Meeting via video link of the Committee of Vice-Rectors for Quality Assurance
The director of AQU Catalunya held a meeting via video link with the Committee of Vice-Rectors for quality assurance at Catalan universities to discuss the documents endorsed by AQU's Institutional and Programme Review Committee:
- Pilot guidelines for the ex-ante accreditation of short term programmes linked to the Catalan Public Employment Service's Catalogue of Training in Specialised Fields"
- Guidelines for the introduction of recognised dual study programmes
The Committee also discussed the effects of the state of emergency on programme and institutional quality assurance procedures and teaching staff assessment at university-level. In particular, reference was made to the protocols for action for all QA procedures covered by the VSMA framework (including internal QA system certification) and the extension of deadlines for the first call for applications in 2020 for accreditation-related preliminary reports for tenure-eligible lecturers.
A proposal for the Standards and guidelines for the renewal of institutional accreditation for faculties and schools was also presented during the meeting.