Study on the Diploma Supplement as seen by its users - naric

Summary
Summary .................................................................................................. 2
Foreword .................................................................................................. 4
List of Abbreviations ................................................................................. 5
Introduction ............................................................................................... 6
I Project Workload Organisation and Methodology .................................. 7
I.I Participants ......................................................................................................... 7
I.II Organisation of the different stages of the project .............................................. 8
Preparative stage ..................................................................................................................... 8
Cross Reading .......................................................................................................................... 8
Case Studies ............................................................................................................................ 8
Final stage ................................................................................................................................ 8
I.III Views and expectations of the project partners on the Diploma Supplement .... 9
Credential Evaluators (ENIC-NARIC) ....................................................................................... 9
Quality Assurance Agencies (ENQA) ....................................................................................... 9
Employers (BusinessEurope) ................................................................................................. 10
Students (ESU) ...................................................................................................................... 10
Universities (EUA) .................................................................................................................. 10
Professional Higher Education (EURASHE) .......................................................................... 11
II. Observations and Findings ................................................................. 12
II.I Cross readings ................................................................................................. 12
General Findings and Remarks .............................................................................................. 12
Findings and good practises chapter by chapter .................................................................... 13
Chapter 1: Information identifying the holder of the qualification ........................................... 14
Chapter 2: Information identifying the qualification ................................................................ 14
Chapter 3: Information on the level of qualification ................................................................ 16
Chapter 4: Information on the contents and results gained .................................................... 17
Chapter 5: Information on the function of the qualification ..................................................... 19
Chapter 6: Additional information ........................................................................................... 20
Chapter 7: Certification of the supplement ............................................................................. 21
Chapter 8: Information on the national higher education system ........................................... 21
II.II Site Visits ........................................................................................................ 23
II.III Workshop presentation at the EQAR ............................................................. 24
II.IV Brief presentation at the NARIC meeting ....................................................... 24
III Main outcomes and recommendations .............................................. 25
III.I Good practices ................................................................................................ 25
III.II Conclusions and recommendations ............................................................... 32
Recommendations to international and national bodies ......................................................... 32
Recommendations to Higher Education Institutions ............................................................... 33
Further questions ................................................................................................................... 33
Strengthening the link between quality assurance and academic recognition ....................... 34
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