External quality assurance in the EHEA: A report on the activities and perspectives of quality assurance agencies

This paper presents some of the key findings of a recent survey to quality assurance agencies conducted as part of the QA-FIT project (Quality Assurance Fit for the Future). The aim of the project is to map current practices in internal and external quality assurance and explore the perspectives of key stakeholder groups on the fitness for purpose of the European quality assurance framework with a view to informing a revision of the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG).