INFEDU Informatics in Education 1648-5831 1648-5831 VU INFE128 10.15388/infedu.2008.01 Article Future Quality in the Emergent European Higher Education Area Involves the Use of Informatics BILBAO Javier javier.bilbao@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain BRAVO Eugenio eugenio.bravo@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain GARCÍA Olatz olatz.garcia@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain VARELA Concepción concepcion.varela@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain RODRÍGUEZ Miguel m.rodriguez@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain GONZÁLEZ Purificación purificacion.gonzalez@ehu.es Department of Applied Mathematics, Engineering School of Bilbao University of the Basque Country Alda. Urkijo, s/n, 48013 Bilbao, Spain 7 1 3 16 15 04 2008

In this paper an agreed set of standards, procedures and guidelines on quality assurance for the emergent European Higher Education Area is presented. If this set is implemented, the procedures for the recognition of qualifications will be strengthened. The set has been divided in two groups: there are internal and external standards and guidelines. The internals should be implemented by higher education institutions and under their responsibility. The external standards and guidelines should be implemented by external agencies with the collaboration of the higher education institutions.

 quality standards procedures guidelines European Higher Education Area