Prof. György BAZSA, President Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC) ENQA Seminar Quality and Transparency in Higher Education: Expectations, Tools and Link to Institutional Autonomy Bologna, May, 2010 Higher Education and Quality: Expectations, Quality Standards and Tools. What kind of information do we provide? And for what purposes?

Hungary and Hungarian Higher Education (HHE) Population: 10 million HHE enrollment: before 1990 < 10% of age group at present~ 40 % of age group HHE Students total:~ (half state funded) Legal background: HE Law in 1993 and 2005 HHE Institutions:~7 HEI / 1 million inhabits HEIState Church/ Private Total University College Total294070

Functions of actors in Hungarian HE Quality State: HE Q policy, legal and financial conds. HAC:external Q evaluation and accreditation HHEI:key performers in quality of the „product”, responsible for internal Q Assurance Faculty:determines Q of teaching and research Students: accept and reflect Q of teaching Labour market: labels Q of HEIs, employs graduates Media:reports Q and publishes HE ranking Europe: Bologna, EHEA, ESG, ENQA

HHEI quality management: HE Act + ESG based  HHE Act: „The HEI operates an internal QA system. The HEI prepares quality development scheme. It specifies the process of operation, like the execution of management, planning, control, measurement, assessment, and consumer protection related tasks, regulates the rules pertaining to the evaluation of lecturer performance by the students. The HEI annually revises the implementation of the Q development scheme, results of action plan and publishes its findings on the website.” The HHEIs carry out intensive, broad, competitive PR activity for new students with a lot of information.

HAC Independent (only) national body. Its external inst- ruction are forbidden by law. Funded by Parliament. Its resolution (decision) is legally an „expert opinion”: yes or no with argumentation, not to overwrite. It’s sent to the claimer (HEI or ministry) and is published on the website (Except: pr.) There is an independent HAC appeal board (with 3 members). Its resolution is also public. Legal decision comes effective through minister(ial organs). In 2 cases (establ. HEI and doctoral school) HAC’s opinion is binding for the Minister. HAC activity and decisions are yearly published in a series of printed reports (appear on website, too).

System of HAC activities (as external QAA) at input (ex ante) – document based – *HEI is charged during process & at output (ex post) – self evaluation and site visit – state funded establishing HEIinstitutional accreditation/5y establishing B and M programmes („KKK”) --- *launching B and M programmes parallel programme’s accreditation *setting up doctoral (PhD) schools doct. schools’ accreditation professors’ appointment---

Quality: expectations, standards and tools Information: kind, target and purposes in a systematic broader context

a) HHE system b) single HEIs c) study programmes d) graduates e) HAC QUALITY expectationsstandardstools INFORMATION kindtargetpurposes

a) HHE system QUALITY expectationsstandardstools - from society (the public) contribution to the knowledge society confidence, honour, moral and financial support - from labour market satisfaction with graduates feed back / cooperation - from graduatessuccessful personal carrier feedback / LLL - in generalquality cultureQA system

a) HHE system INFORMATION kindtargetpurposes - B/M/PhD degrees, programmes, Bologna-structure society, labour market, applicants to be informed, for decisions - enrolment capacities applicants chance of enrolment - social conditionsapplicants selecting alternatives - performance, quality, fame applicants, labour market to be informed for decisions

b) single HEIs QUALITY expectationsstandardstools - missionclear and realinst. accreditation - management effective and progressive inst. accreditation - research supporting the programmes inst. and programme accreditation - resources out of HAC duties - facilities ensuring good education inst. and programme accreditation - internal QAESGinst. accreditation

b) single HEIs INFORMATION kindtargetpurpose - mission society, HEI to be informed, to perform - managementmaintainer, HEIperformance - research maintainer, scien- tific community performance - resourcesmaintainer, HEIpossibilities - facilitiesstudents, staffpossibilities - internal QA maintainer, HEI, HAC activity, performance

c) programmes „ completion and exit requirements” QUALITY expectationsstandardstools - aim/missionclear, defined HE internal QA + HAC external QA (ex ante and ex post accreditations) - curriculummodern, coherent - study structureserried - teaching/learning methods aim oriented, student centred - evaluationbalanced - teaching staffdetailed requir-s - researchsupportive - internal QAeffectiveex post accred.

c) programmes INFORMATION kindtargetpurposes - aim / missionstudents/lab. m.perform/know - curriculumstudents/lab. m.to perform - teaching/learning methods students/staff to enjoy and to develop - evaluationstudentsto be prepared - learning outcomeslabour marketto be informed - teaching staffstudents/lab. m.to accept - researchstudents/lab. m.information - internal QAstaff/studentsto contribute

d) graduates QUALITY expectationsstandardstools - knowledge solid and applicable education, exams - skills diverse and developing learning, thesis, workplace - competencies broad and personal

d) graduates INFORMATION kindtargetpurpose - knowledge labour market / HEI for employing and job assignment / feed back - skills - competencies

e) HAC QUALITY expectationsstandardstools 1. External QA for HE HHE law + ESG HAC’s internal QA + 2. Official status 3. Activities 4. Resources 5. Mission statement + external evaluation 6. Independence 7. External QA criteria 8. Accountability proced.

e) HAC INFORMATION kindtargetpurpose 1. External QA for HE public + HE system + ENQA transparency + confidence + membership 2. Official status 3. Activities 4. Resources 5. Mission statement 6. Independence 7. External QA criteria 8. Accountability proced.