ATHEA spring conference: making an impact on quality education worldwide

The Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA) held its Spring Membership Conference in Paris from May 17th – May 19th. MSM’s Associate Dean Kati Kovacs and Director Global Education Mr. Oliver Olson represented MSM at the conference (President of Board of Directors and ATHEA Commissioner respectively).

During the conference the Board of Directors and Board of Commissioners met to discuss strategic planning as well as review candidacy applications. Mr. Olson was appointed Chair of the Board of Commissioners for one year. MSM’s Quality Enhancement Officer Ms. Chiara Janssen also participated in the ATHEA workshop for writing the Self-Evaluation documents, enabling MSM to continue its progress towards accreditation.

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Last but not least, during the meeting of the Board of Commissioners on May 17th, MSM was granted THEA Candidacy status. The THEA Board of Commissioners is the independent accreditation decision-making body of ATHEA and is elected by the organization’s membership in accordance with the ATHEA bylaws. The Commissioners review and evaluate requests for accreditation, and determine the accreditation status of all ATHEA institution members. MSM is proud to achieve candidacy status and will continue working together with ATHEA to make an impact on quality education worldwide.