Revised European Standards and Guidelines (ESG) adopted at the EHEA Ministerial Conference
The revised version of the “Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area“, commonly known as ESG has been adopted at the EHEA Ministerial Conference held in Yerevan (Armenia) the 14th and 15th of May together with the Fourth Bologna Policy Forum.
This revised version was proposed by the E4 Group (ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE) in cooperation with EI, BUSINESSEUROPE and EQAR, following the mandate given in the Bucharest Communiqué by the ministers, and endorsed by the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) in September 2014. The revision included several consultation rounds involving both the key stakeholder organisations and ministries. The many comments, proposals and recommendations received have been very useful and of extremely importance for the revision process. They are reflected in the resulting revised version. More...