EQAC European Quality Assurance Confederation Anders Wichman SARQA 28 November 2013 Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting1

EQAC diskussion vid 1:a Europeiska QA-mötet, 25/9 i Bonn 1. Presentation 2. Några rekommendationer Deltagare från, Danmark, Frankrike, Finland, Tyskland, Italien, Spanien, Schweitz, Storbritannien och Sverige Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting2

Before EQAC FERQAS Federation of European Research Quality Assurance Societies Organised together with national societies conferences More? Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting3

Next Step: EQAS European Quality Assurance Society A number of meetings with representatives from national societies discussing: Formal organisation having chairman, secretary and treasurer To have a seat in Brussels Representatives from national societies Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting4

Start of EQAC At the BARQA annual meeting in Nottingham ”representatives” from national societies gathered as an initiative from Nigel Dent. Agreed to create EQAC Varför EQAC i stället för EQAS? Organisation med styrelse etc? Ordna konferenser och utbildningsmaterial? Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting5

Finally: EQAC Virtual organisation addresses to 2 contact persons for each national society Not restricted to EU Observers where no society exists Secretary Rapporteur Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting6

Goal for EQAC Primary goal: Keep QA aware of new and updated legislation Provide comments on draft documents Communication link between authorities and national societies Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting7

How to achieve this goal? EQAC secretary is contact person to EMA Anyone discovering drafts for comments can send this to EQAC for distribution to national societies; to rapporteur and/or secretary A person in EQAC collects the comments from societies and sends to the authorities (and members); rapporteur Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting8

Rekommendationer från mötet Remisser Uppmana medlemmar att granska och tycka Meddela ”rapporteur” om inga eller inte hinner Om motstridiga kommentarer svara att EQAC inte har en enad synpunkt Svaren till myndighet skickas även till de som bidragit Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting9

Rekommendationer, forts. Använda svaren att informera medlemmarna Följa upp om svaren beaktats i det slutliga dokumentet, (ska prövas) Information Nationella möten som är öppna för andra, även SARQA-DKG-konferenser Information om EQAC vid t.ex. europeiska möten Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting10

About EQAC Webb-site: Objectives Mission Brief history Contact list And some more Beräknas kosta SARQA £15 för 3 år. Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting11

EQAC Contact list CountryMain Contact – AddressSecond Contact – Address UK Angela Jennings Hodges Switzerland Jan Doran Buergin Germany H Gunther Stelzer Hartlieb Denmark Morten Jensen Spain Idoya Calvo Navarro Finland Pirjo Hamalainen Myllyviita France Rose Buot Odaglia Hungary Katalin G Tettamanti Somorai Italy Valentine Sforza Piccolboni Netherlands Jan van der Kuil Leijse Sweden Anders Wichman Jönsson Czech Rep Marcella Fialova Norway Anne Katrin Haga Poland Dorota Switula Croatia Sanja Culina Rapporteur Martha Byrne Secretary Anders Wichman EQAC Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting12

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TACK för uppmärksamheten Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting Tel Anders Wichman AWQA Consulting14