INQAAHE Conference 2023
Roadmap to Enabling Quality in Tertiary Education 2030

May 31, 2023

Opening keynote address

Students as drivers for change in quality assurance: from involvement to agency

Hosted by the Global Student Forum, this session will provide a comprehensive view of worldwide best practices of engaging students in QA processes, as well as the rationale for and impact of student participation. Considering the evolving and emerging quality assurance procedures for a rapidly changing higher education landscape, the session will address new concepts and trends of student participation and how they benefit the enhancement of the quality of education.

Delivered by:

Horia Onita

Horia is the Vice President of the European Students Union. He has been active in the student movement for over eight years serving as the National Alliance of Student Organisations in Romania (ANOSR) Vice President for Educational Policies, coordinating portfolios such as Quality Assurance and Bologna Process Implementation. Horia was also elected president of ANOSR for two years before his involvement in ESU. Some of Horia’s background accomplishments include adopting a national School Student Rights Charter in Romania and expanding investment in social infrastructure in universities.

Horia works at ESU on Quality Assurance of Higher Education in Europe, represents ESU as co-chair of the Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) Working Group on Social Dimension, and follows EU developments on education funding and monitoring through National Recovery and Resilience Plans and the European Semester. He holds a Bachelor of Law and a Master of Public Procurement degree from the University of Bucharest.

INQAAHE Conference 2023 is sponsored by KazMunayGas, a platinum sponsor, the Education & Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC), a gold sponsor, Astana Development, a bronze sponsor, and Kazakh Tourism.