1. Report 2008/09 Working Group 1

2. 2 WG 1 Members Elisabeth Fiorioli (Chair) Marianne Cox (expert) / Christoph Demand (expert) Mark Frederiks (ECA coordinator) Nick Harris (expert) Achim Hopbach (GAC) Leendert Klaassen (NVAO) Rafael Llavori (ANECA) René-Paul Martin (CTI) Stephanie Maurer (OAQ) Iring Wasser (ASIIN) Stephanie Zwiessler (ÖAR)

3. Report 2008/09 Working Group 13 Meetings 2008/09 5 June 2008, Krakow 16 October 2008, Vienna 16 December 2008, The Hague 6 March 2009, Vienna

4. Report 2008/09 Working Group 14 Main Activities 1.Developing an efficient methodology for ECA members to sign new MRAs. 2.Implementation of MRAs: practice and benefits 3.MRAs and Joint Programmes 4.Co-operation with ENIC/NARICs

5. Report 2008/09 Working Group 15 Structure of the Presentation Part 1 Support for and Implementation of MRAs – a survey of current practice Part 2 Outcomes: MR procedures -practice and benefits Part 3Co-operation with ENIC/NARICs Summary and Outlook

6. Report 2008/09 Working Group 16 Updating from the floor 1 Has your agency recently signed or is planning to sign a mutual recognition agreement or a letter of intent with other agencies? Answers: AQAS, FHR, AHPGS, ANECA: NO

7. Report 2008/09 Working Group 17

8. 8 Updating from the floor 2 Has your agency already recognised or is planning to recognise an accreditation result based on a mutual recognition agreement? Has your agency already organised or is planning to organise a joint accreditation procedure based on a mutual recognition agreement? Answers: AQAS, FHR, AHPGS, ANECA: NO

9. Report 2008/09 Working Group 19 Priorities for 2009/2010 1. Methodology to reach new MRAs (fast track) – Guidelines How to come to MRAs – regular updating on recent developments

10. Report 2008/09 Working Group 110 Priorities for 2009/2010 2. Monitoring the implementation of MRAs. –regular updating on recent developments – collecting and analysing examples to identify benefits and best practice –special focus on the benefits of MRAs for Joint Programmes (Cooperation with TEAM II)

11. Report 2008/09 Working Group 111 Priorities for 2009/2010 3. Co-operation with ENIC/NARICs – continue fruitful co-operation with ENIC/NARICs – present benefits of ECA work

12. Report 2008/09 Working Group 112 Priorities for 2009/2010 4. Publicising the benefits from MRAs for stakeholders – developing a dissemination strategy on benefits of MRAs for stakeholders – raising the awareness amongst HEIs / rectors conferences; – drafting a statement of benefits – exchange of information with WG 3

13. Report 2008/09 Working Group 113 Priorities for 2009-2010 5. Exchange of information with other Mutual Recognition initiatives