Evalueringsinstitut (EVA)
Higher education institutions are responsible for the high quality provision of education and training and must establish internal quality assurance procedures. In addition, the students’ learning outcomes are assessed and assured by external examiners, and their study programmes are subject to accreditation.
Focus of accreditation
Since 2007, accreditation of all study programmes has been the primary approach to external quality assurance of higher education in
Two types of accreditation are conducted:
- Accreditation of new programmes and supplies (ex ante);
- Accreditation of existing programmes (ex post).
Accreditation is based on predefined criteria for quality and relevance (employability) as set out in the ministerial orders following the Accreditation Act. An accreditation is valid for up to six years, and at the end of this period, institutions must apply for reaccreditation.
It is integrated in the accreditation criteria that the level of a programme must be in compliance with the corresponding degree type – and thus qualification level – of the NQF-HE.
Two accreditation operators conduct the accreditation evaluations: ACE
External examiners
A fundamental aspect of external quality assurance of higher education is the use of external examiners for some of the examinations a student must pass in order to graduate. The function of the external examiners is to guarantee the professional and academic integrity of an examination and assure that the same standards are applied to the examination of all students. In that way, the external examiners contribute to the quality assurance of higher education programmes, as well as to securing the legal rights of the students.
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