How Can One Create a Culture for Quality Enhancement? Final report

NOKUT commissioned two research centres in the Netherlands and Belgium to find success criteria for establishing and developing a culture for quality enhancement at universities and university colleges. The research institutes conducted a literature survey on the topic as well as case studies at five excellent educational centres in Europe. The project ends with a summary of success criteria, and aims to inspire Norwegian institutions and NOKUT’s advisory and quality enhancement activities. The two institutes are Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University of Twente, The Netherlands (CHEPS) and The Centre for Higher Education Governance Ghent, Ghent University, Belgium (CHEGG). The report was commissioned in the summer of 2015 and was finalized by the autumn of 2016.

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