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The working group of the Executive Board of the Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA) composed of Martina Vidlakova, Olgun Cicek and Duska Radmanovic held an online meeting to discuss the implementation of this year’s Staff Exchange Program between network members.

The meeting was held on January 25, 2021 and was committed to finding a suitable partner for all ten agencies that applied on this year call to participate in the CEENQA 2021 Staff Exchange Program.

Taking into account the expressed interests of the agencies in terms of topics they consider current, the language in which the visits would take place, as well as previous collaborations, the working group agreed on five potential pairs of agencies. The proposal will be forwarded to all interested agencies, but, as in previous years, the agencies will be given the opportunity to decide on different combinations.

Due to the Corona virus pandemic, it was decided that it is recommended that staff exchanges be conducted through virtual visits. As part of the 2020 visit has been postponed, due to the pandemic, these agencies will also be proposed to join this year’s program.

The CEENQA staff exchange program between the member agencies of the network has been organized since 2018.

CEENQA is launching a new call to member agencies to participate in the staff exchange scheme in 2021. Given the ongoing pandemic and uncertain outlook to the future with respect to international travel, the 2021 staff exchange is foreseen to take place fully online. The recommended activities to pursue include: online meetings, focus groups, presentations, job shadowing, etc. Observation of online site visits and of online training of experts is strongly recommended.
Agencies planning to host and/or send staff members for fully virtual staff exchange in 2021 are asked to reply to this call by 10 January, 2021. After collecting the responses from interested agencies, CEENQA will match mutually suitable agencies and put them in touch with each other to organize the details of staff exchange.
The responses to this call and any requests for more information should be sent to Dr Olgun Cicek, Board Member (olguncicek@yahoo.com) by 10 January, 2021. Mark your calendars now!

The German CEENQA member FIBAA has recently presented a detailed analysis of Digital Transformation in Quality Assurance and its Impact on Communication. A short version of the article is also published in the CEENQA Newsletter 02/2020. The full version of the study can be accessed here.

The CEENQA member Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) is about to start its annual process of evaluations in Higher Education with international experts between December 2020 until June 2021.
KAA has recently launched a call for higher education experts from all fields of studies to become a member of an expert panel. CEENQA invites all interested individuals to answer this call for the purpose of international cooperation and quality assurance.
The criteria and other information related to the procedures of becoming an expert for KAA can be found here.

ASIIN would like to extend an invitation to all Higher Education Institutions, quality assurance professionals and other interested parties to participate in this year’s global conference, which will take place on 09 – 10 December in Dresden, Germany.

Covering game-changing developments in new forms of (life-long) learning, digitalization and internationalization, renowned international expert speakers will provide insights on how the HEI sector must improvise, adapt and overcome the manifold challenges and take a lead in the 21st century’s higher education landscape. For a complete picture, each topic will be examined and discussed taking into account the perspectives of stakeholders from the field of HE, QA and Industry. Among the topics figure the introduction of a new European framework for microcredentials (key note by Peter van der Hijden), QA in a world of disruptive Technologies, trends in online and blended learning, etc.

Click here for agenda and registration information.