Europabreed erkennen

Europabreed
erkennen
Jolien van der Vegt (OCW)
Mark Frederiks (NVAO)
Lucie de Bruin, Bas Wegewijs (EP-Nuffic)
EP-Nuffic Jaarcongres
12 maart 2015
De EAR projecten:
European Area of Recognition
 Stroomlijnen erkenningspraktijk
 Praktische implementatie Lisbon Recognition Convention, gebaseerd op
bestaande good practice
 ENIC-NARIC netwerken (& CoE, UNESCO and EC)
 Voorbeeld voor andere Conventies (o.a. Azië, Africa)
 Gebruik EAR aanbevolen in Bologna Bucharest Communiqué 2012
EAR projecten: 2009 - 2014
EAR projecten: 2014 - 2017
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EHEA en automatische erkenning
Benelux beschikking erkenning
FAIR project
Revised European Standards & Guidelines
Interactief gedeelte
EHEA en automatische erkenning
 Bucharest Communiqué (2012):
“We are willing to work together towards the automatic recognition of
comparable academic degrees, building on the tools of the Bologna framework,
as a long-term goal of the EHEA.”
“At the European level, we will support the work of a pathfinder group of
countries exploring ways to achieve the automatic academic recognition of
comparable degrees.”
Pathfinder Group on Automatic
Recognition
 Verkennen concept ‘Automatic recognition’
 Werkgroep is experiment binnen Bologna Process
 Klein aantal landen (OCW namens NL vertegenwoordigd)
 Rapport is door BFUG goed ontvangen
Aanbevelingen Pathfinder Group (I)
 “To ensure that qualifications are recognised on an equal level with domestic
qualifications”
 “To modify legislation which obliges HEIs to primarily apply formal and
quantifiable criteria (length of studies/number of credits) in recognition”
 “To simplify national regulation surrounding recognition practices”
 “To advise HEIs on properly implementing the LRC and on increasing the use
of qualitative criteria, such as the achievement of Learning Outcomes”
Aanbevelingen Pathfinder Group (II)
 “To draw more effectively on the potential of qualifications frameworks for
recognition”
 “To endorse the recently published EAR-HEI Manual as a reference
framework to guide recognition processes”
 “To further reduce the maximum time limit for recognition decisions”
 “To support the role of Quality Assurance assessing recognition processes in
HEIs”
Benelux beschikking:
automatische erkenning
 Beschikking van het Benelux Comité van Ministers (mei 2015);
 Doel: de automatische wederzijdse erkenning van hogeronderwijsgraden op
generiek niveau;
 Bachelor = Bachelor en Master = Master;
 Bouwt voort op automatische erkenning tussen Vlaanderen en Nederland
(accreditatieverdrag).
FAIR project – Focus on Automatic
Institutional Recognition
 Erasmus+ KA3 Policy experimentation project;
 Ministeries van Onderwijs zijn volwaardige project partners naast
erkenningscentra, hoger onderwijsinstellingen en ‘evaluation bodies’.
 Test hypothese “automatic recognition leads to better recognition procedures”:
o Meten verbeteren van erkenningsprocedures in 2 trials
o Aanbevelingen op nationaal en Europees niveau
o Implementatie op nationaal niveau
FAIR project - Partners & Rollen
37 partners:
 6 landen:
- België (Vlaanderen), Duitsland, Italië, Kroatië, Nederland en Spanje:
o Ministeries van Onderwijs
o ENIC-NARICs
o 23 HOs (6 x 4 = 24 – 1 = 23)
 European University Association (‘Externe Evaluator’ of ‘Evaluation Body’)
 European Consortium of Accreditation (ECA)
 ENIC-NARIC Denemarken (Peer review door ‘critical friend’)
FAIR project - Coördinatie
 Project coördinator: OCW
 Project manager: EP-Nuffic
 Landencoördinatoren: ENIC-NARICs
FAIR project – 4 fasen
I - Planning
1/1/’15 – 1/3/’15
1 - Experimentation Protocol
2 - Legal arrangements *
3 - Kick-off meeting
II – Field Trials
1/3/’15 – 1/10/’16
4 - Field trial 1: Baseline assessment recognition procedures
5 - Analysis Baseline assessment
6 - Project team meeting
7 - Implementation improved recognition procedures
8 - Field trial 2: Impact analysis
III – Evaluation
1/09/’16 – 1/1/’17
9 - Analysis of field trials & Recommendations
IV – Dissemination
1/1/’15 – 30/4/’17
10 – Dissemination of project results
FAIR project - baseline
assessment
 Aanbevelingen pathfinder group
 Aanbevelingen van de EAR handboeken
 Herziene Standards & Guidelines voor kwaliteitszorg
 Het baseline assessment form:
1 - background information
2 - recognition process description
3 - scorecard
Aanbeveling pathfinder group
Aanbevelingen EAR handboeken
 European Area of Recognition (‘EAR’ handboek voor ENIC-NARICs)
 EAR – a Recognition Manual voor de HO‘s (‘EAR-HEI’ handboek)
Good practice en real-life voorbeelden voor 20 onderwerpen
http://eurorecognition.eu/Manual/EAR%20HEI.pdf
FAIR project - baseline
assessment form
1 – Background information on the respondent
 Position of the office: central / faculty level
 Type of evaluations: specific programme / category of applicants;
 Admission level: associate / bachelor / master / doctorate
 Decision making: recognition / admission
FAIR project - baseline
assessment form
2 – Recognition process description
 Which offices are involved, what role do they play?
 1 – General recognition procedure
* in line with Lisbon Recognition Convention?
* quality assurance of recognition procedure?
 2 – Transparency
* information on recognition procedure is publicly available?
* information on recognition criteria is publicly available?
* information on status of application is provided?
FAIR project - baseline
assessment form
2 – Recognition process description
 3 – Evaluation
* Principles (substantial differences and appeal)
* Procedure (verification, specific qualifications, fees, required documents)
* Tools and sources (NQF, credits, grades, information resources)
FAIR project - scorecard
Country Level Spec FR PR Reason PR Comm. PR NR Reason NR Comm. NR
type
 applicant

applicant
Date
in
Date Spec.
of
any
decis. delay
applicant Adm
informed
UK
B
1-3
8-3
-
9-3
NL
B
20-3
SE
B
12-day 10-6
wait
for
answer
NARIC
3-week 5-4
holiday
evaluator
X
ODL
X
X
180 ECTS
program
Adm. to 4th
year of
bachelor
ODL is not We do not 2-3
accepted
accept ODL
by our
credits
faculty staff
3-3
5-4
yes
no
no
Revised European Standards &
Guidelines en erkenning
“Standards & Guidelines for
Quality Assurance” (ESG)
1.4 Student admission, progression, recognition and certification
 Standard: Institutions should consistently apply pre-defined and published
regulations covering all phases of the student “life cycle”, e.g. student admission,
progression, recognition and certification.
 Guidelines: Appropriate recognition procedures rely on:
institutional practice for recognition being in line with the LRC
cooperation with other institutions, QA agencies and the national
ENIC/NARIC centre to ensure coherent recognition across the country.
Interactief gedeelte
Groepsdiscussie over de thema’s (naar eigen keuze):
1 – Kwaliteitszorg (Mark)
2 – Automatische erkenning (Jolien)
3 – FAIR project (Bas)
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