ENQA AS A PARTNER
Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation (HAQAA2 Initiative)
Background
HAQAA2 is the second phase of the Initiative for the Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation. It is intended to build upon, upscale and promote the results of HAQAA1 (2015-2018) which underpinned and advanced the Pan-African Quality Assurance and Accreditation Framework (PAQAF). Key activities of HAQAA1 included the development of the African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASG-QA) and the piloting of a methodology for evaluating quality assurance agencies in Africa, as well as training for quality assurance professionals across the continent and the promotion of the African Quality Rating Mechanism for higher education institutions.
Objectives and activities
HAQAA2 runs from December 2019 to December 2022 and has the overall objective to improve the quality and harmonisation of African higher education and support students’ employability and mobility across the continent. The specific goals are to:
- Enhance quality assurance culture in higher education institutions.
- Enhance the capacities of quality assurance agencies to implement the ASG-QA and strengthen cross-regional cooperation.
- Strengthen the capacities of the AU in implementing the PAQAF.
HAQAA2 will include the following activities:
- Further promote the uptake and usage of the ASG-QA amongst quality assurance agencies and systems in Africa, via agency reviews and consultancy visits to countries that are developing agencies.
- Further promote the AQRM, in conjunction with the ASG-QA, as an African tool for institutional quality assessment and institutional quality improvement.
- Support the AUC in the set-up of the African Continental Agency
- Promote the different action lines and tools of the PAQAF via training, communication and facilitating cooperation between regions and partners.
Specifically, ENQA will coordinate the reviews and consultancy visits for quality assurance agencies and facilitate a Task Force that will analyse the outcomes of the reviews and develop a Users’ Guide for the ASG-QA.
Further information on the project can be found on the HAQAA2 website.
Consortium
The HAQAA2 implementing team consists of OBREAL/Global Observatory (GLOBALOBS), the Association of African Universities (AAU), the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), and ENQA.
Contact
For further information, please contact Anna Gover.
Funding
HAQAA2 is funded by the European Commission as part of the Africa-EU Partnership.
