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Workshop reports 4 Hanna Alaniska, Esteve Arboix Codina, Janet Bohrer, Rachel Dearlove, Suvi Eriksson, Emmi Helle, Lene Karin Wiberg Student involvement in the processes of quality assurance agencies 2 DG Education and Culture This project has been funded with support from the European Commission in the framework of the Socrates programme. This publication reflects the views of the authors only and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use wich may be made of the information contained therein. isbn 978-952-5539-19-6 (paperbound) isbn 978-952-5539-20-2 (pdf) issn 1458-1051 The present report can be downloaded from the ENQA website at http://www.enqa.eu/pubs.lasso ? European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education 2006, Helsinki Quotation allowed only with source reference. Cover design and page layout: Eija Vierimaa Edited by Rachel Dearlove and Emmi Helle Helsinki, Finland, 2006 3 Table of contents Foreword 5 Chapter 1: Introduction6 1.1 Background6 1.2 Structure6 1.3 Different national and cultural contexts 6 Chapter 2: The role of students in the external review of QA agencies: a comparative reflection with the external review of higher education institutions 8 2.1 Introduction8 2.2 Background8 2.3 The roles of the student in external panels at institutional level 9 2.4 Challenges regarding student involvement in QA processes 10 2.5 External evaluation of QA agencies versus the evaluation of higher education institutions: what are the differences? 11 Chapter 3: Student participation in quality assurance in Finland