Students involved in excellence assurance

QUEST Quality for Students by Students 'Union of the European project, and the expansion of quality assurance in higher education and students are increasingly involved in processes that can be made in certain areas, to analyze the quality of the students' ideas.

A research team has worked on this project for three years, and the results can be downloaded for free on the entire project, a book was published four research publications and has presented the results of the 31 October 2013.

Quality multi-dimensional concept

Discussions on the quality of higher education graduates and efficiency is often the case, such as the understanding of the transitional government led by economic indicators.

That the concept of quality of higher education policy-making arena, which the unions were upset by the higher education institutions and teacher unions.

QUEST students understood the project, a multi-dimensional understanding of the quality of higher education. Prepares students for active participation in the community as a way to advance their personal growth and to see higher education as a mere employment.

Students involved in the quality assurance

this is especially the European level, quality assurance and enhancement activities by students were unaware that it was interesting to see.

Most students attend even though only a certain number of them were the result of changes that are relevant to them. The results of quality assurance, which means it can be transparent and open to all participants.

The quality of higher education, as well as other factors that affect the processes of teaching and learning should not be limited to those activities.

Students for Quality Assurance Pool of Experts established to support student engagement in Europe. More than 60 students at the end of 2013, the pool members, half of them are registered as women.

The students participate in a variety of quality assurance reviewers, especially for the students to be trained and to fellow students. the pool was established in 2009, and students their experiences and exchange ideas on the subject has proved to be an excellent forum.

QUEST is one of the main goals of the project; they can affect the quality assurance of higher education with knowledge about how to provide students and student representatives.

It is at least 1,000 students, over the next two years as part of QUEST and Quality Assurance Pool Students develop training materials to get the experts, it is hoped.

Trust, participation and ownership

QUEST team confidence, participation and ownership to improve the quality of higher education is the most important values ​​that were found.

Students of higher education and quality assurance to improve the quality of decision-making at all levels should be included. Student-centered learning in higher education institutions should be carried out adequately.

The recognition mechanisms, transparency and best practices can support the development of higher education, quality assurance, because it makes a difference. Significant changes in the quality assurance systems of higher education that can handle it. Higher education: A so-called "quality culture" can be created only with the active participation of students.

Vision for the future

The European Students' Union, as well as discussions with other interested parties in the QUEST will use the results of its representatives in Europe and active partner in the development of quality assurance in higher education.

This project, for example, the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area will have access to an important revision.

However, the QUEST project to explore and develop a framework for quality higher education was only the first event.

This theme provides politicians with an insight into the views, but more research, especially with regard to external influences, against the expectations of the quality of higher education to the concept of transformation and how it should be established.

* Fernando Palo mares Miguel Galan, Vice-Chairman of the European Students' Union. QUEST consortium involved in the project through the Lifelong Learning Programmed and the European Commission would not have been possible without the financial support for all partners was a valuable learning experience.