a Proposal and a Tool for a European System for Accreditation of Engineering Education

programmes in the “Bologna process ” area (EHEA) at the First and Second Cycle level (but including “Integrated Programmes”, i.e. programmes leading directly to a SC degree). In this system, “national” engineering accreditation agencies would continue to award their accreditation certificates and give them an added European value by the EUR-ACE quality label, recognized by all participating agencies. As a basis for this system, the EUR-ACE project elaborated, through a wide consultation, and published appropriate “Framework Standards for the Accreditation of Engineering Programmes”, that should be respected by all participating agencies, and a proposal for the “Organization and Management of the EUR-ACE Accreditation System”. Also, an International non-profit association (ENAEE: European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education) has been established to run and guarantee the quality of the system). Two new EU-supported projects (“EUR-ACE IMPLEMENTATION ” and “PRO-EAST: Promotion and Implementation of the EUR-ACE Standards”) have started in 2006 and are collaborating with ENAEE t