A bimonthly publication of AQU Catalunya

39

November 2008

Josep Grifoll Saurí, Head of Quality Assurance at AQU Catalunya, has been selected as a new member of the Board of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) for a period of three years.

The Board is the executive body of ENQA. Elected by the General Assembly, it convenes at least quarterly to discuss current issues connected with quality assurance in higher education.

The main responsibilities of the Board are to:

• prepare and supervise a yearly work plan, to be discussed and approved by the General Assembly;
• prepare workshops and other activities as defined in the work plan;
• ensure that any specific mandate determined by the General Assembly is executed;
• decide on the admission of new members or the exclusion of members in breach of the Regulations;
• make recommendations to the General Assembly on any modification of the Regulations;
• appoint the Secretary General (and other full-time staff of ENQA);
• instruct and evaluate the work of the Secretary General in charge of the Secretariat, and the work of the Secretariat of ENQA;
• oversee the financial arrangements of ENQA and provide for the auditing of the accounts;
• take such other action as it may deem necessary in the interests of ENQA.