Current Projects and Engagements
Senior Expert on Higher Education Interoperability
Provide expert support to DAAD’s work on a Higher Education Interoperability Framework (HE IO) under the umbrella of the European Digital Education Hub (EDEH), including: engagement with the DAAD management team, the EDEH HE IO consortium, Core Expert Group and the wider Workgroup; co-drafting and reviewing key deliverables to inform the Interoperability Framework.
interoperability
data
European Universities
QualityLink project
Contribution to various outputs of the Erasmus+ QualityLink project, aiming at aggregating quality data on micro-credentials in a single, open and interoperable one-stop shop. Together with DHBW Heilbronn as coordinator and EDEN Digital Learning Europe, the European University Foundation (EUF) & Mondragon Unibertsitatea as partners. Outputs include interoperable course identifiers and quality data standards to pilot data exchange and a "Micro-credential Clearinghouse".
micro-credentials
interoperability
data
European Higher Education Sector Observatory (EHESO)
Regional expert, supporting the data collection by securing contacts, targeted dissemination activities and supporting the preparation of materials such as country reports.
EU
data
interoperability
Database of European Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)
Technical support – in liaison with EQAR’s external software developer – for the ongoing maintenance and further development of the DEQAR database, including the inclusion of micro-credentials and alternative providers, as well as its connections with other systems,
quality assurance
interoperability
micro-credentials
ESG evaluation of KAA
Support to the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) throughout its review against the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG), coordinated by ENQA. Including review and feedback on the self-evaluation by KAA, as well as follow-up on the final report.
quality assurance
ESG
Completed Projects and Engagements
European Quality Assurance and Recognition System
Expert support for the European Quality Assurance and Recognition System, an action within the European Strategy for Universities, including input to an ongoing feasibilit study, stakeholer consultation and the proposal of a new Council Recommendation, featuring a proposal for cross-institutional external quality assurance of European University alliances.
quality assurance
recogniion
European Universities
European Tertiary Education Register (ETER)
Regional expert for Western Balkans, supporting the data collection through contacts with ministries, statistics authorities and key stakeholders, as well as contribution to analyses of ETER data.
EU
data
interoperability
Survey on Stakeholders’ Perception of the Bologna Process
Preparation and analysis of two surveys of stakeholders’s perceptions of the Bologna Process and EHEA.
EHEA
Bologna Process
European University alliance proposal
Review and provide feedback on the proposal for the creation of a new European University alliance dedicated to diversity, inclusion and equity, with a special focus on migration.
European Universities
Needs assessment of NARIC Kosova Center
Provide expertise in conducting a needs assessment of the National Center for Academic Recognition and Information (NARIC) Kosova with a focus on digitalization of work processes.
recognition
digitalisation
interoperability