Past projects

EQAR has been participating in EU projects since 2013. Not only did this give us funding opportunities to allow for the realisation of specific objectives (Knowledge Base, DEQAR) but it has also increased our visibility and reputation, helped in capacity building, provided network access and lead to long-term partnerships, knowledge transfer and policy shaping.

Projects with EQAR as project coordinator

DEQAR CONNECT (2020-2022)

Enhancing the Coverage and Connectivity of QA in the EHEA through DEQAR

  • Aims:
    1) Expand coverage to EHEA countries currently under-represented in DEQAR, by supporting the participation of agencies that could not join DEQAR in the first stage.
    2) Enhance connectivity by exploiting existing synergies and exploring new opportunities to use DEQAR data directly in the recognition workflow, digital credentialing and elsewhere.
  • EQAR’s role in project: coordinator
  • Duration: March 2020 – May 2022
  • Funding: EU co-funding under the Erasmus PLUS call to support the implementation of European Higher Education Area (EHEA) reforms.
  • More about DEQAR CONNECT
DEQAR (2017-2019)

Database of External Quality Assurance results

  • Aim: the development of a database that will enhance access to reports and decisions on higher education institutions/programmes externally reviewed against the ESG, by an EQAR-registered agency.
  • EQAR’s role in project: coordinator
  • Duration: 2017-2019.
  • Funding: EU co-funding under Erasmus+ Key Action 3 – European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects.
  • More about DEQAR

 

RIQAA (2013-2014)

Recognising International Quality Assurance Activity in the EHEA

  • Aim: to provide stakeholders and policy makers with information regarding the existing legal practices in EHEA countries recognising EQAR-registered agencies.
  • EQAR’s role: EQAR lead the project which was one without project partners
  • Duration: 2013-2014
  • Funding: the project was co-financed with help from the European Commission’s Lifelong Learning Programme
  • More about RIQAA

Projects with EQAR as project partner

QA-FIT (2022-2024)
  • Aim: To gather comprehensive evidence and reflect if and how the current EHEA framework of the ESG is perceived to limit the responsiveness of quality assurance to trends and innovations in higher education, and if and how there should be more room for development of alternative approaches to quality assurance.
  • EQAR’s role in project:  partner
  • Duration: June 2022 – December 2024
  • Funding: co-funded by ERASMUS-EDU-2021-EHEA-IBA – European Higher Education Area (EHEA) – Initiative to support to the implementation of the reforms
  • More about QA-FIT (coordinated by ENQA)
EQUIP (2015-2018)

Enhancing Quality through Innovative Policy and Practice

  • Aim: enhancing quality in European higher education by supporting and promoting a consistent, efficient and innovative embedding of the ESG at grass-root level.
  • EQAR’s role in project: project partner
  • Duration: 2015 – 2018
  • Funding: EU co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union
  • More about EQUIP

 

Projects with EQAR as associate partner

Microbol (2020-2022)

Micro-credentials linked to the Bologna Key Commitments

  • Aim: the project aims for ministries and stakeholders to explore, within the Bologna Process, whether and how the existing Bologna tools can be used for or adapted to microcredentials.
  • EQAR’s role in project: associate partner
  • Duration: January 2020 – January 2022
  • Funding: co-funded by Erasmus+ KA3 Support to Policy reform, and more specifically “Support to the implementation of EHEA reforms”.
  • More about Microbol
ImpEA (2017-2020)

Facilitating Implementation of the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes

  • Aim: To support efficient implementation of the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes.
  • EQAR’s role in project: associate partner
  • Duration: October 2017 – September 2020
  • Funding: EU co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
  • More about ImpEA