quality assurance

Inconsistent and incoherent approaches to policy reforms have thwarted Armenia’s vision of establishing a democratic and competitive higher education system based on “good practices” from Western systems.

Ratings of teaching feed into the neoliberal model of higher education, providing a transparency tool for governments, fuelling competition, and driving marketing campaigns.

In the rush to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic—eliminating pathways for spreading the virus by closing physical campuses—institutions the world over turned their initial focus toward teaching, and, to a lesser extent, research.

This article presents its origins, the innovations that the convention brings to international mobility and migration, and the next steps in its implementation.