Quality assurance in the european higher education area

• Autorzy: Karkoszka T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose of the presented paper aims at motivating the necessity of assuring the quality in higher education by implementation of the quality management system Design/methodology/approach covers the characterisation of strategic aims of the higher education, mostly - the principles of performance of higher education systems making possible the European cooperation and the comparability of the mechanisms and the results of activity. Findings of the carried out research are as follows: implementation of the rules of higher education system should ensure: level of education being the quality standard, coherent educational system allowing for mobile choice of the place of education, universal accessibility of education, lifelong education as well as recognition of knowledge, skills and qualifications in all countries of European Union. Practical implications: refers to any university which wants to assure quality in education by taking part in the Bologna Process. Originality/value: of the presented paper belongs to the idea and the progress of the Bologna Process as a European widespread venture aiming at establishing the European Higher Education Area and determination of the directions of development of higher education and the research systems.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Bologna Process; European higher education area; quality assurance; comparability; uniformity

PL

Proces Boloński; obszar szkolnictwa wyższego Europy; zapewnienie jakości; porównywalność; jednolitość

• Wydawca: International OCSCO World Press
• Czasopismo: Journal of Achievements in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering
• Rocznik: 2009
• Tom: Vol. 37, nr 2
• Strony: 759--766
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 22 poz., rys., tabl.

Twórcy

autor

Karkoszka T.

• Division of Materials Processing Technology, Management and Computer Techniques in Materials Science, Institute of Engineering Materials and Biomaterials, Silesian University of Technology, ul. Konarskiego 18a, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland,

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