Belgium (Flemish Community)

• Governmental membership
  Belgium (Flemish Community) has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since February 2008.

  Map: EHEA countries by governmental membership

• National external quality assurance requirements

  • Institutional review and programme accreditation
    University colleges and universities require an institutional review and they have to organize the assessment of the quality of their programmes. Other higher education institutions require programme accreditation. For all new programmes an initial accreditation and a first accreditation by NVAO is mandatory. Only education providers included in the Flemish Higher Education Register can award legally recognised degrees. Programme accreditation is still required for the delivery of new programmes or for programmes with a limited period of accreditation (the ‘Codex Hoger Onderwijs’ 2013).

• EHEA key commitment

  Fully aligned with the ESG

  A fully functioning quality assurance system is in operation nationwide, in which all higher education institutions are subject to regular external quality assurance by an agency that has successfully demonstrated compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG) through registration on EQAR

  Map: implementation of the EHEA key commitment

• Cross-border quality assurance

  Recognising EQAR-registered agencies as part of the national external QA requirements

  for external quality assurance at programme level
  

  • Eligibility requirements for foreign agencies: registration on EQAR or formal agreement with NVAO outlining requirements to meet the ESG

  • Conditions for the agencies’ work (e.g. criteria to be used): own criteria

  • Recognition of reviews carried out by foreign agencies: methodological check re. assessment report by NVAO

  Map: recognition of cross-border quality assurance

• European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes

  European Approach available to all higher education institutions

  Map: availability of the European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes

• Permalink
  https://data.deqar.eu/country/271/
• Further information

  • Decision of the Flemish Government on higher education (in Dutch, Art. II. 122. § 4, the ‘Codex Hoger Onderwijs’ 2013)

  • Belgium Flemish Community - European Higher Education Area

  • ENIC-NARIC

  • Ministry responsible for higher education

Registered agencies operating in Belgium (Flemish Community)