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Nominated By: Stephanie Maurer Nominee Application Form: Part A Title: Mr. Family Names(s): Gaillard Mailing Address: Rue du Valentin 62 1004 Lausanne Country: Switzerland Office Telephone: + 41 79 773 47 61 Email: contact@benoitgaillard.ch Nationality/Citizenship: Swiss Gender: Male Date of Birth: 17-08-1985 Current Position: Part-time Secretary General Current Employer: Luxembourg Accreditation Committee (and others, see résumé) Please indicate your fluency levels in various languages (Comma Separated) Fluent in Reading: FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH, ITALIAN Fluent in Writing: FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH Fluent in Speaking: FRENCH, GERMAN, ENGLISH, ITALIAN Academic Qualifications and Training 1. Degree, Institution, Year Completed: Master of Arts in Philosophy, German, French, University of Lausanne, 2010 Nominee Application Form: Part B Areas:
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Examples of Experience: National & International Consultations / Audit / Review 1. Brief Description: â??Expert group member, Quality audit of the Università della Svizzera Italiana (University of Lugano, Switzerland) â??Training workshops Institution/City/Country: OAQ (Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education) Date: 2008-2009 Type of Experience:
2. Brief Description: â??Peer group leader, various institutional and program accreditations procedures â??Consultancy on guidance documents Institution/City/Country: KAA (Kosovo Accreditation Agency) Date: 2008-current Type of Experience:
3. Brief Description: â??Expert group member, accreditation of the BA programme in Creative Writing, Bern University of Applied Sciences, 2009 â??Expert group member, accreditation of the MSc in Life Sciences, Universit of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland, 2011 Institution/City/Country: ACQUIN (Accreditation, Certification and Quality assurance Institute, Bayreuth, Germany) Date: 2009-current Type of Experience:
4. Brief Description: â??Counseling work for the Ministry of Higher Education on Quality standards â??Setting up of a body for the external evaluation and accreditation of all public and private higher education institutions un Luxembourg, including establishing processes, defining workflows and writing guidance documents for institutions and experts â??Conducting several procedures each year and reporting to the Ministry Institution/City/Country: Luxemburg Accreditation Committee, Luxemburg Type of Experience:
Nominee Application Form: Part C Please write a professional profile of 500 words. Professional Summary Description: A highly motivated young expert in the field of Quality Assurance of Higher Education institutions and programs, Benoît Gaillard is involved in consulting and evaluation activities with several quality assurance agencies in Europe.rnrnExperiences in working on an international level and capable of quick understanding of new cultural and institutional contexts, Benoît Gaillard can provide expertise in quality assurance or accreditation procedures, advice on the improvement of quality in a higher education institution, or consultancy on the defining of quality assessment and accreditation processes or the setting up of a new agency.rnrnAs the Secretary general of the newly-founded Luxembourg Accreditation Committee, he set up a whole new body for the accreditation of all public and private higher education in this country. His tasks included counseling the Ministry of Higher Education on quality standards, defining procedures, writing guidance documents for institutions and conducting numerous procedures since 2010.rnrnIn addition, B. Gaillard regularly works as an expert for agencies such as the OAQ (Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education), ACQUIN (Accreditation, Certification and Quality assurance Institute, Bayreuth, Germany), KAA (Kosovo Accreditation Agency).rnrnHis key capacities include :rnrnâ??Quality assurance consultancy with a focus on quality at the institutional levelrnrnâ??Quality review and assessment processesrnrnâ??Accreditation of institutions and programsrnrnâ??Setting up procedures and bodies for quality assurance and accreditationrnâ??Usage of statistical data and feedback from stakeholders (students, etc.) for quality improvement rnrnReferences :rnrnâ??Rolf Heusser, INQAAHE Board of Directors member, Chairman of the European Consortium for Accreditation : rolf.heusser@nicer.orgrnrnâ??Páll Skúlason, former Rector of the University of Iceland, Chairman of the Luxembourg Accreditation Committee : pallsk@hi.is Documents Submitted |