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Institutional motivation

Benefits of joining the PROFFORMANCE network for higher education institutions

The PROFFORMANCE Professional Network and the Community of Institutional PROFFORMANCE Ambassadors offer a unique opportunity for higher education institutions to align with European priorities in quality enhancement, innovation, and international collaboration. Here’s why university leaders across Europe are choosing to engage:

1. Enhancing teaching and learning quality

Participation supports institutional efforts to improve teaching and learning through exchange of knowledge and best practices.

Using the PROFFORMANCE Toolkit along the continuous development cycle offer a systematic and modern approach to evaluating and developing higher education teachers' performance. 

2. Advancing academic staff development

The network provides valuable resources for the professional growth of academic staff, including:

  • Peer learning and best practice exchange on assessment tools and support mechanism.
  • Access to international training, webinars, and networking events.
  • Integration of PROFFORMANCE comprehensive toolkit into institutional staff development and evaluation systems.

3. Strengthening internationalization and strategic partnerships

PROFFORMANCE facilitates meaningful international engagement by:

  • Increasing institutional visibility across Europe.
  • Enabling collaboration with higher education institutions.
  • Supporting joint initiatives and common learning experience.

4. Driving curriculum innovation and digital transformation

Institutions benefit from shared approaches to:

  • Student-centered and competency-based learning
  • Digital and blended teaching methods
  • Curriculum alignment with 21st-century skills and labor market demands

5. Contributing to European higher education development

Members actively shape the network by:

  • Using the PROFFORMANCE toolkit supports their alignment with EU and EHEA goals in teaching and learning.
  • Promoting the use of the PROFFORMANCE toolkit and other supporting tools encourage HEIs to engage in evidence-based, continuous improvement.

6. Enhancing quality assurance and evidence-based practice

PROFFORMANCE supports institutional strategies for continuous improvement through:

  • Complementing internal quality assurance frameworks
  • Benchmarking against international standards
  • Embedding data-driven insights into development cycles

7. Supporting institutional growth and strategic objectives

Whether responding to accreditation requirements, internal quality assurance or pursuing innovation leadership, institutions may use PROFFORMANCE to:

  • Advance capacity-building and strategic development.
  • Increasing engagement of all stakeholders in quality enhancement of teaching and learning.

PROFFORMANCE is more than a project—it’s a platform for institutional transformation, collaboration, and leadership in teaching excellence.