Benefits and Challenges of Cross-Border Quality Assurance in Higher Education. A Case Study in Engineering Education in Europe

Autor/inn/en	Sánchez-Chaparro, Teresa; Remaud, Bernard; Gómez-Frías, Víctor; Duykaerts, Caty; Jolly, Anne-Marie
Titel	Benefits and Challenges of Cross-Border Quality Assurance in Higher Education. A Case Study in Engineering Education in Europe
Quelle	In: Quality in Higher Education, 28 (2022) 3, S.308-325 (18 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Sánchez-Chaparro, Teresa) ORCID (Gómez-Frías, Víctor)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1353-8322
DOI	10.1080/13538322.2021.2004984
Schlagwörter	Educational Quality; Quality Assurance; Higher Education; Case Studies; Risk; Accreditation (Institutions); Foreign Countries; Competition; International Cooperation; Educational Cooperation; Engineering Education; Barriers; French; Public Agencies; Web Sites; Decision Making; Graduate Study; Undergraduate Study; Stakeholders; Program Evaluation; Evaluation Criteria; Europe; Belgium; France + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Quality of education; Bildungsqualität; Qualitätssicherung; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Risiko; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut; Ausland; Wettkampf; Internationale Kooperation; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Education; cooperation; Kooperation; Ingenieurausbildung; Französisch; Öffentliche Einrichtung; Web-Design; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Aufbaustudium; Graduiertenstudium; Hauptstudium; Grundstudium; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Europa; Belgien; Frankreich
Abstract	Quality assurance in higher education has become a global activity. In the European Higher Education Area, cross-border quality assurance has been heavily encouraged by the European Commission. Behind this, lies the belief that encouraging competition among quality assurance bodies and introducing a liberal 'market' logic into the sector would result in a better overall quality of higher education. However, some critical voices have pinpointed possible risks of this practice. This calls for a better understanding of the actual implications of cross-border quality assurance. Using a purposely chosen case study, this article reflects on the risks and benefits of cross-border quality assurance in Europe. The case study involves the accreditation in the engineering sector in Belgium by a French accreditation agency, in partnership with a Belgian agency. Benefits and challenges of cross-border quality assurance are identified, as well as several key lessons for quality assurance bodies involved in this type of activity. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01