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100 % subsidiary of ASIIN e.V.

Accreditation Agency for Degree Programmes in Engineering,Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics

4 main fields of activities:

Academy (training, workshops, staff development)

Quality development (evaluations, EU-projects, agencydevelopment)

Placement of experts, coaching and supervision

Certification Profit from long expertise in field of accreditation and HEI

support

International network

ASIIN Consult GmbH

who we are

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Member organisation (e.V.) German Technical Universities

German Universities of Applied Sciences

technical and scientific associations + professional organizations

Industrial federations and trade unions

Objectives of the head office support of permanent bodies > co-ordinator for each technical

committee

monitoring of accreditation procedures > manager for each procedure >

client relationship and relationship towards peers and bodies internal process improvement and quality management

relationship management towards member organizations

think tank with regard to political and legal framework, development ofrequirements and procedures

special projects > international office

ASIIN e.V.

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Average duration of a procedure:5-6 months

System ofchecks and balancesin place

QM-handbookand QM-responsible within headquarters:documentation of methods,instruments and processes inplace

Separation of responsibilities /

two decision paths:organisational strategy accreditation business

Also subject-relatedunderstanding of quality ofprogrammes

Efficiency of procedures andprocesses

Effort of volunteers as peers andas members of permanent bodies

Internal quality management

Organisational support byrelevant (national) stakeholdersthrough specific membershipstructure

ASIIN - Success factors

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296

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Engineering Informatics/Computer Sciences Natural Sciences / Mathematics

(10)(68)

(167)

(564)

(288)

(846)

(1494)

As of: 30.04.2010

(1236)

ASIIN e.V. Accreditation Activities

(1755)

(2055)

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Contribution to:

WP 2 (development of self-assessment methodologies andtools; site-visit, identification of performance gaps)

WP 4 (design of training materials and trainings) WP 5 (execution of trainings) WP 7 (audit of the self-assessment system) WP 10 (quality control) + WP 11 (project management)

Sharing our competences and experiences in building expertisein HEIs on self-assessment methodologies

ASIIN our role in the project

Jana Mhren, ASIIN