EUA-IEP launches evaluations of European Universities alliances

As an independent quality assurance (QA) programme, EUA-IEP supports higher education institutions through peer-reviewed evaluations by experienced academic leaders and students. Now in its 30^th year, the programme is expanding to provide customized evaluations for European Universities alliances. These evaluations are intended to strengthen alliances strategic leadership, change management capacity, internal quality culture, cooperation mechanisms and joint educational offerings. Importantly, they are focused on each evaluated alliance as a whole, rather than its individual member institutions, operational units or study programmes, and the final recommendations are aligned with each alliance’s specific goals and objectives.

EUA-IEP evaluations are comprehensive and consider the alliance’s unique profile, encouraging inclusive self-evaluation and institutional self-awareness. They assess strategic leadership, governance and the effectiveness of alliance-wide quality assurance processes, including how these are used in decision making. The programme is focused on improvement rather than accreditation or rankings, and it maintains independence from governments. Its European orientation is reflected in the international composition of its evaluation teams and its attention to developments in higher education.

EUA-IEP evaluations encompass all elements of the methodology and criteria developed by the Erasmus+ EuniQ project, which have been approved by the European Commission and incorporate the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). Furthermore, EUA-IEP is a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and is listed in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).

For more information, including on how to register for an alliance evaluation, please visit the EUA-IEP website.