Abstract
The article analyzes the internationalization strategies and the quality assurance systems of France and Université de Lorraine. It has been found out that the goals, proposed in the national and institutional internationalization strategies, include strengthening policies to improve the reception of international students, young researchers and staff.
 It has been noted that Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur and Université de Lorraine are partners in the project «Implementation of Education Quality Assurance System via Cooperation of University-Business-Government in Higher Education Institutions» (EDUQAS Project), aiming at improving education quality assurance systems through the development of efficient internal quality standards leading to graduates’ better employability in partner countries.
 Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur and Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur are authorized to conduct international accreditations of study programs. Université de Lorraine Délégation à l’Aide au Pilotage et à la Qualité promotes a culture of continuous improvement and organizational development based on the tools of quality management and process control.
 It has been noted that participation in EDUQAS Project stimulates further development of QA systems at the national and institutional levels; wider participation of stakeholders in higher education quality enhancement and internationalization; higher education quality monitoring through stakeholders’ surveys; monitoring graduates’ career paths in partner countries.
 The legislative basis, internationalization strategies and quality assurance institutions at the national and institutional levels, networks of stakeholders involved in internationalization and quality assurance processes, participation in the international projects have been identified to be triggers for internationalization and quality enhancement in higher education of France.
Highlights
Quality assurance has been one of the main issues being discussed at the Bologna Process meetings of ministers responsible for higher education
Some of the strategic goals proposed at the national and institutional levels include strengthening national policies to improve the reception of international students, young researchers and staff; promoting outgoing mobility by strengthening the National Mobility Agency (Campus France); introducing educational programs in foreign languages» (Bologna Process Implementation Report, p. 242)
Haut Conseil de l'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur and Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur are authorized by French law to accredit programs in France and abroad. Their membership in numerous European and international networks testifies to a great degree of quality assurance internationalization in France
Summary
Quality assurance has been one of the main issues being discussed at the Bologna Process meetings of ministers responsible for higher education. The progress has been made in implementing the «Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area» (ESG, 2015) into national and institutional practice in most countries. At the same time strong and ambitious commitments for the further development have been made: to remove the remaining obstacles to their implementation in the national legislations and regulations; to encourage the development of more joint programs and joint degrees; to enable and promote the use of the «European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programs» (European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes, 2014) in the higher education systems; to promote the development of the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR) (Paris Communiqué, 2018)
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