Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area

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European higher education policy document quality assurance framework

The Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) are a set of common principles and criteria that underpin and harmonize internal and external quality assurance systems across European higher education institutions.

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European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area	5
European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance	1
European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA	1
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A. Bologna Process
The Bologna Process is a European higher education reform initiative aimed at creating a more compatible, comparable, and coherent system of university degrees across participating countries.
B. Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region is an international treaty adopted in Lisbon in 1997 that sets common principles for recognizing higher-education qualifications across European countries to promote academic mobility and fair access to further study.
C. Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education is the UK’s independent body responsible for monitoring and advising on standards and quality in higher education institutions.
D. European Qualifications Framework
The European Qualifications Framework is a common European reference framework that helps compare and translate qualifications across different countries and education systems in Europe.
E. Bologna Declaration 1999
The Bologna Declaration 1999 is a landmark European higher education reform agreement that launched the Bologna Process to create a more comparable, compatible, and coherent system of university degrees across Europe.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
Target entity description: The Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG) are a set of common principles and criteria that underpin and harmonize internal and external quality assurance systems across European higher education institutions.

A. Bologna Process
The Bologna Process is a European higher education reform initiative aimed at creating a more compatible, comparable, and coherent system of university degrees across participating countries.
B. Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region is an international treaty adopted in Lisbon in 1997 that sets common principles for recognizing higher-education qualifications across European countries to promote academic mobility and fair access to further study.
C. Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education is the UK’s independent body responsible for monitoring and advising on standards and quality in higher education institutions.
D. European Qualifications Framework
The European Qualifications Framework is a common European reference framework that helps compare and translate qualifications across different countries and education systems in Europe.
E. Bologna Declaration 1999
The Bologna Declaration 1999 is a landmark European higher education reform agreement that launched the Bologna Process to create a more comparable, compatible, and coherent system of university degrees across Europe.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	European higher education policy document ⓘ quality assurance framework ⓘ
aimsAt	facilitating recognition of qualifications in the EHEA ⓘ mutual trust among higher education systems in Europe ⓘ
appliesTo	European Higher Education Area ⓘ
basedOn	Bologna Process objectives ⓘ
developedBy	European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ⓘ European Association of Institutions in Higher Education ⓘ European Students’ Union ⓘ European University Association ⓘ
encourages	continuous improvement of study programmes ⓘ regular external review of quality assurance agencies ⓘ
endorsedAt	Bergen Ministerial Conference ⓘ
endorsedBy	European ministers responsible for higher education ⓘ linked to: Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process
endorsedInYear	2005 ⓘ
field	higher education quality assurance ⓘ
hasPart	standards for external quality assurance ⓘ standards for internal quality assurance ⓘ standards for quality assurance agencies ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	soft law instrument ⓘ
principle	fitness for purpose of quality assurance procedures ⓘ institutional autonomy and responsibility for quality ⓘ involvement of stakeholders in quality assurance ⓘ student-centred learning ⓘ transparency of processes and outcomes ⓘ
publisher	European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ⓘ
purpose	to enhance transparency of quality assurance in the EHEA ⓘ to harmonize internal and external quality assurance systems in European higher education ⓘ to provide common principles for quality assurance in the EHEA ⓘ to support the development of a quality culture in higher education institutions ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education ⓘ European Standards and Guidelines 2015 edition ⓘ
revisedAt	Yerevan Ministerial Conference ⓘ
revisedInYear	2015 ⓘ
scope	external quality assurance ⓘ internal quality assurance ⓘ quality assurance agencies ⓘ
shortName	ESG ⓘ
supports	implementation of the Bologna Process ⓘ
targetAudience	higher education institutions ⓘ policy makers in higher education ⓘ quality assurance agencies ⓘ students ⓘ
typeOfStandard	non-binding reference document ⓘ
url	https://www.enqa.eu/esg ⓘ

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FIBAA → compliesWith → Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area ⓘ

Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation → followsStandard → European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area ⓘ

subject linked to: Dutch-Flemish Accreditation Organisation (NVAO)