The ultimate aim of ANECA is to inform society, by means of assessment reports and documents leading to certification and accreditation awards, of the results obtained by the higher education public service. Always in compliance with objective procedures and processes that strenghten transparency, foster universities quality assurance and ensure that HEIs join the EHEA.
From its scope of authority, ANECA has defined an excellence model for Accreditation/Recognition of university services and management departments, similar to that used at the international level by extremely prestigious organizations, respected for their high quality standards on management: the European Foundation for Quality Management model.
The Club for Excellence in Management is the National Partner Organization (NPO) of EFQM in Spain, and therefore represents EFQM within the country.
The Club is a non-profit-making organization aiming to foster the implementation of high quality management systems based on the EFQM model in Spain. In that sense, the Club for Excellence in Management promotes the exchange of experiences resulting in an attempt to improve the competitiveness of organizations and companies placed in Spain. Within the scope of the public administration, the Club has signed agreements with the Public Administration Ministry, regional governments, city councils and other public entities.
ANECA in coordination with the Club for Excellence in Management (enlace al documento del acuerdo y algunos de los anexos) wants to contribute with:
- A model for evaluation of university management services, based on the European recognition pattern of the EFQM.
- Excellence recognition patterns, compatible with European standards, which shall ensure Spanish universities to achieve a quality level similar to that reached by the most prestigious European organizations.
- Mechanisms for external assessment of university services.
- Participation in training courses and evaluation procedures, with a cost inferior to those of the market thanks to an agreement signed with all the Spanish universities.
ANECA expects to implement, from January 2007, a programme to provide easier access to evaluations and reviews for higher education institutions, by means of an open announcement.