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The Policy and Quality Assurance Unit (PQAU) is tasked with creating all policy documents, both internally and externally with the goal of transparency in all statements. This Unit also collaborates on multidisciplinary projects to help ensure the excellence, quality, and efficiency of all Erasmus Mundus programmes.

 

The current director is Shahin S Eity, who can be reached at policy-quality@em-a.eu

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The other members of the unit are as follows:

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• Elio Machado Neto, Visa Survey Project Co-Lead: e4eresearch@em-a.eu

• Arman Sattar, Policy Coordinator: policy-coord@em-a.eu

• David Moses Kolade, Quality Assurance Coordinator: quality-coord@em-a.eu

• Brian Kiprop, Policy & Quality Coordinator: policy-quality-coordinator@em-a.eu 

• Michael de Leon, Visa Survey Project Co-Lead: policy-research@em-a.eu

• Andrea Garcia and Carlo Dernini, PQA Data Analysts: pqadata@em-a.eu 

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EMA’s PQAU focuses on strengthening the skeletal system of the Association through introducing and implementing policies, standards, and quality assurance mechanisms to ensure that all of EMA’s actions align with its mission and vision. This aids in aligning all processes within the Association and our external collaborations.

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PQAU also assists in ensuring the excellence, quality, and efficiency of all Erasmus Mundus programmes by conducting surveys on graduate impact, student and alumni experience, course quality assurance via experiences and degree recognition, and many other topics.

 

As part of our quest to increase our involvement in course quality assurance, PQAU recently participated in an Erasmus Mundus Design Measure (EMDM) project. These projects work to develop potential new Erasmus Mundus degree programmes with future consortia members.

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PQAU works closely with all other Units, especially the Student and Alumni Relations Unit and Legal and Internal Affairs, but also members of the EACEA, all with actions aiming to facilitate a quality Erasmus Mundus experience for all students.

 

Are you interested in getting involved? Send Shahin an email at the aforementioned address.

 

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