The Austrian path to RPL
With the year 2021, a paradigm shift has taken place in Austria regarding the recognition of already acquired competences (recognition of prior learning RPL).
Mobilität und Durchlässigkeit stärken:
Anerkennung und Anrechnung an Hochschulen
Barbara Birke has been head of AQ Austria's "Analyses and Quality Enhancement" department since 2018. She is co-ordinator of the RPL Network Austia. She has been in charge of studies and system analyses at AQA (Austrian Quality Assurance Agency) since 2004 and at AQ Austria since 2012. Her current work focuses on the quality development of RPL procedures as well as on studyability at Austrian universities. She studied commerce at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and worked at the Institute of Industrial Sciences from 1994 to 2004 as head of the "Higher Education Economics" department.