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Higher Education and Quality: Expectations, Quality Standards and Tools. What kind of information do

Higher Education and Quality: Expectations, Quality Standards and Tools. What kind of information do we provide? And for what purposes? Prof. György BAZSA, President Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC) ENQA Seminar Quality and Transparency in Higher Education: Expectations, Tools and Link to Institutional Autonomy Bologna, 17 -18 May, 2010

Hungary and Hungarian Higher Education (HHE) Population: 10 million HHE enrollment: before 1990 <

Hungary and Hungarian Higher Education (HHE) Population: 10 million HHE enrollment: before 1990 < 10% of age group at present ~ 40 % of age group HHE Students total: ~ 400. 000 (half state funded) Legal background: HE Law in 1993 and 2005 HHE Institutions: ~7 HEI / 1 million inhabits Church/ HEI State Total Private University 19 7 26 College 10 34 44 Total 29 40 70

Functions of actors in Hungarian HE Quality State: HE Q policy, legal and financial

Functions of actors in Hungarian HE Quality State: HE Q policy, legal and financial conds. HAC: external Q evaluation and accreditation HHEI: key performers in quality of the „product”, responsible for internal Q Assurance Faculty: determines Q of teaching and research Students: accept and reflect Q of teaching Labour market: labels Q of HEIs, employs graduates Media: reports Q and publishes HE ranking Europe: Bologna, EHEA, ESG, ENQA

HHEI quality management: HE Act + ESG based Ø HHE Act: „The HEI operates

HHEI quality management: HE Act + ESG based Ø HHE Act: „The HEI operates an internal QA system. The HEI prepares quality development scheme. It specifies the process of operation, like the execution of management, planning, control, measurement, assessment, and consumer protection related tasks, regulates the rules pertaining to the evaluation of lecturer performance by the students. The HEI annually revises the implementation of the Q development scheme, results of action plan and publishes its findings on the website. ” The HHEIs carry out intensive, broad, competitive PR activity for new students with a lot of information.

HAC • Independent (only) national body. Its external instruction are forbidden by law. Funded

HAC • Independent (only) national body. Its external instruction are forbidden by law. Funded by Parliament. • Its resolution (decision) is legally an „expert opinion”: yes or no with argumentation, not to overwrite. • It’s sent to the claimer (HEI or ministry) and is published on the website www. mab. hu. (Except: pr. ) • There is an independent HAC appeal board (with 3 members). Its resolution is also public. • Legal decision comes effective through minister(ial organs). In 2 cases (establ. HEI and doctoral school) HAC’s opinion is binding for the Minister. • HAC activity and decisions are yearly published in

System of HAC activities (as external QAA) at input (ex ante) – document based

System of HAC activities (as external QAA) at input (ex ante) – document based – *HEI is charged establishing HEI establishing B and M programmes („KKK”) *launching B and M programmes *setting up doctoral (Ph. D) schools during process & at output (ex post) – self evaluation and site visit – state funded institutional accreditation/5 y --parallel programme’s accreditation doct. schools’ accreditation www. doktori. hu

Quality: expectations, standards and tools Information: kind, target and purposes in a systematic broader

Quality: expectations, standards and tools Information: kind, target and purposes in a systematic broader context

a) HHE system b) single HEIs c) study programmes d) graduates e) HAC QUALITY

a) HHE system b) single HEIs c) study programmes d) graduates e) HAC QUALITY expectations standards tools INFORMATION kind target purposes

a) HHE system QUALITY expectations - from society (the public) standards tools contribution to

a) HHE system QUALITY expectations - from society (the public) standards tools contribution to confidence, the knowledge honour, moral and society financial support - from labour satisfaction with feed back / market graduates cooperation - from graduates successful feedback / personal carrier LLL - in general quality culture QA system

a) HHE system INFORMATION kind target purposes - B/M/Ph. D society, degrees, to be

a) HHE system INFORMATION kind target purposes - B/M/Ph. D society, degrees, to be informed, labour market, programmes, for decisions applicants Bologna-structure - enrolment chance of applicants capacities enrolment selecting - social conditions applicants alternatives - performance, applicants, to be informed quality, fame labour market for decisions

b) single HEIs QUALITY expectations - mission - management - research standards tools clear

b) single HEIs QUALITY expectations - mission - management - research standards tools clear and real inst. accreditation effective and progressive supporting the programmes inst. accreditation inst. and programme accreditation - resources out of HAC duties - facilities ensuring good education inst. and programme accreditation ESG inst. accreditation - internal QA

b) single HEIs INFORMATION kind target purpose - mission society, HEI to be informed,

b) single HEIs INFORMATION kind target purpose - mission society, HEI to be informed, to perform management maintainer, HEI performance - research maintainer, scientific community performance - resources maintainer, HEI possibilities - facilities students, staff possibilities maintainer, HEI, HAC activity, performance - internal QA

c) programmes „completion and exit requirements” QUALITY expectations - aim/mission - curriculum - study

c) programmes „completion and exit requirements” QUALITY expectations - aim/mission - curriculum - study structure - teaching/learning methods - evaluation - teaching staff - research standards tools clear, defined modern, coherent serried aim oriented, student centred balanced detailed requir-s supportive HE internal QA + HAC external QA (ex ante and ex post accreditations)

c) programmes INFORMATION kind target purposes - aim / mission students/lab. m. perform/know -

c) programmes INFORMATION kind target purposes - aim / mission students/lab. m. perform/know - curriculum students/lab. m. - teaching/learning methods - evaluation - learning outcomes students/staff students labour market to perform to enjoy and to develop to be prepared to be informed - teaching staff students/lab. m. to accept - research students/lab. m. information

d) graduates QUALITY expectations - knowledge - skills - competencies standards tools solid and

d) graduates QUALITY expectations - knowledge - skills - competencies standards tools solid and applicable diverse and developing broad and personal education, exams learning, thesis, workplace

d) graduates INFORMATION kind - knowledge - skills - competencies target purpose for employing

d) graduates INFORMATION kind - knowledge - skills - competencies target purpose for employing labour market / and job assignment / HEI feed back

e) HAC QUALITY expectations standards tools 1. External QA for HE 2. Official status

e) HAC QUALITY expectations standards tools 1. External QA for HE 2. Official status 3. Activities 4. Resources 5. Mission statement 6. Independence 7. External QA criteria 8. Accountability proced. HHE law + ESG HAC’s internal QA + + external evaluation

e) HAC INFORMATION kind target purpose public + HE system + ENQA transparency +

e) HAC INFORMATION kind target purpose public + HE system + ENQA transparency + confidence + membership 1. External QA for HE 2. Official status 3. Activities 4. Resources 5. Mission statement 6. Independence 7. External QA criteria 8. Accountability proced.