Call for Papers: 7th European Quality Assurance Forum
The 7th European Quality Assurance Forum entitled "How does Quality
Assurance Make a Difference?" will be held in Tallinn University from
22–24 November 2012. The European Association for Quality Assurance in
Higher Education (ENQA), the European Students' Union (ESU), the European
University Association (EUA) and European Association of Higher Education
Institutions (EURASHE) are organizing the forum.Through a mix of plenary
and parallel sessions, the forum will combine practice-oriented or
research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and
workshops. These will include presentations of current
developments in quality assurance (QA). This year, the event will
specifically explore the impact of external and internal QA on higher
education policies and institutional realities. In this context, the
sessions will aim to address issues such as external evaluation and
institutional follow-up; the relationship between QA, pedagogical
approaches and student learning; QA support of institutional aims and
goals; QA support of informed decision-making and the role of QA in
globalised higher education.Contributions from quality assurance
practitioners in higher education institutions and quality assurance
agencies, students, institutional leaders and researchers in the field are
invited. The forum is an excellent opportunity to present current practice
or research and test new ideas, and to elicit feedback from colleagues and
stakeholders.Call for papers is open for academic paper and workshop
proposals.Deadline for the submission of proposals is 31 July, 2012.For
further information please consult the official call for contributions.
Assurance Make a Difference?" will be held in Tallinn University from
22–24 November 2012. The European Association for Quality Assurance in
Higher Education (ENQA), the European Students' Union (ESU), the European
University Association (EUA) and European Association of Higher Education
Institutions (EURASHE) are organizing the forum.Through a mix of plenary
and parallel sessions, the forum will combine practice-oriented or
research-based discussions that will take place in the paper sessions and
workshops. These will include presentations of current
developments in quality assurance (QA). This year, the event will
specifically explore the impact of external and internal QA on higher
education policies and institutional realities. In this context, the
sessions will aim to address issues such as external evaluation and
institutional follow-up; the relationship between QA, pedagogical
approaches and student learning; QA support of institutional aims and
goals; QA support of informed decision-making and the role of QA in
globalised higher education.Contributions from quality assurance
practitioners in higher education institutions and quality assurance
agencies, students, institutional leaders and researchers in the field are
invited. The forum is an excellent opportunity to present current practice
or research and test new ideas, and to elicit feedback from colleagues and
stakeholders.Call for papers is open for academic paper and workshop
proposals.Deadline for the submission of proposals is 31 July, 2012.For
further information please consult the official call for contributions.