Annual Report 2012 Summary - NVAO

More documents

Recommendations

Info

In 2012 various changes were made at themanagement level of NVAO. The strategicpolicy was also revised.These changes, in addition to the regular tasks and extratasks, the preparations for the external review and therestructuring of operations as a result of the new Dutch andFlemish accreditation systems, led in the year under review toconsiderable pressure being placed on the organisation, bothon the staff and financially.The regular budget of NVAO has, of course, increased negligiblyin these economic times. This means that room tomanoeuvre is being sought in the efficiency and effectivenessof the organisation and within the organisation. In the yearunder review, attention has been given to the development ofan internal quality-oriented culture through slimmed-down,but efficient internal quality assurance. In the years to come,new tasks and (international) projects must fit in with thestrategic policy of NVAO and contribute to the quality-orientedculture within and the visibility of Dutch and Flemish highereducation.Executive Board and Advisory Councilof NVAOOn 1 July 2012, Vice Chairman em. Prof. Dr G. Langouche lefton reaching the end of his term of appointment. On the occasionof his departure in July, NVAO organised the symposium"The importance of research for education" at KU Leuven.Chairman Dr K.L.L.M. Dittrich left on 1 December 2012 for theAssociation of Universities (VSNU), where he was appointed asChairman and successor of Dr S. Noorda. In November, NVAOorganised a farewell reception for him in The Hague.In 2012, NVAO also said good-bye to Ms Prof. Dr P.L. (Pauline)Meurs, Ms I. (Iris) van Riet and Messrs mr. E. (Eric) Derycke andlic. G.E.D. (Gilbert) Vanleenhove as members of the Board andto Ms H.A.M.F. (Heleen) Keijzer-Lambooy and Messrs T. (Toon)Martens, R. (Rudy) Van Renterghem, T. (Ton) Van den Brandeand P. (Paul) Verboven as members of the NVAO AdvisoryCouncil.NVAO BoardThe Board of NVAO consists of a maximum of15 members. The Chair and a maximum of four othermembers make up the Executive Board.Board members are appointed for a term of four yearsby the Committee of Ministers (the Dutch andFlemish Ministers responsible for higher education).The board members have expertise in the field ofhigher edu cation, the professional practice of highereducation, scientific research or the area of qualityassurance. The Board decides on the policy, themanagement regulations, the budget, the annualreport and the annual accounts and the decisionsthat are open to external appeal. In addition, theBoard provides guidelines for the structure of theorganisation, information provision and the financialeconomicrunning of the organisation. The ExecutiveBoard directs the organisation on a daily basis andis accountable to the Board for its actions.NVAO Advisory CouncilThe Board appoints an Advisory Council that providesun solicited or requested recommendations on generalpolicy. The members of the Advisory Council areappointed for a maximum term of three years andcome from the circles of: the Association ofUniversities in the Netherlands (VSNU), the NetherlandsAssociation of Universities of Applied Sciences(HBO-raad), the Dutch Training and Education Council(NRTO), the Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR),the Council of Flemish University Colleges (VLHORA) –now combined into VLUHR, the Dutch NationalStudents Association (ISO), the Dutch National Unionof Students (LSVb), the Flemish Union of Students(VVS) and the Flanders Social and Economic Council(SERV).On 1 November 2012, the Committee of Ministers appointedMessrs mr. drs. B.J. (Bruno) Bruins and drs. J.A.C.F. (Jasper)Tuytel as members of the Board of NVAO.NVAO Annual Report 2012 25
Composition of NVAO Board(in alphabetical order, 31 December 2012)Lucien Bollaert (member of Executive Board)Bruno BruinsEric DeryckeKoen GevenClaire TillekaertsIris van RietPaul van RoonJasper TuytelGilbert VanleenhovePaul Zevenbergen (member of Executive Board)Composition of NVAO Executive Board(in alphabetical order, 31 December 2012)Lucien BollaertPaul ZevenbergenComposition of NVAO Advisory Council(in alphabetical order, 31 December 2012)Remie BolteDirk BroosGertjan DewaeleHenk de GreefTon van HaaftenToon MartensHarry MartensTessa TimmermansRudy Van RenterghemPaul Verboven(deputy members)Hugo DeckersPaul GeerlingsNele MuysLuc Van de VeldeChanges in 2013In December 2012, the Committee of Ministers appointedMs lic. A.M.J. (Ann) Demeulemeester as a member of theExecutive Board of NVAO effective 1 January 2013.The Committee of Ministers appointed Ms lic. M. (Mia)De Schamphelaere, Ms Dr B.E. (Lieteke) van Vucht Tijssen andMessrs em. Prof. R. (Ruddy) Doom and lic. B. (Bart) Maes asmembers of the Board of NVAO effective 1 February 2013.Ms lic. C. (Claire) Tillekaerts was appointed for another fouryears as a member of the Board.On 6 February 2013, the Committee of Ministers appointedMs Demeulemeester as Vice Chair and Dr A.H. (Anne) Fliermanas Chair of NVAO. Mr Flierman took office on 1 May 2013.Internal Quality AssuranceThe internal quality assurance system of NVAO is based onthe European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)and operates on a cycle of two years. At the end of 2012, aquality report was drafted – below is a summary of this report.The 2010-2012 period saw a number of developments andactivities that were significant for the internal qualityassurance of NVAO. Work was done on the objectives in theareas of “Leadership, strategy and policy” and the primaryand secondary tasks that underlie them. Parallel to this,internal discussion days were organised that focused onthe policy strategy, the quality-oriented culture and theidentification of bottlenecks and opportunities. A startwas also made on the improvement of the decisions andadvisory reports. The internal handbooks now focus onthe substantive support of the person in charge.The layout of decisions and the administrative informationin the decision have been simplified and the summary of theadvisory report has been included in the decision. The qualityof the accreditation reports has improved due to the newrequirements for reporting and the training of secretaries.The templates have also been improved and last year theadvisory reports for the institutional quality assurance auditwere reviewed. The improvement of the quality of the advisoryreports for new programmes will continue to be a point ofattention.In 2012, a self-evaluation report was developed for theexternal review of NVAO by the international audit committeeof ENQA, see also Chapter 1. The self-evaluation reportpresents the strengths of NVAO: NVAO is a respected organisation,is flexible and proactive and distinctly collaborative.The report also named the points needing attention:the administrative load of the accreditation system shouldbe limited; the consistency of the assessment and decisionmakingrequires attention, as do the deadlines, and in thearea of the system-wide analysis, improvements can be made.Finally, as a binational organisation, NVAO can optimise itssignificance for the intended strong cooperation in highereducation between the Netherlands and Flanders.26 New paths
Page 2 and 3: New pathsNVAO Annual Report 2012Sum
Page 6 and 7: 1 New Paths 8Developments in the ac
Page 8 and 9: ‘The improvement period might loo
Page 10 and 11: ‘The external assessment in the n
Page 18 and 19: Chapter 3Cooperationwith the‘Prof
Page 20 and 21: Chapter 4InternationalCooperation20
Page 22 and 23: Association (ACA) and the German Ac
Page 26 and 27: OrganisationCommunicationThe visibi
Page 28 and 29: List of definitions and abbreviatio
Page 30: NVAONederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatie

Annual Report 2012 Summary - NVAO

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?