• Deliverable: http://www.qrossroads.eu

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Publication #1: Accreditation frameworks compared

• Nature: Online publications (in pdf-files ready for print)
• Volume: Five reports (five countries bilaterally) each not more than 60 and not less than 30 pages
• Content: Comparison of accreditation frameworks, accreditation procedures and publication policies of accreditation organisations
• Structure: Introduction, comparison of standards, procedures & publication policies and conclusions
• Language: EN
• Deliverable: Comparative analyses of accreditation standards and methodologies

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Publication #2: Advancing mutual recognition of accreditation decisions

• Nature: (1) Online publication of the analysis (in pdf-file ready for print) (2) A separate overview in print
• Volume: Not less than 20 and not more than 40 pages, including a separate 9 page overview
• Content: Issues related to the advancement of mutual recognition of accreditation decisions
• Structure: Analysis of the relationship between accreditation and recognition of qualifications; a catalogue of achievements with regard to mutual recognition agreements; and an exploration of the involvement of governments (legal issues) and stakeholders (respect for institutional autonomy) needed to achieve mutual recognition of accreditation decisions
• Language: EN
• Deliverable:  Advancing mutual recognition of accreditation decisions

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Publication #3: Reports of observer missions

• Nature: Online publications (in pdf-files ready for print)
• Volume: Five reports (five countries bilaterally) each not more than 10 pages
• Content: Observation accreditation procedures of ECA members in the perspective of ECA’s Code of Good Practice
• Structure: Introduction, judgements against standards in the Code of Good Practice and conclusions
• Language: EN
• Deliverable: Observation reports

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Publication #4: Promoting mutual recognition of accreditation decisions

• Nature: Publication
• Volume: Not less than 30 and not more than 60 pages
• Content: The outcomes of the dissemination conference
• Structure: Introduction to achieved mutual recognition agreements of accreditation and quality assurance decisions, the way forward to widening mutual recognition agreements to all countries in the EHEA and the relationship between mutual recognition agreements and similar agreements (in other regions/domain specific)
• Language: EN
• Deliverable:  The Benefits of Mutual Recognition of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Decisions

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