International final conference
"IMPACT EVALUATION OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION. A Contribution to Sustainable Quality Development of the Knowledge Society", Palau Robert, Passeig de Gràcia, 107, 08008 Barcelona, Spain, 16-17 June 2016.
The conference aimed at presenting and disseminating the results of the IMPALA project (Methodology & application of impact evaluation of external QA in HEIs) to a wider interested audience; gathering input from participants’ critical reflection of the conference theme, in particular European QA agencies and other HEI stakeholders; identifying options for exploitation of the impact evaluation methodology; embedding the theme of impact evaluation into current debates and perspectives on HEI governance and HE policy.
Conference program [PDF]
Conference presentations
- Prof. Dr. Dr. Theodor Leiber (evalag, Mannheim, Germany): “Introduction to European Commission Funded IMPALA Project” [PDF]
- Prof. Dr. Jussi Välimaa (University of Jyväskylä, Finland): "Higher Education in the Networked Knowledge Society: Challenges for Impact Evaluation of Quality Management" [PDF]
- Jouni Jurvelin, PhD (Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland) & Matti Kajaste (FINEEC, Finland): "First Case Study: Impact Evaluation of EUR-ACE Program Accreditation at Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences" [PDF]
- MariPaz Álvarez del Castillo (Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain) & Anna Prades Nebot, PhD (AQU Catalunya, Spain): "Second Case Study: Impact Evaluation of Program Pre-accreditation at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona" [PDF]
- Prof. em. Dr. John Brennan (The Open University, United Kingdom): "Success Factors of Quality Management in Higher Education: Are Unintended Impacts More Important than the Intended Ones?" [PDF]
- Prof. Dr. Maarja Beerkens (Leiden University, The Hague, Netherlands): "Evidence-based Policy in Higher Education Quality Assurance: Learning from the Experience of Others" [PDF]
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Radu Damian (ARACIS, Romania), Prof. Dr.-Ing. Radu Vacareanu (Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest) & Andrei-Stelian Bejan (Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest): "Third Case study: Impact Evaluation of Institutional and Program Accreditation at Technical University of Civil Engineering Bucharest" [PDF]
- Bertram Welker (University of Stuttgart, Germany): "Fourth Case study: Impact Evaluation of the Program Review Process at University of Stuttgart" [PDF]
- Theodor Leiber: "Résumé of the Conference and General: A Quick SWOT Analysis of Impact Evaluation of Quality Management in HEIs" [PDF]
Related publications can be found under 'Publications'.
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