Regulation In Chapter 6 “Working groups or expert panels” of Decree 63/2021, of 24-2-2021, which approves the Regulation of the Quality Agency for Higher Education of Andorra (AQUA), the management of expert panels is regulated.

To become a member of an external expert panel, you need to register on the expert profile recruitment form.

External experts who are part of a panel of experts will be compensated for their participation in an evaluation process. 

The amounts of the remuneration are detailed here.

External evaluatos will be part of a panel to evaluate a specific study plan and will have to:

• Participate in a paid training session.

• Contribute knowledge and personal experience in a field of knowledge to assess the achievement of the evaluation standards and criteria.

• PhD academic staff, with academic experience, research and/or teaching experience, and/or management in the field of the evaluation subject.

• Students with a higher education degree related to the field of the evaluation subject.

According to the standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), external quality assurance processes must be carried out by groups of external evaluators.

AQUA participates in the elaboration of the studies organized by the Xarxa Vives d’Universitats. This study aims to know the living conditions of students, their ways of studying, their link with the university, their cultural habits, economic conditioning factors, as well as their expectations, values and beliefs in relation to higher education.