1.  ERASMUS MUNDUS Quality assurance of joint degree programmes  ERASMUS MUNDUS 2006, EUA: Quality Assurance in Joint Master Programmes: European Masters New Evaluation Methodology (EMNEM), www.eua.bewww.eua.be - focus on internal quality enhancement -cooperation, common ownership, agreed quality principles (academic/administrative)  cultural context (terminology!, quality, success/failure, student service etc) -curriculum; objectives/learning outcomes in terms of competences (how will this be assessed? Alumni contacts) - quality-related questions p.21-26

2.  ERASMUS MUNDUS Quality assurance of joint degree programmes  ERASMUS MUNDUS 2006, European Association for Quality Assurance, www.enqa.eu The Transnational European Evaluation Project II (TEEP II) -evaluation of three Mundus programmes -lessons learned; importance of institutional support, consistent cooperation, information exchange, agreements, roles of partners clearly defined, legal problems re degree, agreement of teaching and assessment methods, electronic platforms, thesis supervision and assessment, opportunities for staff development and exchange - who should evaluate joint programmes? external evaluation?

3.  ERASMUS MUNDUS Quality assurance of joint degree programmes  ERASMUS MUNDUS EUA, Embedding Quality Culture in HE: p.41, Promotion of quality culture in international cooperation with special focus on joint programmes - goals  indicators  quality measures 2006, NIFU STEP, Nordisk kvalitetssikring av hoyere utdanning (felles nordiske mastergrader), www.nifustep.no

4.  ERASMUS MUNDUS Quality assurance of joint degree programmes  ERASMUS MUNDUS Mundus Case Quality assurance: by national QA authorities, international accreditation Quality assessment: 1. Regular course and programme evaluations, 2. Sounding Boards, 3. Alumni Panels, 4. External Advisory Board, 5. Peer review  Program Board (results from all previously mentioned). Management /QA: - Program Board (curriculum design, admission, QA and development, info and PR) - Academic committee (part of PB, student selection) - Administrative committee (some part of PB, incl. financial unit representatives)