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12 Quality assurance- Quality assurance is reflected in the long-term policy objectives for education and the development of the education system and annual reports on the status and develop- ment of the education system. The evaluation of schools and school facilities is carried out by the Czech School Inspectorate, which is responsible for studying and evaluating education outcomes, the quality of professional and pedagogical management, working conditions, teaching materials and equipment for public legal auditing, the use of the funds from the state budget and for compliance with generally binding regulations. The results of inspections are inspection or topic reports, control protocols and also the annual report comprising a summary evaluation of the education system. The system of quality assurance at higher education institutions is based on the prin- ciples of internal and external evaluation. In line with the Higher Education Act, the external evaluation is carried out by the Accreditation Commission or (in case of interest of the HEI) also by international evaluation organizations, for example by the European University Association. The system of evaluation is in line with the international prin- ciples formulated by the ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), CEEN (Central and Eastern European Network for Quality Assurance) and INQAAHE (International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in HE), of which the Accreditation Commission is a member. EU dimension and international cooperation Cooperation within Europe and other states is an integral part of the education policy in the Czech Republic, particularly after its accession to the European Union The Czech Republic: cooperates with all relevant international organizations - The European Union, Council of Europe, OECD, UNESCO, Visegrad Group, etc. participated in important reform processes, e.g. the Bologna process joined various international programmes, e.g. CEEPUS has concluded more than 100 bilateral international agreements. Internationalisation has been an integral part of all strategic policy documents, especially in higher edu- cation. The Czech Republic is actively involved in the European cooperation in education and training and implements initiatives approved at the EU level. Emphasis is placed on the increasing possibilities for mobility of students, teachers and academics. European programmes and the Financial Mechanism of the EEA have been the most important tools in this respect. Special focus is placed on the mobility of higher education students which should be the rule, rather than the exception according to the Bologna process and EU objectives. Number of students in the Erasmus mobility programme in 2010/2011 in the Czech Republic: Number of students from the Czech Republic who used the Erasmus programme between 1998 and 2011: 6,433 51,275 (with Germany, France and Spain as the most popular countries for mobility) Incoming student mobility between 1998 and 2010 in the Erasmus programme: 24,379 13

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