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National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation

January 01, 1970

The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (Spanish: Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, ANECA) is the authorised agency of the Spanish government whose aim is to provide external quality assurance for the Spanish higher education system and to contribute to its constant improvement through evaluation, certification and accreditation.[2]

National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation
Agencia Nacional de la Evaluación
de la Calidad y Acreditación
Agency overview
FormedJuly 19, 2002; 21 years ago (2002-07-19)
Jurisdiction Spain
HeadquartersMadrid, Spain
Annual budget€ 12.9 million, 2023[1]
Agency executive
Parent agencyMinistry of Universities
Websitewww.aneca.es

ANECA was created as a foundation in 2002 by the Cabinet of Spain under the Universities Organic Act, and it has the status of Autonomous agency. It is a member of the European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA).[3]

Mission edit

ANECA's mission is to coordinate policies for quality assurance (QA) in Spanish universities. Such policies are aimed at fitting the university to the market.[4] Through the evaluation reports it publishes, leading to certification and accreditation, ANECA aims to measure the performance of public-sector higher education according to objective criteria and transparent processes. Its ultimate aim is that the quality of university provision should be guaranteed and publicised, securing the universities' integration into the European Higher Education Area.[5]

Structure edit

The ANECA foundation comprises its management (Gerencia), a Governing Council (Consejo Rector) which includes the Secretary-General for Universities, and several advisory councils (Comisiones de Asesoramiento). Its current director is Pilar Paneque, appointed in 2023. Former Directors have been Mercedes Siles Molina, appointed in February 2019,[6] Ismael Crespo Martínez (founder, 2002–2004), Francisco Marcellán (2004-2006), Gemma Rauret (2006-2009), Zulima Fernández Rodríguez (2009-2012), Rafael van Grieken Salvador (2012-2016) and José Arnáez Vadillo (2016-2019).

The governing statutes lay down that the Director shall be appointed for a three-year term by the Governing Council on the instance of the Minister of Universities.[7]

The structure of the agency is:[8]

  • Governing Council.
    • Director of the Agency.
      • Management.
      • Division of Programme and Institutional evaluation.
        • Advisory Committee for Programme and Institutional evaluation.
      • Division of Teaching Staff Evaluation.
        • Advisory Committee for the evaluation of teaching staff.
        • National Committee for the evaluation of researching activity.

Governing bodies edit

Governing Council edit

The governing council is the corporate governing body responsible for controlling and monitoring ANECA's activities, and for maintaining stakeholders in higher education informed of these, as provided for in the Statutes and other current legislation. The council has nine members. Participation by major stakeholders has been encouraged in higher education through representatives from different affiliated bodies: students, the Conference of the Social Bodies of Spanish Public Universities, trade unions, and the National Confederation of Business Organisations, as well as a Regional Administration representative with responsibilities in university education.

Director edit

The director is a unipersonal executive body tasked with the ordinary management of ANECA. The director is appointed by the Governing Council, thus further strengthening independence.

Activities edit

ANECA carries out training, evaluation, certification, and accreditation in the following fields, using internationally applied procedures and evaluation criteria:[9]

  1. Teaching leading university degrees of official status and valid throughout the national territory.
  2. The merits of applicants for teaching positions, including those under contract to the universities.
  3. The teaching, research, transfer of knowledge, and management duties undertaken by the teaching and research staff of the universities and by the career research officials of the Public Research Organisations, such as are able to generate additional income.
  4. University institutions and centres.
  5. Development plans for degree courses, syllabuses, services, and management of higher education institutions and centres, and of those higher education centres in Spain that provide teaching according to the education systems of other countries or of Spanish university centres in other countries.
  6. Foreign university degrees, applying harmonisation processes for recognition of equivalence with Spanish degrees in accordance with regulations.
  7. Correspondence of current degrees with the pre-2007 qualifications framework for higher education (MECES).

Regional agencies edit

Regional agencies with similar functions to ANECA have been set up within the autonomous communities. [citation needed]

  • Andalusian Evaluation Agency (AGAE), in Andalusia.
  • Agency for Quality and University Prospective of Aragon (ACPUA), in Aragón.
  • Agency for University Quality of the Balearic Islands (AQUIB), in the Balearic Islands.
  • Canarian Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation (ACCUEE, antes ACECAU), in the Canary Islands.
  • Agency for University Quality of Castilla-La Mancha (ACUCM), in Castilla-La Mancha.
  • Agency for the Quality of the University System of Castilla-León (ACSUCYL), in Castilla-León.
  • Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia (AQU), in Catalonia.
  • Valencian Agency for Evaluation and Prospective (AVAP), in Valencia.
  • Agency for the Quality of the University System of Galicia (ACSUG), in Galicia.
  • Agency for Quality, Accreditation and Prospective of the Universities of Madrid (ACAP), in Madrid.
  • Agency for the Quality of the Basque University System (UNIBASQ), in Basque Country.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "State Budget 2023" (PDF).
  2. ^ What is ANECA
  3. ^ "ANECA - National Agency for the Quality Assessment and Accreditation". European Consortium for Accreditation. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  4. ^ "El debate sobre las competencias. Una investigación cualitativa entorno a la educación superior y el mercado de trabajo en España" [A qualitative investigation into higher education and the Spanish labour market] (PDF). Madrid. 2009.
  5. ^ Mission
  6. ^ "Mercedes Siles, catedrática de la UMA, elegida nueva directora de la Aneca" [Mercedes Siles, full professor of the University of Malaga, new director of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation]. malagahoy (in Spanish). 19 February 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Estatutos de la Fundación ANECA" (PDF). 2008.
  8. ^ Structure
  9. ^ Statutes of ANECA, Disposición 13780 del BOE núm. 302 de 2015, p. 7, 18 December 2015.
  • Organic Law 6/2001, Of December 21, of Universities.
  • Organic Law 4/2007, Of April 12, which modifies the Organic Law 6/2001.
  • Council of Ministers Agreement, Of July 19, 2002, which creates National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation.

External links edit

  • Official website

January 01, 1970
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The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation Spanish Agencia Nacional de Evaluacion de la Calidad y Acreditacion ANECA is the authorised agency of the Spanish government whose aim is to provide external quality assurance for the Spanish higher education system and to contribute to its constant improvement through evaluation certification and accreditation 2 National Agency for Quality Assessment and AccreditationAgencia Nacional de la Evaluacion de la Calidad y AcreditacionAgency overviewFormedJuly 19 2002 21 years ago 2002 07 19 Jurisdiction SpainHeadquartersMadrid SpainAnnual budget 12 9 million 2023 1 Agency executiveDirector General Pilar Paneque 2023 Parent agencyMinistry of UniversitiesWebsitewww aneca es ANECA was created as a foundation in 2002 by the Cabinet of Spain under the Universities Organic Act and it has the status of Autonomous agency It is a member of the European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education ECA 3 Contents 1 Mission 2 Structure 2 1 Governing bodies 2 1 1 Governing Council 2 1 2 Director 3 Activities 4 Regional agencies 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksMission editANECA s mission is to coordinate policies for quality assurance QA in Spanish universities Such policies are aimed at fitting the university to the market 4 Through the evaluation reports it publishes leading to certification and accreditation ANECA aims to measure the performance of public sector higher education according to objective criteria and transparent processes Its ultimate aim is that the quality of university provision should be guaranteed and publicised securing the universities integration into the European Higher Education Area 5 Structure editThe ANECA foundation comprises its management Gerencia a Governing Council Consejo Rector which includes the Secretary General for Universities and several advisory councils Comisiones de Asesoramiento Its current director is Pilar Paneque appointed in 2023 Former Directors have been Mercedes Siles Molina appointed in February 2019 6 Ismael Crespo Martinez founder 2002 2004 Francisco Marcellan 2004 2006 Gemma Rauret 2006 2009 Zulima Fernandez Rodriguez 2009 2012 Rafael van Grieken Salvador 2012 2016 and Jose Arnaez Vadillo 2016 2019 The governing statutes lay down that the Director shall be appointed for a three year term by the Governing Council on the instance of the Minister of Universities 7 The structure of the agency is 8 Governing Council Director of the Agency Management Division of Programme and Institutional evaluation Advisory Committee for Programme and Institutional evaluation Division of Teaching Staff Evaluation Advisory Committee for the evaluation of teaching staff National Committee for the evaluation of researching activity Governing bodies edit Governing Council edit The governing council is the corporate governing body responsible for controlling and monitoring ANECA s activities and for maintaining stakeholders in higher education informed of these as provided for in the Statutes and other current legislation The council has nine members Participation by major stakeholders has been encouraged in higher education through representatives from different affiliated bodies students the Conference of the Social Bodies of Spanish Public Universities trade unions and the National Confederation of Business Organisations as well as a Regional Administration representative with responsibilities in university education Director edit The director is a unipersonal executive body tasked with the ordinary management of ANECA The director is appointed by the Governing Council thus further strengthening independence Activities editANECA carries out training evaluation certification and accreditation in the following fields using internationally applied procedures and evaluation criteria 9 Teaching leading university degrees of official status and valid throughout the national territory The merits of applicants for teaching positions including those under contract to the universities The teaching research transfer of knowledge and management duties undertaken by the teaching and research staff of the universities and by the career research officials of the Public Research Organisations such as are able to generate additional income University institutions and centres Development plans for degree courses syllabuses services and management of higher education institutions and centres and of those higher education centres in Spain that provide teaching according to the education systems of other countries or of Spanish university centres in other countries Foreign university degrees applying harmonisation processes for recognition of equivalence with Spanish degrees in accordance with regulations Correspondence of current degrees with the pre 2007 qualifications framework for higher education MECES Regional agencies editRegional agencies with similar functions to ANECA have been set up within the autonomous communities citation needed Andalusian Evaluation Agency AGAE in Andalusia Agency for Quality and University Prospective of Aragon ACPUA in Aragon Agency for University Quality of the Balearic Islands AQUIB in the Balearic Islands Canarian Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation ACCUEE antes ACECAU in the Canary Islands Agency for University Quality of Castilla La Mancha ACUCM in Castilla La Mancha Agency for the Quality of the University System of Castilla Leon ACSUCYL in Castilla Leon Agency for the Quality of the University System of Catalonia AQU in Catalonia Valencian Agency for Evaluation and Prospective AVAP in Valencia Agency for the Quality of the University System of Galicia ACSUG in Galicia Agency for Quality Accreditation and Prospective of the Universities of Madrid ACAP in Madrid Agency for the Quality of the Basque University System UNIBASQ in Basque Country See also editHigher education in Spain Evaluation and Quality AgencyReferences edit State Budget 2023 PDF What is ANECA ANECA National Agency for the Quality Assessment and Accreditation European Consortium for Accreditation Retrieved 4 April 2018 El debate sobre las competencias Una investigacion cualitativa entorno a la educacion superior y el mercado de trabajo en Espana A qualitative investigation into higher education and the Spanish labour market PDF Madrid 2009 Mission Mercedes Siles catedratica de la UMA elegida nueva directora de la Aneca Mercedes Siles full professor of the University of Malaga new director of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation malagahoy in Spanish 19 February 2019 Retrieved 1 May 2020 Estatutos de la Fundacion ANECA PDF 2008 Structure Statutes of ANECA Disposicion 13780 del BOE num 302 de 2015 p 7 18 December 2015 Organic Law 6 2001 Of December 21 of Universities Organic Law 4 2007 Of April 12 which modifies the Organic Law 6 2001 Council of Ministers Agreement Of July 19 2002 which creates National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation amp oldid 1221859047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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