The Erasmus+ Quality Framework consists of a set of documents outlining the rights and responsibilities of individuals and organisations participating in the Erasmus+ programme .
Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution may carry out within Erasmus+. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all higher education institutions located in a programme country and willing to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under Erasmus+. For higher education institutions located in other countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through inter-institutional agreements between higher education institutions. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of Erasmus+. A call for proposals for award of ECHE will be held on annual basis. A list of higher education institutions holding an ECHE is available on the EACEA website .
Inter-Institutional Agreements
Inter-institutional agreements can be signed between two or more higher education institutions, so providing for the possibility of mobilities between groupings of institutions.

• For mobility between higher education institutions in Programme Countries, both or all of them must be holders of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education
• For mobility between higher education institutions in Programme and Participating Countries, those institutions established in a Programme Country must be a holder of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, the institution of the Participating Country agree to the principles laid down in the charter text via the inter-institutional agreement

By signing an inter-institutional agreement, the involved institutions agree to cooperate for the exchange of students and / or staff in the context of Erasmus+. They commit themselves to respect the quality requirements of the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education in all aspects of the organisation and management of the mobility and agree on a series of quantitative and qualitative issues to ensure mobility of high quality and impact.
Info and contact
Visit the Erasmus+ website for more information. You can also contact your university or college’s registry office for more information. For further enquiries, please contact your National Agency. Inter-institutional agreement 2014-20 between programme countries:

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Learning Agreement
A “Learning Agreement” is setting out the programme of studies/traineeship to be followed and is approved by the student, the sending and the receiving institution/enterprise. The Learning Agreements puts its emphasis on the thorough preparation of the mobility by including all the educational components/learning outcomes for the future recognition as well as the required language competence of the student. All three parties signing the agreement commit themselves complying with all the arrangements agreed, thereby insuring that the student should receive the recognition for the studies/traineeship abroad.
Erasmus+ Student Charter
Each Erasmus+ student will be given an Erasmus+ Student Charter by their sending university or higher education institution after their selection. The Student Charter highlights the rights and obligations of students participating in Erasmus+. It informs Erasmus+ students about what they are entitled to and what is expected of them during their secondment for studies and/or for a traineeship. In particular, the Erasmus+ Student Charter outlines the basic entitlements of the Erasmus+ students, such as free tuition and full recognition of studies or traineeship abroad. The Charter also specifies the main obligations of the Erasmus+ students, providing them with a concise idea of their duties with regard to both their sending and receiving higher education institutions/enterprise. Consult also “Your rights as a mobile student ” (Youth on the Move guide to the rights of mobile students in the European Union)
Info and contact
You can find out more on the Erasmus+ website . You can also contact your university or college’s registry office for details on specific exchanges between institutions. For further enquiries, please contact your National Agency . See more...

Welcome to the website of EQAVET - the European Quality Assurance in Vocational Education and Training. The website is our window on the world and provides regularly updated information on quality assurance in European VET systems, the EQAVET Network’s agenda and activities, relevant documents and useful links.
As you browse through the site you will find information on:

The site also provides a working forum for the groups which form an integral part of the Network: representatives of Member States, National Reference Points and Social Partners.

What is the framework for?
The European Quality Assurance Reference Framework (EQAVET) is a reference instrument designed to help Member States promote and monitor the continuous improvement of their vocational education and training systems on the basis of commonly agreed references. The framework should not only contribute to quality improvement in VET but also, by building mutual trust between the VET systems, make it easier for a country to accept and recognise the skills and competencies acquired by learners in different countries and learning environments. EU countries use the framework to improve their quality assurance systems in a way that involves all relevant stakeholders. This includes:

Special issue dedicated to the Joint ECVET conference held on 24-25 October 2013 in Brussels. Download ECVET Magazine No 17 - February 2014.
Article by Sibilla Drews, National LLP Agency, Germany. The NetECVET workshops
Workshop 5: Quality assurance   
ECVET supports quality in mobility. However, to ensure continuous improvement, the use of ECVET for geographical mobility must also be underpinned by quality assurance (QA) procedures. This relates to the ECVET mobility of individual learners as well as to the ECVET partnership.
The four-step procedure of the EQAVET quality circle (planning – implementation – evaluation – review) can be applied to specific mobility experience and to ECVET partnerships.
The mobility project ‘F.A.N.T.E.’ demonstrated which quality assurance tools were used during the different phases at the two different levels (mobility of individual learners and the ECVET partnership). F.A.N.T.E. stands for ‘Fostering and Teaching Entrepreneurship’. It is a mobility project dedicated to young students in IVET within the age of 16-18 in the field of culinary arts and tourist services. The project has experimented with all ECVET components based on the EQAVET quality cycle.
Three bilateral Memoranda of Understanding were signed with intermediary partners. They state the responsibilities and roles of each partner involved along with experimentation and identification of the basic rules for the assessment and recognition of learning outcomes. However, it was dif ficult to involve the competent authorities in the partner countries, and even in Italy.
First, units of learning outcomes were identified based on local training standards and according to the needs of the labour markets. The method, validation and recognition process was shared and agreed with international part - ners and the competent body in Italy. Assessment was the most complicated component. F.A.N.T.E. translated the existing assessment system into ECVET by putting a new assessment grid on top of the existing one which had to be kept.
After the first year (50 mobilities) a review was carried out with the assistance of the Italian national group of experts and the regional administration. Few adjustments to the assessment questionnaire were needed. Mid and long term evaluations followed. One of the biggest problems encountered was the lack of cooperation of the competent authorities abroad. Also, the fact that mobility periods were one way and not exchanges turned out to be problematic. ECVET experimentation can hardly be successful without reciprocal exchange. Finally, the lack of finance proved to be another problem. ECVET has multiple effects on the organisation of mobility and generally VET providers are not economically strong enough to face that without additional resources. The problems were not easy to handle, but could be solved.
The project ‘FANTE’: Partners from Malta, Germany and Spain received students from Italy in compulsory education and training between 16 and 18 years old.
Contact: AFP COLLINE ASTIGIANE Scarl Reg. San Rocco 74 Tel +39 0141 954079
Contact person: Mr. Matteo Gazzarata E-mail: Matteo.gazzarata@virgilio.it. See more in ECVET Magazine No 17 - February 2014.

By Our Correspondent. The University of Health Sciences kicked off its Quality Assurance Awareness Week on its campus on Monday.
The idea is to promote awareness about the importance of quality higher education. Several activities including banner displays, presentations and seminars have been have been organised by the UHS Quality Enhancement Cell for students, staff and faculty throughout the week to raise awareness on how to develop a policy and its associated procedures for the assurance of the quality standards of their programmes and work. More...

The development of international cooperation of Belarusian universities with foreign partners creates conditions for the implementation of joint educational programs and more widespread education in English. The statement was made by Education Minister of Belarus Sergei Maskevich who is taking part in the plenary session of the first international educational forum European Quality Education (EQE Forum) which is underway in Minsk, BelTA has learned.
According to the Minister, thanks to the implementation of double degree programs jointly with foreign universities it is possible to address the issue of better convertibility of Belarusian higher education diplomas, their recognition at the international level, the inclusion of domestic universities in international ratings and other educational projects and the improvement of competitiveness of the domestic higher education industry. Belarus has a 17-year experience of the implementation of joint educational projects and programs with many universities across the globe.