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Conclusions of the Council and the Ministers of Education meeting within the Council of 25 November 1991 on quality assessment in higher education
Date: 1991-11-25
Institutions: Council of the European Union, Representatives of the Governments of the Member States
Subjects: education policy, higher education, recognition of diplomas













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41991X1212(01)

Conclusions of the Council and the Ministers of Education meeting within the Council of 25 November 1991 on quality assessment in higher education  


Official Journal C 321 , 12/12/1991 P. 0002 - 0002 





CONCLUSIONS OF THE COUNCIL AND THE MINISTERS OF EDUCATION MEETING WITHIN THE COUNCIL  of 25 November 1991  on quality assessment in higher education  (91/C 321/02)Improving the quality of teaching in higher education is a concern shared  by each Member State and by every institution of higher education within the European Communities. The increasing importance of the European dimension in general and more particularly the introduction of a single market will widen the range of  interested parties concerned with quality in higher education in each Member State.   In line with recent conferences at Community level on higher education (Leuven in 1989 and Siena in 1990) and recognizing that a significant debate is being launched by the Commission memorandum on higher education in the European Community,  arrangements for quality assessment in higher education on a national level could be examined at Community level, with a view to reinforcing national quality assessment systems and to providing a way to improve the mutual recognition of diplomas and  periods of study.   Given the diversity of method used for quality assessment on the national level, national experience could be complemented by European quality assessment experience, without affecting existing responsibilities and  powers in the Member States and the  autonomy of higher education institutions.   It would accordingly be useful for the methods at present used in the Member States for quality assessment in higher education to be investigated in a comparative study. This study could assist examination of the feasibility of developing a limited  number of pilot projects aimed at cooperation in this area and possible instruments for strengthening this cooperation at European level, taking into account practical experience of international quality assessment, such as the method of peer review  visiting teams. Participation by institutions in any Community arrangements would be on a voluntary basis. Work should be undertaken in close contact with other institutions and organizations such as the OECD.   The Commission is invited to undertake this study on the basis of information to be provided by the Member States, within the resources available to it and in consultation with a working group composed of representatives of the Member States and of  relevant European organizations active in higher education. The study should be presented to the Council and the Ministers of Education by the end of 1992.