Re: CEPES >>> EGAA Conference
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From: Monica Cucoanes <MONICA@cepes.ro>
Subject: Re: CEPES >>> EGAA Conference
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 13 January 1994 Sir/Madam, Eight months have already passed since CEPES organized in Oradea (Romania) a high level consultation focussed on policy issues of quality assurance and institutional accreditation in the higher education systems of the central and eastern European countries. The final statement adopted by the participants urged CEPES to launch, within the framework of the European Group for Academic Assessment (EGAA), various operational projects addressing the needs of the central and eastern European systems of higher education in the domains of quality assurance and accreditation. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of the stages of our work, to consult you with regard to further proposals to be made and actions to be taken, and to invite you to attend the first EGAA Conference. 1. The proceedings of the high level consultation were published in our review Higher Education in Europe (Vol. XVIII, No. 3, 1993), which is sent to you separately. Meanwhile, we have been constantly gathering information on developments in all the countries of the Europe Region. This information can be made accessible to you upon request. We are currently building up a database on the recognized institutions of higher education which will soon be accessible via E-mail and in hard copy (print outs). 2. We are involved, together with the World Bank, in an extensive project focussed on the process of reforming the Romanian higher education system. Particular attention is being paid to the procedures and mechanisms of quality assurance and accreditation. In this context, we have contributed to the drafting of a law on accreditation which has already been adopted by the Romanian Parliament, and we are now monitoring pilot projects intended to prepare the ground for its wide implementation. The emphasis is being placed on ways to develop institutional quality assurance mechanisms and on the procedures for licensing and accrediting newly established higher education institutions. CEPES will present the conclusions derived from this experimental stage in a report. It will also formulate various suggestions for the implementation of the provisions of the law on accreditation both at the national and the institutional levels. The Romanian authorities are establishing a national body of a buffer type to be in charge of quality assessment and accreditation. It will be linked to both institutional activities and ministerial responsibilities. 3. We are co-operating with the Romanian universities, the Ministry of Education, and the national TEMPUS office for the establishment of both the National Council on Academic Evaluation and Accreditation and of an appropriate division in the Ministry of Education to be given responsibility for quality control, accreditation matters, and diploma recognition. Indeed, the issues related to the recognition of diplomas are closely linked to those of academic quality assurance and accreditation. We would like to stress that CEPES is co-operating on these projects with various international agencies, such as the World Bank, the Council of Europe, and the TEMPUS Office. As CEPES intends to strengthen its co-operation also in other domains with these agencies, we wish to include your country in this framework. As you can see, we are particularly concerned that national systems of higher education and the institutions which compose them develop appropriate operational projects. As it is from this perspective that we are addressing you this letter, we would very much like to receive your suggestions and comments for the eventual development of similar projects in your country. Under the auspices of EGAA, we are planning to organize a conference focussed on the procedures and operational aspects of quality assurance and accreditation in higher education. We propose that this conference be held during the first half of May 1994, in Bucharest, at CEPES. The objectives of the conference are threefold: i) to take stock of the latest experiences and developments in the fields of academic quality assurance and accreditation; ii) to make a detailed presentation of the results of the pilot projects carried out in the Romanian system of higher education; iii) to further plan the activities envisaged under the auspices of the European Group for Academic Assessment (EGAA). If these proposals are of interest to you, please inform us about your participation in the above-mentioned conference as soon as possible, but not later than the 15th of February 1994, in order for us to have sufficient time to prepare for the Conference. You can write to us via e-mail: anda@cepes.ro via fax: 40-1-641 50 25 (CEPES-UNESCO) Sincerely yours, Carin Berg Director of CEPES
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