The ARDE project

Presentation of the ARDE project results and report (26 February 2013, 8.00-10.30 a.m.)
On 26 February EUA will present a new report: “Quality Assurance in Doctoral Education – results of the ARDE project” at a breakfast event to be hosted by the Permanent Representation of Ireland to the European Union in Brussels. The importance of training researchers has been recognised as central to the development of knowledge societies over the last decade and the number of doctorate holders in Europe has risen sharply. Improving accountability and enhancing quality in doctoral education have thus become a priority.
The report will present the outcomes of the Accountable Research Environments for Doctoral Education (ARDE) project which has aimed to demonstrate how quality assurance for doctoral education has been implemented in European universities through a combination of quantitative methods – a European-wide survey – and qualitative methods – focus group meetings with university representatives and a workshop including non-university stakeholders. A wide body of evidence has been gathered regarding processes, challenges and good practices in quality assurance in doctoral education and the report will describe the developments in the field and outline recommendations. To find out more about the event and how to register, please click here.
The ARDE project was coordinated by EUA in partnership with University College Cork (UCC), Universities Austria (UNIKO) and the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP). It was supported by the Lifelong Learning Programme of the European Commission.