Finland
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Membership in EQARFinland has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since March 2015.
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General information on higher education
The Finnish higher education system consists of universities and universities of applied sciences
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National external quality assurance requirements
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Institutional audits
have been implemented in Finland since 2005 and are compulsory for all HE institutions (every six years)
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Cross-border quality assurance
In Finland under certain conditions higher education institutions may choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency.
Generally yes, but based on a specific national regulations.
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Eligibility requirements for foreign agencies: none
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Conditions for the agencies’ work (e.g. criteria to be used): agencies must follow the Finish methodology (including the six main audit targets and four point scale criteria), see below the audit manual for the quality systems
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Recognition of reviews carried out by foreign agencies: treated in the same way as the evaluations carried out by the national QA agency (FINEEC)
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European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes
In Finland the European Approach is available to higher education institutions.
Yes, due to “self-accrediting” status for their programmes, higher education institutions can employ the European Approach.
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Further information