council recommend septemb european cooper qualiti assur higher educ ec council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss regard opinion econom social committe regard opinion committe region act accord procedur laid articl treati high qualiti educ train object member state commun call contribut ongo effort promot cooper member state support supplement action fulli respect respons content teach organis educ train system cultur linguist divers conclus novemb council state improv qualiti higher educ concern share member state institut higher educ european commun view divers method nation level nation experi complement european experi acquir pilot project aim establish cooper area strengthen exist cooper repli commiss memorandum higher educ stress inter alia qualiti guarante level sector differ institut term object method educ demand gener support introduct effici accept method qualiti assur account european intern experi possibl cooper commiss studi state qualiti assur member state reveal qualiti assur system point common pilot project conduct subsequ base core element exist nation system test common method successfulli show player field eager pursu exchang experi demonstr divers nation evalu cultur import qualiti assur gener view great divers educ system commun definit term higher educ institut recommend refer includ type institut confer qualif degre level irrespect member state definit decis establish socrat programm higher educ institut meet educ social requir world wide knowledg societi result develop endeavour improv requir attribut servic provid develop initi individu collabor basi higher educ associ aim increas qualiti teach learn technolog econom consequ labour market pose challeng higher educ institut view challeng global competit increas influx student higher educ institut member state face task organis higher educ system relationship vi vi state societi wai respect exist academ standard train object qualiti standard autonomi independ term relev structur member state higher educ institut account inform public discuss commiss commun februari demonstr qualiti assur system contribut mutual recognit academ profession qualif commun level commiss white paper growth competit employ white paper teach learn learn societi green paper educ train research obstacl transnat mobil import high qualiti educ employ growth commun competit world level document highlight link exist social cultur function educ train hand econom function hand aspect concept qualiti clear transpar educ system requir transnat mobil encourag mobil aim commun cooper field educ train commiss green paper educ train research obstacl transnat mobil examin princip legal administr practic obstacl encount student wish studi member state propos measur improv mobil stress type mobil benefici educ high qualiti enabl individu compet internation advantag freedom movement commun size structur fund higher educ system differ member state member state object system continu evolv member state higher educ system includ univers higher educ institut pursu vocat aim concept scope method qualiti assur defin member state remain flexibl adapt chang circumst structur view member state exclus respons organis structur higher educ system budgetari constraint view autonomi independ higher educ institut term relev structur member state recommend member state support establish transpar qualiti assur system aim safeguard qualiti higher educ specif econom social cultur context countri take due account european dimens rapidli chang world encourag higher educ institut measur qualiti assur mean improv qualiti teach learn train research import part task stimul mutual exchang inform qualiti qualiti assur commun world level encourag cooper higher educ institut area base system qualiti assur featur explain annex autonomi independ term relev structur member state bodi respons qualiti assur choic procedur method adapt qualiti assur procedur method profil aim higher educ institut respect autonomi independ term relev structur member state target utilis intern extern aspect qualiti assur adapt procedur method involv parti concern purpos qualiti assur public qualiti assur result form member state encourag higher educ institut cooper compet structur member state follow measur call compet author higher educ institut attach special import exchang experi cooper qualiti assur member state intern organis associ activ field higher educ promot cooper author respons qualiti assess qualiti assur higher educ promot network cooper cover area encourag develop exchang inform experi methodolog develop exampl good practic fulfil request expertis advic author concern member state support higher educ institut cooper field qualiti assur transnat basi promot contact intern expert pursu object develop link qualiti assur exist commun activ framework socrat leonardo da vinci programm account acqui communautair field recognit qualif profession purpos ii recommend commiss close cooper member state basi exist programm subject object normal open transpar procedur encourag cooper refer point author respons qualiti assess qualiti assur higher educ involv organis associ higher educ institut european remit experi qualiti assess qualiti assur iii request commiss present triennial report european parliament council econom social committe committe region progress develop qualiti assur system member state cooper activ european level includ progress achiev respect object refer brussel septemb council presid farnleitn oj oj opinion european parliament novemb oj council common posit februari publish offici journal decis european parliament publish offici journal oj annex indic featur qualiti assur featur refer common exist european qualiti assur system european pilot project assess qualiti higher educ demonstr parti involv area benefit observ featur autonomi independ term relev structur member state bodi respons qualiti assur procedur method contribut effect qualiti assur procedur accept result qualiti assur criteria close link aim assign institut relat societi labour market qualiti assur procedur includ allow specif natur institut knowledg institut object level institut level depart level singl unit essenti respect qualiti assur procedur gener consist intern examin compon extern compon base apprais extern expert intern element examin aim involv relev player teach staff administr charg academ profession guidanc student extern element process cooper consult advic independ expert player institut light object criteria qualiti assur procedur refer structur higher educ member state profession associ social partner alumni includ expert group particip foreign expert procedur desir order encourag exchang experi acquir countri report qualiti assur procedur outcom publish form member state provid sourc good refer materi partner gener public