Objectives

The first objective of the project is to implement an Information Tool providing information on qualifications from accredited programmes and institutions. The Information Tool is a database driven website. The main aim of the Information Tool is to present the qualifications provided by programmes and institutions accredited by ECA members. These qualifications are presented in the perspective of the higher education system of which it is part (‘National Qualifications Framework’) together with information on the relevant accreditation organisation and recognition authorities.

The Information Tool should provide relevant information for students, employers, recognition authorities and institutions.
The second objective of the programme is the proposal of an Accreditation Supplement. One of the Standards of the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (EHEA) defines ‘reporting’ as: “Reports should be published and should be written in a style, which is clear and readily accessible to its intended readership. Any decisions, commendations or recommendations contained in reports should be easy for a reader to find.” The objective of this part of the project would then be to explore the Europeanization of this standard in the same way the ministers responsible for higher education have done with the Diploma Supplement in Berlin 2003. In the Berlin Communiqué it was written as follows: “[The ministers] set the objective that every student graduating as from 2005 should receive the Diploma Supplement automatically and free of charge. It should be issued in a widely spoken European language.” The project would explore the method for introducing a supplement, in English, to the published accreditation results and the format of this supplement. The Accreditation Supplement should be integrated into and published in the Information Tool.