January 2020
Photo taken during the meeting of the Advisory Committee
The results of the study to analyse gender-based differences in the procedures involving assessment for premiums on research were referred to the Advisory Committee. Although no differences were observed in the assessment process, the committee requested that the study be extended to other QA procedures and, if possible, for it to cover teaching and research staff as well.
The Advisory Committee was also consulted about the proposed methodological framework for institutional accreditation, in relation to which various different suggestions were made about the approach and content.
Also during the meeting, the president of AQU Catalunya reported on the Employers project, and the Committee issued a highly positive assessment of the sectoral round-table workshops for diagnosing the main issues in the respective sector of higher education that they each address.
Anna Prades, who is head of Internationalisation and Knowledge Generation at the Agency, was appointed as the new secretary to the Advisory Committee.