12th European Quality Assurance Forum Responsible QA – committing to impact

Abstract

150 words max): Fair recognition of qualifications, periods of study, and prior learning has been one of the main objectives of the Bologna Process since its creation. The Lisbon Recognition Convention establishes some agreed common operating principles at the European level. These principles concern all organisations conducting recognition practices and, in particular, higher education institutions. With the formulation of the ESG 2015 (particularly ESG 1.4), it is clear that higher education institutions and QA agencies now have the responsibility of addressing academic recognition issues in their internal and external quality assurance (EQA) processes. This paper provides a synthesis of the main conclusions of a survey conducted by the ENQA working group VII on quality assurance and recognition in September 2016. The survey explores the current practices on EQA of institutional recognition practices among QA agencies as well as the links between QA agencies and ENIC-NARIC centres. The paper is based on: research Has this paper previously been published/presented elsewhere? No. Text of paper (3000 words max):