ECA has finalised its new strategic management plan.

In the strategic management plan the vision, mission, aims, objectives and goals of ECA are explained. The document also highlights the main strategic action lines. A profile of ECA and the values it adheres to as an organisation are given. ECA's target groups, stakeholders and partners are specifically addressed. The strategy ends with some organisational considerations, including the decision made by members in June 2013 that becoming a legal entity is necessary for the realisation of the strategy.

ECA strategic management plan

The Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education is commencing the re-accreditation of Croatian higher education institutions for the academic year 2013/2014. The procedures will take place between March and May 2014, and include a site visit lasting up to 6 days and peer review of the institutions’ programmes, quality of their teaching and research, as well as the effectiveness of the institutional management.
The review teams ideally include 2 Croatian and 2 foreign experts, supported by a coordinator from the Agency. The language of the procedure is English.
The Croation agency welcomes applications from experts who fit the following profile:

• Teachers at the tertiary level (including teachers at non-university higher education institutions in countries with dual higher education systems)

• Published researchers in the fields of humanities (all fields including philosophy, religion, literature, linguistics, history, art history and philology), social sciences (archaeology, anthropology, psychology, sociology, political science, area studies and cultural studies) and/or applied fields: education (all fields, including teacher training), rehabilitation science, kinesiology, divinity, security and police studies, communication, information science, library and museum studies

• Proficient users of English

• Experience in evaluation procedures is an asset.

The application for the post is to be submitted online by December 10, 2013, via the link here.
The experts to participate in the review teams are appointed by the Agency’s Accreditation Council. The Agency for Science and Higher Education covers all travel and local costs and provides a fee for site visits in the amount of 200€ per day. For more information, please contact ASHE at akreditacija-visoko@azvo.hr

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