Measuring and comparing achievements of learning outcomes in higher education in Europe – extension (CALOHEx)

Project idea

Five highly sophisticated European Qualifications Reference Frameworks and related Assessment Reference Frameworks covering the popular subject areas Business Administration, Information Engineering /ICT, International Relations, Medicine and Performing and Fine Arts will be the main outcome of this project. They come in addition to the frameworks prepared by the project Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe (2016-2018) (https://www.calohee.eu) and together will impact a very large segment of higher education studies. The Frameworks will allow for defining relevant and high-quality degree programmes to prepare students best for their societal role, that is for the workplace by bridging the identified ‘skills gap’ and as active citizen. Towards this last purpose, a sophisticated qualifications framework and a related assessment framework will be developed to prepare first and second cycle students for civic, social and cultural engagement. These cover five strands: Societies and Cultures: Interculturalism; Processes of information and communication; Processes of governance and decision-making; Ethics, norms, values and professional standards; and Environmental challenges and climate change. These learning outcomes defined in these frameworks deserve to be integrated in all studies, independent of their topic, to respond to the societal challenges of today and tomorrow. The Frameworks will also be instrumental for enhancing the current quality assurance procedures and practices by offering precise indicators prepared by international groups of renowned academics.

Participating institutions

University of Groningen (Netherlands); Universidad de la Iglesia de Deusto Entidad Religiosa (Spain); Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi Billedkunstskolerne (Denmark); Alma Mater Studiorum - Universita Di Bologna (Italy); Vytauto Didžiojo universitetas (Lithuania); Stichting EQ-Arts - Enhancing Quality in the Arts (Netherlands); Universidade Aberta (Portugal); Universidade de Coimbra (Portugal); Umea Universitet (Sweden) Education for an Interdependent World (Belgium); European Students´Union (ESU) (Belgium); Coimbra Group Asbl (Belgium); European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (Belgium); Reseau Des Universites des Capitales de L'eur (Belgium); European Alliance for Subject-Specific and Professional Accred (Germany); Utrecht Network (Italy); Stichting Nuffic (Netherlands); Consortium For Accreditation In Higher Education (Netherlands); Grupo Compostela De Universidades (Spain); Grupo Santander (Spain).