02118nas a2200145   4500008004100000245009700041210006900138300001600207490000700223520153900230100002101769700001301790700002001803856014901823       2025                        eng d00aCross-border higher education and quality assurance: the role of international organisations0 aCrossborder higher education and quality assurance the role of i  a427 – 4440 v333 aPurpose: Over the years, International Organisations have started to look at Cross Border Higher Education (CBHE) with more attention, namely, at the impact and challenges entailed by this type of educational provision due to the emergence of low-quality offers and degree mills. This paper aims to discuss the role of these organisations in the development and promotion of CBHE and its quality assurance in Europe. Design/methodology/approach: This paper conducts interviews using a previously drafted guideline with top-level managers of seven relevant international organisations involved in quality assurance at European and international level, namely, INQAAHE, EUA, ENQA, ESU, EQAR, ECA and EURASHE. It analysed the data collected using a grid created through the articulation of the guidelines’ questions and the empirical data. Findings: The interviews’ content analysis indicated that these international organisations are important stakeholders in the development of CBHE quality assurance in Europe, particularly through the promotion of cooperation and trust between the different actors involved in it. These organisations can assume two different roles: a Technical-Professional Role and a Community Building Role. Originality/value: This work’s originality stems from the fact that at least to our knowledge there is no other empirical work so far on the role and the views of different international organisations on the challenges CBHE entails for quality at the European level. ©, Emerald Publishing Limited.1 aCarvalho, Nathan1 aRosa, M.1 aAmaral, Alberto  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85215088948&doi=10.1108%2fQAE-07-2024-0138&partnerID=40&md5=19258173f6011f86983f10195254d5d401673nas a2200145   4500008004100000245008700041210006900128300001600197490000700213520109900220100002101319700001301340700002001353856015401373       2025                        eng d00aCross-border higher education in Europe and the role of quality assurance agencies0 aCrossborder higher education in Europe and the role of quality a  a472 – 4870 v503 aThis article discusses the multiple challenges cross-border higher education (CBHE) in Europe faces nowadays, namely regarding the assurance of its quality. The views of a set of European quality assurance agencies are analysed to understand their role in assuring the quality of this type of educational provision. Empirically, the article is based on the material collected through interviews conducted with the responsible for quality assurance agencies from 10 European countries: Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. The results reveal that almost all quality assurance agencies have at least partial experience with CBHE provision, mainly related to the evaluation of joint-degree programmes offered by European higher education institutions. The cooperation between countries and agencies emerges as one of the main challenges to the development of a common tool to enhance CBHE, which could facilitate the quality assurance process for all stakeholders. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.1 aCarvalho, Nathan1 aRosa, M.1 aAmaral, Alberto  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85206085057&doi=10.1080%2f02602938.2024.2410300&partnerID=40&md5=3855ae1e48f7aef7c584020f548da6ea01619nas a2200145   4500008004100000245010100041210006900142300001600211490000700227520103500234100002101269700001301290700002001303856015001323       2023                        eng d00aCross-Border Higher Education and Quality Assurance. Results from a Systematic Literature Review0 aCrossBorder Higher Education and Quality Assurance Results from   a695 – 7180 v273 aInternationalisation has gained prominence in debates on higher education and can be analysed from different perspectives, including cross-border higher education. Cross-border higher education entails relevant challenges, namely regarding its quality. This paper intends to discuss, based on a literature review, the link between cross-border higher education and quality assurance, namely the role quality assurance may have in contributing to a quality cross-border educational offer. 79 documents (indexed in Scopus or Web of Science) published between 1998 and 2019 were content analysed. The results show that both internal and external quality assurance are relevant topics when discussing cross-border higher education and a means to stimulate the overall quality of this educational offer. Moreover, to be effective, quality assurance must rely on cooperation and mutual trust between importing and exporting countries, including their quality assurance agencies. © 2022 European Association for International Education.1 aCarvalho, Nathan1 aRosa, M.1 aAmaral, Alberto  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85125936189&doi=10.1177%2f10283153221076900&partnerID=40&md5=ce503235a85298e90f2275ad6bd4850100459nas a2200133   4500008004100000245010100041210006900142300001200211490000700223100002100230700001300251700001500264856004600279       2022                        eng d00aCross-border higher education and quality assurance. Results from a systematic literature review0 aCrossborder higher education and quality assurance Results from   a695-7180 v271 aCarvalho, Nathan1 aRosa, M.1 aAmaral, A.  uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10283153221076900