University S S tu u dies U U n ni iv v e e r r s s i i t t y y St t ud di i e e s s
of Agri i cultural Engineering o o f f A A g g r r ic c u u l l t t u u r r a a l l E E n n g g i i n n e e e e r r i i n n g g
in Europe;
i in n E Eu ur r o op p e e ; ;
a Thematic Network a a T Th he em m a a t t i i c c N N e e t tw wo o r r k k
Edited by
D. Briassoulis, P. Panagakis
Editorship E. Nikopoulos
Agricultural University of Athens Greece
Athens, April 2005
Pr oc ee d in gs o f th e 5 th U S A E E W or ks h op D re sd en , A pr il 8 - 9 , 2 0 0 5
U U U S SA SAEE A E EE E
with the contribution of the European Commission Directorate General for Education and Culture
University Studies of Agricultural Engineering in Europe, Dresden, April 8-9, 2005
USAEE – TN ISBN 960-92379-4-0
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD...5 A FRAMEWORK FOR QUALIFICATIONS OF THE EUROPEAN HIGHER EDUCATION AREA...6
OVERVIEW OF ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL/BIOLOGICAL
ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES AMONG USAEE THEMATIC NETWORK PARTNERS ....19 ACCREDITATION FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION IN FLANDERS; STATE OF THE ART ...31 ACCREDITATION PRACTICE IN BULGARIA...40
ACCREDITATION AND EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN CZECH REPUBLIC ...48
PRACTICES OF ACCREDITATION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY
STUDIES AT KVL ...53
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN FINLAND………... ...62
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN FRANCE ...63 ACCREDITATION PRACTICES IN GERMANY ...70
ACCREDITATION PROCEDURE OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING STUDIES
IN GREECE ...76
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING EDUCATION
IN HUNGARY...83
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL / BIOSYSTEMS ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN IRELAND ...90
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN ITALY...98
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN LATVIA...110
ACCREDITATION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES AT THE
LITHUANIAN UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE ...114
REVIEW OF THE ACCREDITATION PRACTICES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MALTA WITH
FOCUS ON THE INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE ...122 ACCREDITATION IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING IN THE NETHERLANDS ...140 THE NORWEGIAN QUALITY REFORM...146 ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN POLAND...150
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ACCREDITATION OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN
PORTUGAL ………161
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES FOR AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING CURRICULA
IN ROMANIA...165
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN SLOVAK REPUBLIC ...171
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAMS
IN SLOVENIA...180 QUALITY ASSURANCE FOR UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN SPAIN ...188 ACCREDITATION PRACTICES IN SWEDEN...193
ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN TURKEY...197 ACCREDITATION PRACTICES OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY STUDIES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ...208
