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 05/03/2010 MODERN PROJECT - 3RD CONFERENCE ON QUALITY ASSURANCE, 7th MAY 2010The MODERN conference “Assuring the quality of internationalisation” is the third in a series of five conferences organised by the MODERN European platform in higher education modernisation. It will take place in Amsterdam on 7th May 2010. As internationalisation grows in importance in higher education and takes on a more mainstream role, there is a growing expectation for universities to be able to define the added value of the international dimension and measure the impact of internationalisation on the institutional mission. Quality remains a controversial concept with a range of definitions and purposes – whether it is equated with excellence, fitness for purpose, value for money or the ability to transform. The challenge lies in balancing the need for trustworthy quality control that creates a “bottom line” in terms of accountability along with the need for a creative assessment structure that encourages initiative and stimulates institutional learning and improvement. Quality assurance in internationalisation should be able to provide reliable information on institutional performance while taking into account the diversity of institutional missions and profiles.
For further details on the conference and the programme, please click here for the pdf document or visit the MODERN website
MODERN is a three-year EU-funded structural network project in the EU Lifelong Learning Programme, developed under the leadership of ESMU, in a consortium with 9 core partners, 28 associate partner European associations and academic providers of higher education management (HEM) training programmes. For further information on the MODERN platform and the online registration for the conference, please consult the MODERN website .
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