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A review of the accbkp_reditation bodies and processes in Europe. A vision from the engineering

Abstract:

Europe has taken the decision of strengthening its cultural links after the successful implementation of the economic union. Many of the states reached the compromise of coordinating their educational policies to create a European Higher Education Space and to promote the mobility of their citizens. Universities play a relevant role in this process. Quality has been considered as an international determinant factor of the competitiveness of Europe. The instrument chosen has been the accbkp_reditation of the quality, as in other geographical areas or countries as the USA. This paper analyses the European process to reach the accbkp_reditation, the involved agents (like the ENQA -European Network for Quality Assurance, and the ECA -European Consortium for Accbkp_reditation), along with the role of the quality national agencies, as the ANECA (Spanish National Agency for Accbkp_reditation.) in the Spanish case. © 2005 IEEE.