{"id":29866,"date":"2025-11-13T11:55:51","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.azvo.hr\/?p=29866"},"modified":"2025-11-13T11:55:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:55:52","slug":"director-of-the-ashe-prof-danijela-horvatek-tomic-phd-appointed-to-the-board-of-the-european-consortium-for-accreditation-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azvo.hr\/en\/2025\/11\/13\/director-of-the-ashe-prof-danijela-horvatek-tomic-phd-appointed-to-the-board-of-the-european-consortium-for-accreditation-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Director of the ASHE, Prof. Danijela Horvatek Tomi\u0107, PhD, Appointed to the Board of the European Consortium for Accreditation in Higher Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-lead-text mb-40 lg:mb-60 lg:-mt-[8rem]\">\n  <p class=\"font-serif text-xl sm:text-2xl leading-normal\">At the General Assembly of the European Consortium for Accreditation in Higher Education (ECA), held on 16 June 2025 in Cologne, ECA members elected two new Board members and confirmed key leadership roles for the coming term.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-10 text-base leading-normal\">\n  \nProf. Danijela Horvatek Tomi\u0107, PhD, Director of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), was elected as a new member of the ECA Board, alongside Am\u00e9lie Bensimon (HCERES). Their expertise and commitment to quality assurance will enrich ECA\u2019s strategic direction, according to the official press release.<br>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-10 text-base leading-normal\">\n  \nMoreover, Eva Fernandez de Labastida (UNIBASQ) was re-elected as ECA Chair, Ronny Heintze (AQAS) was elected for the first time as Vice-Chair, and Sebastian Steele (UK\u00c4) had his mandate as a Board member renewed. Furthermore, the Financial Committee members Luis Velon (ACSUG), Giacomo Annese (MFHEA) and Craig Thompson (The-ICE) were re-elected for another term.<br>\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"mb-10 text-base leading-normal\">\n  \nWith this balanced mix of new and re-elected leadership, the Board is well positioned to continue advancing the consortium\u2019s mission \u2013 to foster mutual trust, support innovation in quality assurance and promote effective international cooperation, the press release concluded.\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. Danijela Horvatek Tomi\u0107, PhD, Director of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), was elected as a new member of the ECA Board, alongside Am\u00e9lie Bensimon (HCERES). Their expertise and commitment to quality assurance will enrich ECA\u2019s strategic direction, according to the official press release. 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