Panel chair:
Taco Brandsen, EAPAA (European Association for Public Administration Accreditation), Enschede, Netherlands
After a general introduction about the procedures for accreditation and certification, the speakers discussed strategic issues related to accreditation, such as the management of PA programmes and the interpretation of different criteria. There were about 25 participants.
Speech: The Challenges of Higher Education Programmes, Based on an Analysis of Recent Accreditation and Certification Processes
Author/Presenter: Taco Brandsen, EAPAA (European Association for Public Administration Accreditation), Enschede, Netherlands
Speech: Joint Accreditation by EAPAA and ICAPA: The Process and Benefits
Author/Presenter: Juraj Nemec, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
Speech: The Importance of EAPAA Accreditation for CEE Schools: An Overview
Author/Presenter: Calin Hintea, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Speech: Applying for EAPAA Certification: Experience and Issues
Author/Presenter: Katarina Vitalisova, University of Matej Bel, Banska Bystrica, Slovakia
Speech: The Globalisation of Local versus the Localisation of Global
Author/Presenter: Gyorgy Hajnal, Corvinus University of Budapest and Centre for Social Research of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (CSR HAS), Budapest, Hungary