The results of ESU's project called Quest for Quality of Students (QUEST) will be presented on 31 October 2013. The main aim of the QUEST project is to identify the genuine perceptions of students on the quality of their education and ways for students to become increasingly involved in quality assurance and enhancement processes. The event is now open for registrations. Those who are interested in participating in the event can send an e-mail to events@esu-online.org with information about their names and organisations.
The agenda of the conference:
9:00 – 9:30 Registrations
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome and opening words
* Rok Primožic, ESU Chairperson
9:45 – 10:45 QUEST project – introducing the student quality concept
Overview of the QUEST-project, outcomes and key findings
* Fernando Miguel Galan Palomares
* Jens Jungblut
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 12:00 Experience and tools for strengthening student engagement in quality enhancement and QA processes
Panel discussion on the involvement of students in the QA processes
* Thérèse Zhang, EUA IEP
* Radu Damian, ARACIS
* Henni Saarela, ESU Student Experts’ Pool (moderator)
12:00 – 13:00 Current trends in Quality Assurance and QUEST contribution
Panel discussion on current trends in Quality Assurance on European level and QUEST policy recommendations
* Stephan Delplace, EURASHE (tbc)
* Tia Loukkola, EUA
* Achim Hopbach, ENQA
* Adam Tyson, European Commission (DG EAC)
* Fernando Miguel Galán Palomares, ESU (moderator)
13:00 – 13.15 Concluding remarks
13:15 – 14.15 Networking lunch
14.15 – 16:00 Students and partners workshop: Looking beyond QUEST
Discussion on the follow-up of the project and actions to be taken to disseminate the results further