1. Dutch National Network for Sustainable Development in Higher Education
Copernicus conference Sustainable Higher Education: Assessment & Accreditation Joris van Winsen, MSc University of Amsterdam

2. AISHE (Auditing Instrument for Sustainable Higher Education)
Contents
AISHE (Auditing Instrument for Sustainable Higher Education)
Design and Development
Method description
Audit example
Accreditation & Sustainable development (SD)
Auditor training

3. AISHE Measures the level of SD at Universities or Colleges
Result: Policy plan for the implementation of SD
Developed over several years, tested in Netherlands and Sweden (2001)
Property of DHO
Based on EFQM model (European Foundation for Quality Management)
Based on the four parts of Deming Circle

4. 20 criteria: Plan Do Check 1. Vision and policy 2. Expertise
1.1. Vision Policy Communication Environmental Management
1. Vision and policy
2.1. External Network Internal Expert Group Staff Development Plan Research & External services
2. Expertise
3.1. Profile of the Graduate Educational Methodology Role of the Teacher Student Examination
3. Educational goals
and methodology
4.1. Curriculum Integrated Problem Handling Traineeships, Graduation Speciality
4. Education content Do
5.1. Staff Students Professional Field Society
5. Result assessment
Check

5. 5 stages for each criterion:
1: Activity orientated
Ad hoc
Individual initiatives
2: Process orientated
Support by management
Projects
3: System orientated
Assessable goals
Evaluation and feedback
4: Chain orientated
Professional field involved
Link with secundary education
5: Society orientated
Society involved
Active in society

7. Accreditation Dutch situation: Cycle of 6 years
For each separate study programme
Optional: special qualitymark, e.g:
Internationalisation
Sustainable Development

8. Special quality mark 7 steps to create a special quality mark:
Specialised organisation on the theme
Description of the issue
Assessment tool
Acknowledgement by accreditation association(s)
Comparative research
Minimum requirement
Integration in the accreditation system

9. European AISHE Auditor course
3 day course
5 – 20 participants
Language: English

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Joris van Winsen
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