Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC)

Abbreviations and acronyms

The following are the main acronyms cited in this report:

Abbreviation/acronym	Full description
CEDEFOP	European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
DAC	Development Assistance Committee
ECEC	Early Childhood Education and Care
EDUFI	Finnish National Agency for Education
ENQA	European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
EQA	External Quality Assurance
ESG	Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area
ESU	European Students’ Union
FINEEC	Finnish Education Evaluation Centre
FINHEEC	Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council
HE	Higher Education
HEI	Higher Education Institution
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
OKM	Ministry of Education and Culture (Finland)
PDCA	Plan, Do, Check, Act
PISA	Programme for International Student Assessment
QA	Quality Assurance
UAS	University of Applied Sciences