International experience in monitoring the quality of higher education in European countries

Abstract

The study of the European practice of measuring and assessing the quality of education, the analysis of the features of monitoring the quality of education in Europe form a systemic understanding of the phenomenon under study. Agencies for ensuring the quality of education in the European Union are called upon to organize and conduct institutional accreditation in educational institutions, to assess the quality of educational programs. Compliance with European quality standards, their modernization based on the study of international experience in monitoring the quality of education, correlation of European methodological approaches to measuring and assessing the quality of education, establishing cooperation for conducting scientific international research are indispensable prerequisites for the formation of a single European space in which mechanisms for monitoring the quality of professional training operate. The organizations that deal with the problems of strengthening the competitiveness of the European educational space and its providers are considered, in particular, the Council of Europe is named as the main ones; Education, Audiovisual and Culture Agency, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, European Training Foundation and other agencies; International Association of University Presidents; European Association of Higher Education Institutions; European University Association; European Students' Union; European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education; European Accreditation Consortium; Transnational European Evaluation Project; Central and Eastern European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education; Scandinavian Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, etc.