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The Website of the European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA)

http://www.ecaconsortium.net/images/logo.jpgECA has been founded in 2003 with the primary aim of mutual recognition of accreditation decisions. Twelve mutual recognition agreements between ECA members were signed in 2007. ECA was renewed in 2008. The ENIC/ NARICs of ECA member countries have been involved in the project in order to strengthen the link between accreditation decisions and recognition of qualifications. The members of ECA have agreed on their aims, project organisation and main activities in the Agreement of Cooperation 2008.
Projects
CA is a project in itself. But in order to facilitate its cooperation and to contribute to achieving its aims ECA is continuosly carrying out projects within the fields of QA and recognition of qualifications. ECA is currently carrying out the projects; JOQAR and E-TRAIN. Other recent projects of ECA are the TEAM projects.
Joint programmes: Quality Assurance and Recognition of degrees awarded (JOQAR)

ECA is currently carrying out the EU funded project JOQAR. The overall purpose of the project is to ensure that Erasmus Mundus programmes (and joint programmes in general) are facilitated in two specific areas: accreditation and recognition. The project partnership consequently includes quality assurance/accreditation agencies (QA/A agencies) and recognition bodies (ENIC-NARICs.  * Read more.
European Training of QA Experts (E-TRAIN)
E-TRAIN is another ECA project which is funded by the EC. The main aims of E-TRAIN are to develop a European training programme for QA experts and to develop a database with QA experts. * Read more
Transparent European Accreditation decisions and Mutual recognition agreements II (TEAM II)

Autumn 2010 ECA finalised the TEAM II project. The main aims of TEAM II were to explore recognition of qualifications from joint programmes and facilitate single accreditation procedures of these programmes. In order to achieve the aims of the project a variety of activities were carried out. E.g. a focus group consisiting of ENIC/NARICs analysed practices related to the recognition of qualifications from joint programmes. Additionally a proposal for a methodology for single accreditation procedures of joint programmes was put forward. The outcomes of TEAM II were presented at a dissemination conference in Graz on 10 and 11 June, 2010. * Read more
Qrossroads

Qrossroads is actually the result of the TEAM projects but deserves some special attention here. The main aim of Qrossroads is to present the qualifications awarded by programmes and institutions that were quality assured and accredited. The members of ECA have implemented a system in which their databases can communicate all the relevenant information to a central database. In return they can gather information from that central database to be used in their own database. * Visit Qrossroads
Transparent European Accreditation decisions and Mutual recognition agreements (TEAM)

TEAM was a project conducted by ECA partners in the period from  September 2006 till July 2008. The project was funded with support from the European Commission. The main objectives of the TEAM-project were the development of Qrossroads, the introduction of accreditation statements in English and the dissemination of information about mutual recognition of accreditation decisions. * Read more.
Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications

Click here to consult the Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications signed by ECA members and the corresponding ENIC-NARICs.
Joiman Project

Joiman is not a project of ECA, but is a European Commission funded  LLP project focusing on Erasmus Mundus programmes. Joiman aims at providing a platform in which an experienced group of partners could share knowledge and know how on the solutions found for the problems faced during the first stage of the Erasmus Mundus Programme. Joiman website.
Cooperation agreements

ECA has entered into cooperation agreements with other QA networks.
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