A Micro-credential is the evidence of the learning outcomes that a student has acquired after completing a Short Programme (STP). In addition, a Short-Term Programme (STP) is a typology of subject-specific courses that focus on the specific needs of society and can be part of a higher degree programme. These programmes have become an…
The Agència Valenciana d’Avaluació i Prospectiva (AVAP) is an independent institution created with the aim of guaranteeing the quality and excellence of Valencian higher education and innovation systems through evaluation and foresight. AVAP has its own legal personality and assets, as well as full capacity to act in order to achieve its aims. With…
On 3,5,11,13,16 and 18 May 2022, the staff of AVAP’s Management, Prospective and Public Services Service will be given on-line training sessions on the Sicalwin Accounting Platform used for AVAP’s economic and financial management. This training will be given by the company AYTOS SOLUCIONES INFORMÁTICAS SLU. Through this training, AVAP’s objective is to provide continuous…
On Thursday 28 April, the Spanish Network of University Quality Assurance Agencies (REACU) met in Madrid to discuss the role of quality assurance agencies with regard to the future Organic Law of the University System (LOSU). The meeting took place at the headquarters of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA) with the…
AVAP has provided a training session for experts who participate as members of the external evaluation committees of the Reacredita programme. This is an online training, especially aimed at experts with little experience in these evaluation processes. The training was prepared and managed by Reyes Giner, head of AVAP’s quality service, together with quality experts…
On Thursday the 4th of March, Javier Oliver, Director of AVAP, and Reyes Giner, head of the Quality Service, travelled to Teruel to attend the bilateral meeting between the University Quality and Foresight Agency of Aragon and the Valencian Agency for Assessment and Foresight (Agència Valenciana d’Avaluació i Prospectiva). The meeting started at 11am and…
The visit of the ENQA panel for AVAP’s European accreditation ended on Friday. The external review has been carried out by a panel composed of a chairperson, a secretary and two members, all of whom are European experts on quality issues in higher education. The task of the review panel is to assess the agency’s…
At 9 a.m. the internal panel’s meeting started, followed by an interview with stakeholders of the agency with different profiles. This will be followed by a meeting with AVAP’s Director General to clarify any doubts the panel of experts may have. After a break at midday, a final session will take place in which the…
