Conference Programme

INQAAHE members paid EUR 540 and non-members  EUR 560 for attending the INQAAHE Conference.
The special Conference rate for students representatives (valid for representatives of student organisations only) wa EUR 200 (this does not include Pre-Conference Workshops)
 

INQAAHE Conference 2011 Programme 4-7 April

 

On Sunday 3 April from 15.30 to 20.00 hrs registration is open on side of the front desk in the hall of the hotel
Monday  April 4
8:30 
Pre-Conference Workshops/Conference Registration Opens
Area: Hall rooms Salón Doblón and Salón Comendador
 
9:30 -16:30
 
INQAAHE Pre-Conference Workshops
9:30: Start of Workshops 1 and 2  
11:00: Coffee Break in Hall of rooms Doblón and Comendador
12.30: End of Workshops 1 and 2
Workshop 1: Standards, learning outcomes and program accreditation

Facilitators:
Hilary Winchester, Higher Education Consultant, former Pro Vice Chancellor, University of South Australia
Gemma Rauret, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Room: Salón Doblón
Workshop 2: Managing an external quality assurance agency
Facilitators:
Steven Crow, former President of The Higher Learning Commission of The North Central Association of Colleges And Schools, USA
Michal Neumann, Head Quality Assessment Council for Higher Education (CHE) Israel
Room: Salón Comendador
12.30 -13.30 Lunch for all participants in the workshops. Room: Salón Cervantes
13:30: Start of Workshops 3 and 4
15:00:
Coffee Break in Hall of rooms Doblón and Comendador
16:30: End of Workshops 3 and 4
Workshop 3: Internal QA systems within HEIs
Facilitators:
Laureano González, Deputy Director of ANECA, Spain
Tia Loukkola, European University Association (EUA), Brussels, Belgium
 
Room: Salón Doblón
Workshop 4: Effective site visits
Facilitators:
Antony Stella, Audit Director AUQA, Australia and President of APQN
Barbara Beno, President Accrediting Commission of Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), USA 
Room: Salón Comendador
 
9.30 -16.30
Special Invitation Event: INQAAHE Board Meeting  
 
16.30-18.30 Conference Registration
Area: Hall rooms Salón Doblón and Salón Comendador
 
Tuesday  April 5
8:15 - 9:15
Conference Registration
Area: Hall of Auditorium
 
9:30 - 10:15
Official Opening Session
Speakers:
His Royal Highness the Prince Felipe de Borbón y Grecia
Felipe Pétriz, Secretary of State of Research, Ministry of Science and Innovation
Zulima Fernández, Director ANECA 
David Woodhouse, President INQAAHE
María José Lemaitre, Vice-President INQAAHE
Room: Auditorium
10:15 -11:00
Keynote Subtheme 1

"Globalizing forces and national/regional goals
Nadia Badrawi, President ANQAHE

Room: Auditorium
11:00 - 13:00 
Coffee Break/Poster viewing Room: Salón Castilla 
11:30-13:20
Paper break-out sessions
  • 11.30 – 12.00 Paper presentations
  • 12.00 – 12.10 Change over
  • 12.10 – 12.40 Paper presentations
  • 12.40 – 12.50 Change over
  • 12.50 – 13.20 Paper presentations
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín, Auditorium
 
13:20 
Lunch.  Room: Salón Cervantes
14:30-16.00
Keynote Sub theme 2
PROFESSIONALIZATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE
The view from the institutions: José Rafael Toro,  Academic Vice-Rector, Universidad de los Andes, Colombia
The view from the agencies: Ton Vroeijenstijn, Consultant, The Netherlands
Room: Auditorium
 
16.00-16.30
 
Coffee Break/Poster viewing Room: Salón Castilla 
16.30-17.40
Paper break-out sessions
  • 16.30 – 17.00 Paper presentations
  • 17.00 – 17.10 Change over
  • 17.10 – 17.40 Paper presentations
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín
 
16.30-17.40
Workshop:
The external review of agencies
Achim Hopbach, president of ENQA 
María José Lemaitre, Executive Director, CINDA Chile
 
Room: Auditorium
 
18:00-19.30
INQAAHE General Assembly
Room: Auditorium
 
Wednesday  April 6
9:00 - 10:30
Keynote Sub theme 3
 “EFFECTIVE QA PROCESSES FOR DIVERSITY, DEVELOPMENT, AND SUSTAINABILITY”
María José Lemaitre, Executive Director, CINDA Chile 
George Peterson Executive Director Emeritus, ABET
Room: Auditorium
10:30
Coffee Break/Poster viewing Room: Salón Castilla 
11.00-12.20
 
Paper break-out sessions
  • 11.00 – 11.30 Paper presentations
  • 11.30 – 11.40 Change over
  • 11.40 – 12.20 Paper presentations
  • 12.20 – 12.30 Change over to Auditorio
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín, Auditorium
 
12.30-13.00
Tribute to Marjorie Peace Lenn
Room: Auditorium
 
13:00
Lunch.  Room: Salón Cervantes
 
14:00-15:50
·         Workshop:
Joint programs and recognition issues
Rolf Heusser, president of ECA, former director of OAQ Switzerland 
Daniela Torre, Secretary General CNED Chile  
Room: Auditorium
 
14:00-15:50
Paper break-out sessions
  • 14.00 – 14:30 Paper presentations
  • 14.30 – 14.40 Change over
  • 14.40 – 15.10 Paper presentations
  • 15.10 – 15.20 Change over
  • 15.20 – 15.50 Paper presentations
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín
 
15:50
Coffee Break/Poster viewing Room: Salón Castilla 
16: 10-17:30
Panel discussions: Quality assurance and rankings
Pedro Henríquez, Director, IESALC – UNESCO, Venezuela
Prof. Dzulkifli Razak, Vice Chancellor Universiti Sains Malaysia
Allan Päll, European Students Union (ESU)
George Jiang, President, Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan
Room: Auditorium
16: 10-18. 00
Paper break-out sessions
  • 16. 10 - 16. 40 Paper presentations 
  • 16. 40 – 16. 50 Change over
  • 16. 50 – 17. 20 Paper presentations
  • 17. 20 – 17. 30 Change over
  • 17. 30 – 18. 00 Paper presentations
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín
 
18:00 – 19.30
Special Invitation Event:
INQAAHE Board Meeting  
 
20:00
Conference Dinner (only with invitation)
Thursday
April 7
08:30-10.00
Keynote Sub theme 4
INDEPENDENCE OF QUALITY ASSURANCE VIS A VIS DIFFERENT STAKEHOLDERS
Belle Wheelan, President, SACS, USA
Lis Lange, Directorate of Institutional Research and Acaemic Planning at the University of the Free State in South Africa
Josep Ferré, Director, AQU Catalunya, Spain

Moderator: Carol Bobby, Board Member, INQAAHE
Room: Auditorium
10:00
Coffee Break / Poster viewing. Room: Salón Castilla
 
10.30-11. 25
 
Paper break-out sessions
  • 10. 30 – 10.55 Paper presentations
  • 10.55 – 11.00 Change over
  • 11.00 – 11.25 Paper presentations
Rooms: Salón Hidalgo, Salón El Escorial, Salón el Jardín, Auditorium
 
11.30 -12: 45
Closing session:
20 years of experience, foundation for the future
David Woodhouse, Immediate Past President INQAAHE
Dirk van Damme, Head of CERI (Centre for Education Research and Innovation) atOECD
Room: Auditorium
12: 45
Closing Lunch. Room: Salón Cervantes