EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOR VETERINARY EDUCATION

EU Legislative Interests

Directives 2005/36/EC and 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications

Communication Activities

EAEVE policy and strategy is devoted: • To introduce the European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT) as an efficient, economical and easy-going profession-specific system of accreditation of Establishments for Veterinary Education in European and non-European countries. • To promote the culture of quality in the Establishments for Veterinary Education • To intensify our cooperation with Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) of the European Commission to improve the quality of veterinary education in the non-EU member states of Europe and in the beneficiary countries of TAIEX. • To be recognized as the official accreditation authority for the Establishments of Veterinary Education in Europe • To gain acknowledgement of the ESEVT by the EU Commission, the EU Directorate General GROW. • To participate actively in the work of ENQA and to gain acknowledgement of the ESEVT by ENQA. • To gain the recognition of the ESEVT by the national accreditation agencies. • To collaborate with other European organizations for lobbying with one voice in Veterinary Education as the Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) and the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS), amongst other actions, through the active participation in the European Coordinating Committee on Veterinary Training (ECCVT). • To participate in the preparation of proposals and recommendations for the improvement of Veterinary Training at undergraduate and postgraduate level with other European relevant organizations. • To collaborate in the discussions for developing a global accreditation system on Veterinary Training by intensifying our collaboration with partners’ organisations working on cross-national accreditation of Establishments for Veterinary Education. • To intensify our collaboration with world organisations such as the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and World Veterinary Association (WVA). • To exchange opinions and ideas with sister organisations such as the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). EAEVE maintain regular collaboration and/or public relations with other international organisations related to Veterinary Education such as: - FVE, Federation of Veterinarians of Europe - EBVS, European Board of Veterinary Specialisation - VETCEE, Veterinary Continuing Education in Europe - IVSA, International Veterinary Students Association - OIE, World Organisation for Animal Health - WVA, World Veterinary Association - IAWG, International Accreditors Working Group FOR PUBLICATIONS PLEASE CONSULT OUR WEBSITE http://www.eaeve.org/publications.html

Interests Represented

Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members

Member Of

EAEVE is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) - https://enqa.eu/.

Organisation Members

EAEVE has 107 members (Veterinary Schools) from 41 countries; 97 members represent Veterinary Schools in Europe, as defined by the Council of Europe, and there are 10 members representing Veterinary Schools in non-member countries of the Council of Europe, namely in Brazil, Egypt, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Thailand, and Tunisia. EAEVE members are not natural persons but institutions of higher education (Veterinary Schools) in Europe. Considering a media of 500 staff (academic and support staff) and 1000 students, the population associated to EAEVE would be estimated in 160.000 natural persons. For further information on our members, please consult our website: https://www.eaeve.org/about-eaeve/members.html.