Times Higher Education: 'European bid to compare teaching standards moves forward. Drafting of learning expectations clears way for Calohee project to set student tests, but it may face resistance from prestigious universities'

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"A European Union-backed project to compare student skills across borders has unveiled what it says are the “most sophisticated” guides ever published to what students should learn during their degrees.

The Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe initiative, known as Calohee, will now develop tests designed to measure how undergraduates in different universities and countries performagainst each other – potentially revealing whether prestigious institutions live up to their reputations."