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September 2013
AQU NEWS
- AQU Catalunya participates in the IMPALA project16.08.2013
IMPALA is part of the Life Long Learning Programme Action: Erasmus Multilateral Projects of the European Commission, and is funded by the EACEA (The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency), responsible for the management of certain parts of the EU's programmes in the fields of education, culture and audiovisual. - Presentation of the methodology to be used by the universities for the accreditation of recognised degrees has now been completed06.08.2013
The aim of the sessions, which were held at each of the twelve universities in Catalonia between May and July, was to present and discuss the contents of the Guide and receive feedback from those who will actually participate in the accreditation of recognised Bachelor and Master's degrees. - Mapping cross-border provision of higher education in the EU01.08.2013
A new study shows that cross-border higher education affects only a very small minority of students within the EU, but it is on an upward curve. - Results of the first call of 2013 for the issue of the reports of tenure-track lecturer30.07.2013
It opened from 25 February to 15 March. - Notification for the renewal of accreditation for the teaching assessment handbooks used by the public universities in Catalonia29.07.2013
The primary aim of the new accreditation process is to evaluate the functioning and application of the quality assurance processes designed in the teaching assessment handbooks of each university. This evaluation will be based on the principle of transparency, the satisfaction of the agents involved and accountability. - AQU Catalunya will host the INQAAHE Secretariat24.07.2013
International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) Secretariat will be hosted by The Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency, AQU Catalunya from October 2013 to December 2015, taking over the Dutch agency NVAO. - New calls for the issuing of research and advanced research accreditations18.07.2013
The application submission procedure is given on the AQU Catalunya website, Teaching staff section. - The Joan Rodés Awards for the recruitment of clinical researchers16.07.2013
Joan Rodés award contracts are a homage to the work of the ex-Director General of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (2003-2008), who is also one of the leading promoters and director of the IDIBAPS (1997-2008). - AQU presents the validation reports for higher awards in the Performing Arts and Plastic Arts15.07.2013
AQU Catalunya completed the quality assurance and validation of programmes leading to higher awards in the Performing Arts and Plastic Arts (Music, Dance, Dramatic Arts, Restoration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, Design and Visual Arts), which come under the responsibility of the Catalan Government's Ministry of Education. - The President of AQU Catalunya interviewed on La Xarxa de Comunicació Local10.07.2013
The President explained the Agency's role and activities and also gave an overview of current events and developments concerning the universities in Catalonia. - AQU Catalunya publishes the Annual Report for 201202.07.2013
The ANNUAL REPORT 2012, which was endorsed by the AQU Board of Management at the meeting held on 14 June 2013, is divided into six sections that deal with the main strategic areas in which the Agency is active: quality assurance of programmes of study, quality assurance of teaching staff, knowledge generation, internationalisation, strategic management and communication, and internal organisation.
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