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II Global Trends in Tertiary Education QA

Challenges and Opportunities in Internal and External QA

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Chapter 1 Introduction

Part 1 The Global Trends

Chapter 2 From Global Megatrends to Trends in Tertiary Education and Its Quality Assurance

Chapter 3 External Quality Assurance of Tertiary Education

Chapter 4 Internal Quality Assurance of Tertiary Education Institutions

Chapter 5 The Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications – The Role of Quality Assurance Systems

Part 2 The Regional Trends

Chapter 6 Transforming Quality Assurance in African Higher Education

Chapter 7 Internal and External Quality Assurance in the Arab States

Chapter 8 External and Internal Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education in Asia Pacific

Chapter 9 Introduction to the European Quality Assurance Policies and Frameworks

Chapter 10 The Eastern European Region

Chapter 11 Western Europe

Chapter 12 The Latin America and Caribbean Region

Chapter 13 North America

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