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ANNUAL REPORT

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© Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya Calle dels Vergós, 36-42, 08017 Barcelona Report approved by the Board of Management for AQU Catalunya, 14 June 2013. First edition: August 2013

Legal deposit: B-17.816-2013

4 Annual Report 2012

TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD ................................................................................................................................. 5

0. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 6

1. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMMES ...................................... 7

2. QUALITY ASSURANCE OF TEACHING ............................................................................... 18

3. KNOWLEDGE GENERATION ................................................................................................ 35

4. INTERNATIONALISATION .................................................................................................... 37

5. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION ....................................................... 41

6. INTERNAL ORGANISATION ................................................................................................. 44

Annual Report 2012 5

FOREWORD

The set objective for the ANNUAL REPORT for 2012 is the accountability and total

transparency of the activities carried out by AQU Catalunya over the last twelve months.

As a result of the current economic situation, the Agency has had to take measures to reduce

expenditure and optimise available resources. Certain activities planned at the beginning of the

year had to be postponed due to the lack of human and economic resources, while others had

to be refined so they could be undertaken. On balance, however, the outcome was more than

satisfactory given that the efforts made by the Agency enabled its core activities to be

maintained, in addition to the fact that it successfully secured external financing for projects in

the international sphere that we believe will have positive repercussions for higher education

and the universities in Catalonia.

Practically all of the commitments set out in the plan of activities (action plan) envisaged for

2012 were in fact fulfilled. Among the activities carried out, particular mention is made of the fact

that, for the second time (2007, 2012), the Agency successfully underwent the international

external review of its compliance with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality

Assurance (ESG), as a result of which it continues to maintain its status as a full member of the

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA, www.enqa.eu) and its

listing with the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR,

www.eqar.eu), in addition to placing it among the top two European quality assurance agencies

that best comply with European standards.

All of the activities set out in this document were carried out by the individuals who participated

in AQU Catalunya's various governing, review and quality assurance (QA) bodies and staff. I

am sincerely grateful to all of them for their involvement in developing the Agency's activities

and for their meaningful participation, which has enabled us to actualise the fundamental

principle upon which AQU Catalunya is based, namely, to improve day after day.

Josep A. Ferré Vidal

Director


0. INTRODUCTION

2012 was fundamentally marked by the implementation of the Framework for the validation,

monitoring, modification and accreditation of recognised university degrees and programmes

(referred to as the VSMA Framework1) and the international external review of AQU Catalunya

for the Agency to continue as a full member of ENQA and to maintain its listing with EQAR. In

summary, the main activities in 2012 were as follows:

Quality assurance of institutions and programmes: continuation of the roll out of the

VSMA Framework and development of the methodology for the accreditation of Bachelor

and Master's degrees, including the external site visits to faculties and schools, and the start

of the quality assurance of higher awards in the performing arts and visual arts.

Quality assurance of teaching: the pre-selection assessment of teaching staff for contract

teaching posts; monitoring of the handbooks used for teaching assessment at public

universities in Catalonia, which come up for accreditation in 2014, and the start of the

monitoring of the handbooks used for teaching assessment at private universities.

Knowledge generation: expansion of the WINDDAT webpage with indicators on the

development of degree programmes; the start of the student satisfaction survey project, the

fifth labour market outcomes (graduate destinations) survey, and production of the report

entitled Catalan universities: their contribution to knowledge, learning and employment.

Internationalisation: institutional contacts at international level maintained with the

European associations that the Agency is associated with, and participation in international

projects and reviews to generate added value for Catalan universities.

Strategic management and communication: review of the Agency in accordance with the

European standards and guidelines to renew its status as a full member of the European

Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA, www.enqa.eu) and maintain

its listing with the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).

Internal organisation: accountability and optimising of the allocation of human and

physical resources to the Agency's different projects and activities; relocation of the

Agency's offices; and the start of the implementation of ISO standard 27001 for information

security.

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The validation of Bachelor's and Master's programmes is based on the Guide to the formulation

and validation (ex-ante accreditation) of proposals for recognised Bachelor and Master's

degrees (AQU Catalunya, 2011), while for the validation of doctorate programmes use is made

of the Guide to the formulation and validation (ex-ante accreditation) of proposals for recognised

doctorate programmes (AQU Catalunya, 2011).

A total of 213 proposals (12 Bachelor's, 146 Master's and 55 doctorate programmes) were

submitted by Catalan universities for validation. 90% received a favourable evaluation, which

represents an increase of 192% compared to 2011. This increase was due to the CIC's

agreement concerning university planning and implementation in Catalonia, according to which

degrees that have already been validated and introduced must undergo revalidation.

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4. Accreditation

Royal Decree 1393/2007 establishes the guidelines, conditions and procedure for programme

accreditation. In particular, it lays down that, prior to six years of a Bachelor or doctorate degree

being introduced, and prior to four years in the case of a Master’s programme, all recognised

degrees and programmes shall be subject to accreditation, which is the substantiation that the

curriculum/programme is being followed according to the initial project. In the event that the

degree or programme is accredited, it is again registered with the Spanish Register of Higher

Education Institutions and Programmes (RUCT).

To fulfil this legal mandate, AQU Catalunya takes as its underlying principles that:

1. It is only the Catalan universities, both individually and as a system, that can assure the

quality of the study programmes and educational services that they offer. The function

of AQU Catalunya is to collaborate, as an external validation agent, in the achievement

of this purpose.

2. The benchmark for the methodological approach to all processes undertaken by AQU

Catalunya, and in particular accreditation, are the standards and guidelines for quality

assurance in the EHEA (ENQA, 2005), adopted by the European Ministers in charge of

higher education in the Bergen Communiqué (2005). The model adopted must be

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Field of knowledge TS TSR F D RE RD TF TD %F Humanities 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 100 Social Sciences 8 0 5 3 0 0 5 3 63 Experimental Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Health Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Sciences 39 2 24 13 0 0 24 13 65 Engineering and Architecture 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 100

Total 50 3 31 16 0 0 31 16 66%

Table 10. Results of the first call in 2012 for collaborating lecturer reports

Field of knowledge TS TSR F D RE RD RP TF TD %F Humanities 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100 Social Sciences 7 0 5 2 0 0 0 5 2 71 Experimental Sciences 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 100 Health Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Medical Sciences 15 2 7 2 0 3 1 7 6 54 Engineering and Architecture 7 2 2 3 0 0 0 2 3 40

Total 32 5 16 7 0 3 1 16 11 59%

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Table 14. Results of the second call in 2011 for research accreditations

Field of knowledge TS TSR F D RE RD TF TD %F Humanities 11 0 7 1 1 2 8 4 73 Social Sciences 50 0 35 11 1 3 36 15 72 Experimental Sciences 22 1 15 4 1 1 16 6 76 Health Sciences 19 0 15 4 0 0 15 4 79 Medical Sciences 18 0 10 7 0 1 10 8 56 Engineering and Architecture 31 1 19 7 1 3 20 11 67

Total 151 2 101 34 4 10 105 48 70%

Table 15. Results of the first call in 2012 for research accreditations

Field of knowledge TS TSR F D RP TF TD %F Humanities 46 5 22 10 9 22 19 54 Social Sciences 87 8 56 12 11 56 23 71 Experimental Sciences 38 0 28 7 3 28 10 74 Health Sciences 23 1 11 8 3 11 11 50 Medical Sciences 19 0 11 6 2 11 8 58 Engineering and Architecture 60 4 42 9 5 42 14 75

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2. Assessment of merits in research, teaching and management

The allocation of salary increases to public service and contract teaching and research staff at

public universities in Catalonia is based on the assessment of individual merits in teaching,

research and management.

2.1. Merits in research

Merits in research are assessed directly by the Agency according to an established procedure

and criteria. Assessments carried out by the Spanish Research Assessment Commission

(CNEAI) for the same purpose are also recognised through a signed agreement.

The specific criteria for the evaluation of research by teaching and research staff at public

universities in Catalonia for calls for applications made during the year were revised for 2012.

As of 2011, public service and contract teaching and research staff applying for the assessment

of merits in research can also request assessment for premiums on research and technology

transfer.

Table 19. Results of the 2011 call for public service teaching and research staff at public universities

Field of knowledge TT TSR F D RE RD TF TD %F Humanities 37 1 36 0 0 0 36 0 100 Social Sciences 67 2 63 2 0 0 63 2 97 Experimental Sciences 50 4 46 0 0 0 46 0 100 Health Sciences 23 2 20 1 0 0 20 1 95 Medical Sciences 46 3 42 0 0 1 42 1 98 Engineering and Architecture 58 6 50 1 1 0 51 1 98

Total 281 18 257 4 1 1 258 5 98% Table 20. Results of the 2012 call for public service teaching and research staff at public universities

Field of knowledge TT TSR F D RP TF TD %F Humanities 90 5 79 5 0 79 5 93 Social Sciences 137 4 129 3 0 129 3 97 Experimental Sciences 115 1 112 2 0 112 2 98 Health Sciences 52 2 49 1 0 49 1 98 Medical Sciences 57 2 53 1 0 53 1 96 Engineering and Architecture 144 7 135 0 2 135 2 99

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undertaken by public service and contract teaching and research staff at public universities in

Catalonia, signed agreements exist between AQU Catalunya and the following institutions in

connection with the evaluation of research work by teaching and research staff at private

universities in Catalonia: the Catalan Institute for Physical Education (INEFC), BarcelonaTech

University (UPC, research staff) and the University of Extremadura.

Table 22. Evaluation of research quality premiums through agreements. Results 2012

institutions TT TSR F D RP

Private universities in Catalonia 99 0 68 18 13 UPC (research staff) 3 0 3 0 0 INEFC 22 2 12 6 2 Universidad de Extremadura 60 7 24 20 9

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2.2. Merits in teaching and management

The Agency certifies the reports on the merits in teaching of academic staff issued by the public

universities in Catalonia using the model set out in their respective handbooks for teaching

assessment.

The handbooks for teaching assessment used at public universities for the 2009-2012 period

had already been accredited by the Agency; AQU's special committee for the assessment of

individual merits and activities (CEMAI), in agreement with the public universities, approved a

one-year extension of the authorisation of accreditation for the handbooks.

Table 23. Results of the 2011 call for certification of the assessment of merits in teaching

Potential applicants

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assessment, which were certified by the Agency in 2008, was completed.

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associated with the Study Abroad programme. The findings of this review are set out in the

report entitled AQU External Quality Assurance Report. UAB. Study Abroad Programme.

Innovation

ENQA WORKING GROUP ON THE IMPACT OF QA (ongoing, started in 2012)

AQU Catalunya coordinates an ENQA project group, consisting of representatives from

twenty European QA agencies, to identify the impact of quality assurance on higher

education in areas such as improvements in teaching, course management and the linkage

of new policies in the sector.

LIFELONG LEARNING, FLLLEX. The Impact of Life-Long Learning Strategies on

Professional Higher Education (2010-2012)

http://www.enqa.eu/projectitem.lasso?id=342&cont=projDetail

AQU Catalunya spearheaded the preparation of the methodology for self-assessment for

the following policies and strategies in the universities: FLLLEX-Radar. A self-assessment

instrument for Lifelong Learning in Professional Higher Education. The findings of the

project are set out in the publication FLLLEX Project - Results and Recommendations.

Towards an Institutional Strategy for Lifelong Learning in Higher Professional Education.

ETRAIN, European Training of QA Experts (2010-2012)

http://www.ecaconsortium.net/main/projects/e-train

AQU Catalunya participated as a partner in the training of experts.

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ISLAH, Instruments of Support of Labor Market and Higher Education (ongoing,

started in 2012)

http://www.islah-project.net/?q=node/33

The Agency is a member of the consortium in charge of the development of ISLAH, a

project selected by the technical agency of the European Commission's TEMPUS

programme for funding to the amount of 1.2 million euros. AQU Catalunya shares best

practices and its experience in setting indicators on graduate destinations (labour market

outcomes).

EQuAM, Enhancement of Quality Assurance Management in Jordanian Universities

(ongoing, started in 2011)

http://www.ub.edu/web/ub/ca/menu_eines/noticies/2012/Fotonoticies/12/004.html

AQU Catalunya participates in EQuAM as a partner and shares best practices in quality

assurance.


DIES ASEAN-QA, Joint capacity building project in Southeast Asia (2011-2012)


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from the Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD) and the German Rectors´

Conference (HRK) in the training of staff with QA agencies in the ASEAN region (Southeast

Asia). In addition, it will also participate in two university programme reviews to be carried

out in the region.

JISER-MED, Joint innovation and synergies in education and research (2011-2012)

http://www.jiser-med.org/

AQU Catalunya collaborates in the development of quality assurance.

TEMPUS BiH, TEMPUS in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007-2012)

http://www.tempusbih.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=63&Itemid=106

AQU Catalunya participated in the training of staff from universities and the QA agency in

matters relating to quality assurance, and coordinated the review of six programmes in five

public universities.

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QPP, Quality procedures in European higher education: Visions for the future (2011-

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Catalunya for 2012, contributions to the pension plan, staff ticket restaurant vouchers and the

social welfare fund were all temporarily suspended.

3. Financial and accounting management The budget settlement for 2012 was as follows:

Table 25. Budget revenue 2012

Recognised income and assets Initial budget Actual amount in €

Charges, sale of goods and services 86,386.00 111,858.65 Current transfers 2,772,980.64 2,598,606.43 Additions to capital 44.00 2,080.82 Variation in financial assets 75,261.06 75,261.06 Carry-overs 370,041.32

Total 2,934,671.70 3,157,848.28

Table 26. Final expenditure 2012

Recognised expenditure and liabilities Initial budget Actual amount in €

Staff salaries 1,816,397.52 1,707,712.54 Expenditure on current assets and services 1,034,503.12 1,130,904.09 Financing expenses 10.00 0.07 Current transfers 8,500.00 47,420.00 Current investments 75,261.06 150,286.10

Total 2,934,671.70 3,036,322.80


A breakdown of the expenditure budget for each of the strategic areas in which the Agency is

active was as follows:

Table 27. Final economic costs and work hours of staff at AQU Catalunya according to strategic categories and main projects

Strategic category Amount in € Work hours

Teaching quality 384,883.36 15,919 Degree programme validation and modification 263,585.52 9,986 Degree programme monitoring 33,913.38 2,805 AUDIT 8,680.37 345 UNEIX 71,617.37 2,605 Validation of higher studies in the Arts 7,086.72 178

Teaching staff quality 282,044.33 7,417 Accreditation of research and advanced research 85,868.29 1,964 Pre-recruitment reports for tenure-track and collaborating teaching staff 106,545.72 2,291 Merits in research 89,630.32 3,162

Knowledge generation 15,916.85 1,811

MVSM workshop 9,656.90 378 Others 6,259.95 1,433

Internationalisation and institutional relations 40,595.21 2,733

Strategic management and communication 111,134.88 3,981

Internal organisation 494,035.63 24,819 General services 252,183.60 16,428 Relocation of the Agency 72,846.70 1,352 Investments 123,068.81 4,579 Others 45,936.52 2,460

Total 1,328,610.26 56,680

Table 28. Final expenditure 2012 including staff wage costs for each category

Strategic category Amount in € % of the budget

I. Teaching quality 921,977.90 30.37 II. Teaching staff quality 617,688.95 20.35 III. Knowledge generation 15,916.85 0.50 IV. Internationalisation 103,593.12 3.42 V. Strategic management and communication 111,134.88 3.66 VI. Internal organisation 1,266,011.10 41.70

Total 3,036,322.80 100.00

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