July 2014
The first of the visits by external review panels for the accreditation of Bachelor and Master's degree programmes at Catalan universities took place on Friday, May 16. The purpose of the accreditation process, which has been designed by AQU Catalunya, is:
The first external review panel, which was made up of José Luis Bonal (chair), Professor of the Faculty of Documentation and Communication Sciences at the University of Extremadura; Betlem Martinez (in a professional capacity as an expert), head of online processes and governance at the Catalan government's Ministry of Enterprise and Employment; Clara Illa (student), who is currently taking a Bachelor's degree course in Information and Documentation at the University of Barcelona; and Eva Benito (secretary), a QA specialist with AQU Catalunya, visited the School of Archives and Documents Management at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) to review the Master's programme in Archives and Documents Management.
During the site visit the external review team conducted hearings with the faculty's management team, teachers, students, former students and employers.