TY - JOUR
T1 - Benchmarking in European Higher Education
T2 - A step beyond current quality models
AU - Burquel, Nadine
AU - van Vught, Frans
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This paper presents the findings of a two-year EU-funded project (DG Education and Culture) Benchmarking in European Higher Education, carried out from 2006 to 2008 by a consortium led by the European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU), with the Centre for Higher Education Development, UNESCO-CEPES, and the Universidade de Aveiro. Quality assurance as currently practised may ensure accountability, yet it does not sufficiently enhance the quality of higher education. The application of industrial quality models has shown its limitations. Going beyond current quality approaches, benchmarking is a modern management tool to set targets for increased performance through inter-organisational learning.
AB - This paper presents the findings of a two-year EU-funded project (DG Education and Culture) Benchmarking in European Higher Education, carried out from 2006 to 2008 by a consortium led by the European Centre for Strategic Management of Universities (ESMU), with the Centre for Higher Education Development, UNESCO-CEPES, and the Universidade de Aveiro. Quality assurance as currently practised may ensure accountability, yet it does not sufficiently enhance the quality of higher education. The application of industrial quality models has shown its limitations. Going beyond current quality approaches, benchmarking is a modern management tool to set targets for increased performance through inter-organisational learning.
U2 - 10.1080/13583883.2010.497398
DO - 10.1080/13583883.2010.497398
M3 - Article
VL - 16
SP - 243
EP - 255
JO - Tertiary education and management
JF - Tertiary education and management
SN - 1358-3883
IS - 3
ER -