During this phase, which was divided into a Francophone and Anglophone cohot, knowledge exchange was carried out with experts from European institutions and organisations on quality assurance in order to enhance the knowledge and the perspectives of the participants. Examples of established QA systems were provided, as well as up-to-date information on the European Higher Education Area and the various tools and agreements regarding quality assurance that have been concluded at the regional level. Participants had the opportunity to discuss case studies and best practices, particularly regarding the implications for the development of African quality assurance and accreditation.
Participants also had the opportunity to discuss the self-learning and investigation phase for working on well-defined questions about their national/regional QA System (Personal Action Plans), and also for preparing the next phase of the Training Course. Challenges for the development of their national system and questions related to regional and continental QA and accreditation initiatives were explored.
Training course material – Phase 1
- HAQAA Initiatiave: Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation. Overview, activities and work plan
- Programme pour la phase 1: Initiative HAQAA – Cours de Formation “Développer une compréhension commune de l’Assurance qualité en Afrique” (French)
- HAQAA Initiative: Developing a common understanding on Quality Assurance in Africa- Introduction course. Gudrun Chazotte, DAAD
- The Personal Action Plan (PAP) Objectives – methods- planning. Gudrun Chazotte, DAAD
- From a national perspective: the daily routine of a quality assurance agency AEQES (case study). Caty Duykaerts, director of the Executive Unit of AEQES Brussels, 29 November 2016
- Regional collaboration in QA of HE 2008 – 2016. ANQAHE
- Tasks and Challenges of a German Accreditation Agency. AQAS
- Criteria & Indicators for programme accreditation, AQAS
- Dr. Amani El Sharif
- AQRM as a tool for Pan African QA and Accreditation Framework. Prof. ALLAL M. Amine, Member of the Algerian Commission of Quality Assurance in HE
- Welcome to the DAAD
- The European Higher Education Area and quality assurance in that context. Thérèse Zhang, Deputy Director, Higher Education Policy. European University Association (EUA)
- Strengthening quality: the universities’ perspective. Andrée Sursock, European University Association (EUA)
- External QA in Europe: context, trends and challenges. Maria Kelo, Director, ENQA
- The meaning of quality in higher education by Michaela Martin, UNESCO
- Role and Functioning of EQAR. Colin Tück
- Harmonisation of Higher Education Systems Towards an EAC Common Higher Education Area. Ben Ruhinda, Senior Systems Administrator, IUCEA
- Quality Assurance at TH Köln. Jana Gibhardt Engle, Academic department 4 – Quality Management. TH Köln
- How to Run a Higher Education Commission. Dr. Noel B. Saliu Director, Quality Assurance National Universities Commission Abuja, Nigeria
- Support of QA Agencies and HE Commissions to Institutions. Dr. Noel B. Saliu
- The role of SAQAN in Southern Africa: Implications for PAQAF. Prof. Emmanuel Ngara, CEO of Zimche, president of SAQAN
- U-Multirank – the first multidimensional Global University Ranking. Gero Federkeil, U-Multirank coordinator
- ASG Update. Jonathan MBA. AAU
- PAQAF FRAMEWORK FOR HARMONISING THE HE SYSTEM IN AFRICA. Dr. Violet Makuku, AAU.
