About
The Language Network for Quality Assurance (LanQua) is a three-year project (October 2007-September 2010) funded by the Commission of the European Communities Lifelong Learning Erasmus Network programme.
Project aims
LanQua aims to build on emerging European networks concerned with languages, bringing a wide range of providers and stakeholders together to produce a European quality benchmark for the area of languages, which will enable institutions and stakeholders to assure and enhance the quality of provision in higher education.
Project outcomes
LanQua is producing a Toolkit: a European Quality Benchmark, a series of relevant case studies and a set of recommendations for assurance and enhancement of quality in languages and related studies.
Project partners
LanQua involves 60 partners from 29 countries across Europe. It is coordinated by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies, hosted by the University of Southampton in the UK.
Project structure
LanQua is divided into five thematic sub projects, each with its own coordinator and deputy:
