Recogni4on of programmes accredited by cross border QA procedures The legal of recognibon of programmes and joint programmes in recognibon The

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Recogni4on of programmes accredited by cross border QA procedures

•  The legal se@ng of recogniBon of programmes and joint programmes in

recogniBon

•  The Danish experience in recognising programmes subject to cross border

accreditaBon

•  “A European approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes”??

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The legal se@ng of Recogni4on

The Lisbon RecogniBon ConvenBon (LRC) – Council of Europe and UNESCO Basic rules:

-‐ The right to have a fair recogniBon of your educaBonal qualiﬁcaBons in another signatory country – establishment of ENIC-‐NARIC centres

-‐  Recognise a foreign degree at the same level unless the competent

recogniBon authority can prove substanBal diﬀerences between foreign and similar naBonal programme

-‐  -‐RecogniBon principles should be based on recogniBon of learning

outcomes and not of equivalence

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The legal se@ng of Recogni4on

•  LRC and QA: “Competent recogniBon authority should take due account of

formal QA systems and results”.

• _{Subsidiary texts: “Code of good pracBce in the provision of}

transnaBonal educaBon” (2001) and “RecommendaBon of the

recogniBon of joint degrees (2004)

• _{TNE Programmes must be legally established – providing and}

awarding insBtuBons must comply with rules in all parBcipaBng

countries

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The legal se@ng of Recogni4on

•  “Competent recogniBon authoriBes may make the recogniBon of joint

degrees condiBonal on all parts of the study programme leading to the degree and/or insBtuBons providing the programme being subject to QA

•  All parts and all insBtuBons must be accredited/recognised according to

legislaBon in all parBcipaBng countries.

•  No menBoning of ESG’s, EQAR, Cross-‐border QA

•  RecogniBon therefore in many countries depending on QA decisions in all

parBcipaBng countries

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Danish principles of recogni4on and cross border QA

•  LegislaBon on joint programmes and Danish programmes oﬀered abroad

allows cross border QA by agencies registered in EQAR

•  Cross border QA of Danish programmes/insBtuBons is allowed – the

foreign QAA must comply with Danish legislaBon on QA and the ﬁnal decision is taken by the AccreditaBon Council.

•  Danish QAAs are not allowed to operate abroad on foreign naBonal

programmes – only in relaBon to joint programmes with Danish insBtuBons

parBcipaBon

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Danish principles of recogni4on and cross border QA

•  In Denmark: A Bachelor Degree from Italy will be recognised if the

InsBtuBon/programme is accredited/recognised by a recognised Italian QAA or a foreign QAA if this is done according to Italian legislaBon

•  RecogniBon of joint degrees: DK accepts single cross border QA of the

programme if legally established in parBcipaBng countries and the QA is done by a formally recognised QAA applying ESGs/registered in EQAR or a formally recognised QAA outside EHEA.

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Danish principles of recogni4on and cross border QA

•  A consorBum oﬀering a legally established joint programme with 3 fully

accredited insBtuBons and one legiBmate but not-‐accredited provider: -‐ recogniBon if all parts of programme is studied in recognised

insBtuBons and accredited through cross border QA or any other formally recognised QA arrangement

-‐ considering recogniBon if part of the programme is studied in the legiBmate non-‐accredited insBtuBon through cross border QA or any other formally recognised QA arrangement

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European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes

•  Too many obstacles in accreditaBon of joint programmes – naBonal

legislaBon not allowing cross border QA, naBonal regulaBons sBpulaBng too many regulaBons in master programmes

•  Proposal for procedures for recogniBon of one single Cross Border QA of

joint programmes by EQAR registered QAA – relevant to both insBtuBonal and programme accreditaBon

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European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes

•  A European approach will deﬁnitely enhance recogniBon of joint degrees

accredited in a single accreditaBon procedure by cross border QAAs registered in EQAR

•  Will strengthen EHEA cooperaBon in QA and consolidate mutual trust in QA

cooperaBon

•  Cross border QA and single QA procedures are an obvious development

following European agreements of ESGs and EQAR register.

•  Discussion in DK about status of proposal? Mandatory or guiding principles

and good pracBce?