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European Association of Distance Teaching universities

EADTU

The European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) is the leading institutional university network for online, open and distance higher education.

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Response to European Quality Assurance and Recognition System

6 Feb 2024

EADTU supports the idea of a multi-level approach to quality assurance in higher education. Multi-level implies that relevant stakeholders should be able to (self-)assess a course, a curriculum or an institution. A multi-stakeholder approach means that teaching staff, curriculum boards, and leaders should be able to (self)-assess activities for which they are responsible. Alongside formal quality assurance and accreditation procedures, they should have access to quality assurance benchmarks and questionnaires. All of these should be in compliance with the ESG. In this respect, EADTU has developed a multi-level instrument for benchmarking blended and online learning (e-xcellence), meeting the ENQA criteria for e-learning. It has also developed the European Maturity Model for Blended Higher Education, all with European support. See: https://e-xcellencelabel.eadtu.eu/e-xcellence-review/manual. https://embed.eadtu.eu Ubachs, G., Henderikx, P. (2022). Quality Assurance Systems for Digital Higher Education in Europe. In: Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0351-9_41-1
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Response to Joint European degree

6 Feb 2024

EADTU welcomes the concept of the joint European degree. It will enhance the quality of university programmes by academic collaboration, and it will provide students with more opportunities to live an international learning experience during their studies. However, it is important that the implementation is flexible, affordable and scalable. Therefore, students should have the opportunity to follow substantial parts of the programme in an online or blended mode, next to the mandatory physical mobility mode. This will also promote inclusion and equity. In the framework of a European project, EADTU has published some models and guidelines for designing digital academic collaboration and virtual mobility. See: Henderikx, P., & Ubachs, G. (2022). Models and guidelines for digital collaboration and mobility in European higher education. Global Academic Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7016333 Henderikx, P., & Ubachs, G. (2022). Models and guidelines for the design and development of joint masters programmes. Global Academic Press. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6477131
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Meeting with Jean-Philippe Gammel (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

31 Aug 2017 · Open universities and distance learning

Meeting with Julie Fionda (Cabinet of Commissioner Marianne Thyssen)

20 Jun 2017 · Vocational education and training, skills