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Spain’s AP: ANECA ( A gencia N acional de E valuacion de la C alidad y A creditación)

Spain’s AP: ANECA ( A gencia N acional de E valuacion de la C alidad y A creditación). ( National Agency for Quality and Accreditation Evaluation ). Summary. ANECA is a Foundation Object: University courses (official titles) Special titles University activities Characteristics:

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Spain’s AP: ANECA ( A gencia N acional de E valuacion de la C alidad y A creditación)

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  1. Spain’s AP: ANECA(Agencia Nacional de Evaluacion de la Calidad y Acreditación) ( National Agency for Quality and Accreditation Evaluation )

  2. Summary • ANECA is a Foundation • Object: • University courses (official titles) • Special titles • University activities • Characteristics: • Contribute to the Spanish University system quality • No difference between distance education and presential one • Under experimentation

  3. Description • Foundation created (19th July 2000) by Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports • Staff: Chancellor of Education, nine staff members from ministries and eight from University rectors and members • Organs: It’s composed by 17 members into four parts: • general management, • general coordination, • institutions management, • programs management • For distance education, a group of 7 experts

  4. Analysis • ANECA provides certification and accreditation of official Spanish titles assuring the quality of the teaching plan. • The accreditation program is based on a review that implies passing the quality criteria and standards for each official Spanish title. • Multilateral and bilateral relationships with European Institutions

  5. Accreditation Process • The main objective is the offcial titles. • ANECA don’t distinguish between Distance education and no-distance education. Although they are concious that it’s necessary an adaptation regarding the initial requirements (there’re an experts group to evaluate the process for distance education) • It’s under experimentation. First results: on June/July 2004

  6. Application contents • Process: • University fulfilled an application form for each title to be evaluated • ANECA reviewed the forms and selected some ones • Applicants signed a contract • Facts: • The application submission period finished on July, 2003. • The contracts were signed on September 2003

  7. AccreditationProcess • Criteria: • Pilot projects covering five broad fields of scientific and technical university courses • The process is currently being tested. • It’s based on the Institutional Evaluation Programme of ANECA with the same criteria and indicators

  8. Steps • Auto-evaluation • Description and evaluation of the current situation for each official title regarding established criteria • External evaluation • External Evaluators Committee reviews Auto evaluation report and if it fitness with the unit processes, it prepares the external evaluation report with recommendations and proposals. • The the evaluated unit proposes and enhancement plan to address auto evaluation report and external evaluation • Final report • Based on Auto-evaluation report, external evaluation report, enhancement plan and transversal report.

  9. Facts • No standard have been defined yet • No accreditations till now. The first one will start on September 2004 • On 2010 accreditation will become a legal requirement for official titles in Spanish Universities

  10. Conclusions • ANECA is the only legally authorised body with competences to accreditate official degrees • It’s based on the CHEA model from a more pragmatic point of view. Currently is begin refined with the pilot courses and it will start at the end of this year • It’s not a quality stamp but establishes a minimum requirements criteria to assure quality • It’s a good initiative but there're no results yet • From January 2010 only accredited Universities will offer official degrees.

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