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Wednesday, 17 November

Pre-Forum session
16.00-18.00                This separate session was organised by the European Students’ Union (ESU).
                                     

Thursday, 18 November

13.30-14.15                  Opening Session - The value of evidence

This session explored what constitutes useful and meaningful evidence in quality assurance, what big data, learning analytics, AI and open data mean for quality assurance, the link between evidence and quality, and the implications for measuring quality in higher education.

• Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Office for Students, the UK
• Dragan Gasevic, Professor, Monash University, Australia
• Chair: Jens Jungblut, EQAF Programme Committee
  
  

14.45-15.30                 Discussion Starter Session

a) Indicators in learning and teaching and the social dimension 

• Helene Peterbauer, the European University Association (EUA)
• Michał Goszczyński, the European Students’ Union (ESU)
• Chair: Joaquim Mourato, EQAF Programme Committee

b) Quality assurance and academic integrity 

• Gareth Crossman, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the UK
• Karena Maguire, Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)
• Chair: Pegi Pavletić, EQAF Programme Committee

c) The road to meaningful standards and criteria in higher education institutions 

• Esther Adot Giménez, AQU Catalunya, Spain
• Sonja Mikeska, Münster University of Applied Sciences, Wandelwerk, Germany
• Chair: Gea van Zutven, EQAF Programme Committee
  
  

16.00-17.00                  Paper Session 

a) Accreditation on the move

• Alexandre Wipf, Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes (AQAS), Germany
  Paper: The mandatory use of performance indicators in programme accreditation – the German example and the experience from an accreditation agency

• Martin Prchal, Royal Conservatoire in the Hague, the Netherlands
  Paper: From quality assurance to a quality culture: four Dutch universities of applied sciences share their experiences with innovative approaches to programme review
  
  
• Chair: Ulf Hedbjörk, EQAF Programme Committee

b) Quality assurance of joint programmes 

• Josef Matoušek, Charles University, Czech Republic
  Paper: Joint programmes – from international policy to national practice. Intertwining of typology and accreditation of international study programmes in (not only) the Czech Republic
  
  
• Tina Harrison, University of Edinburgh, the UK
  Paper: Internal quality assurance in the context of a European University: a lean and trust-based approach for the joint programmes of Una Europa
  
  
• Chair: Ronny Heintze, EQAF Programme Committee

Friday, 19 November

09.30-10.30                Paper Session

c) Trust and impact in higher education 

• Elisabeth Haslinger, Vienna University of Economics and Business
  Paper: Mapping impact through quality assurance: towards a more investigative QA paradigm
  
  
• Angeline Aubert-Lotarski, University of Mons, Belgium
  Paper: Initiating a new external QA methodology: the key role of evidence to build trust. Three voices tell the lessons learned from a pilot phase
  
  
• Chair: Liv Teresa Muth, EQAF Programme Committee

 d) Strengthening external engagement

• Nicole Lassahn, Université Grenoble Alpes, France
  Paper: Transforming information into data: a use case at the Université Grenoble Alpes
  
  
• Eltjo Bazen, University of Applied Sciences Utrecht, the Netherlands
  Paper: Benchlearning: a Finnish-Dutch case study of an enhancement-oriented QA tool
  
  
• Chair: Geneviève Le Fort, EQAF Programme Committee

11.00-11.45                   Discussion Starter Session  

 d) Data and conversations: opposites or complementary?

• Gabriel Heinrichs, University of Groningen/Avans University of Applied Sciences, the Netherlands
• Ailsa Crum, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), the UK
• Chair: Ronny Heintze, EQAF Programme Committee

 e) Students – a rich source in quality assurance 

• Renáta Hall, Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education
• Adrian Zontek, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland
• Chair: Geneviève Le Fort, EQAF Programme Committee

 f) The potential of digitalisation in data management 

• Tinatin Gabrichidze, Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, Georgia
• Deniz Kozanoglu, Yeditepe University and GATE Lyon Saint-Étienne Research Center (CNRS)
• Chair: Ruben Janssens, European Students' Union                                   

12.15-13.00             Closing Session - Building trust through quality assurance

This session discussed what makes quality assurance and its results more convincing to and reliable for diverse stakeholders and how evidence-based quality assurance contributes to building trust.

• Vanessa Debiais-Sainton, Head of Higher Education Unit, DG Education, Youth, Sport and Culture, European Commission
• Mirek Pospisil, Senior Lead Manager EU Public Policy and Government Affairs, LinkedIn
• Martina Darmanin, President of the European Students' Union
• Chair: Karl Dittrich, President of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education

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