A new approach for students and E-Learning within the Quality Assurance Framework, "Access to Technology"

Mission of the Student World Assembly
The Student World Assembly is a non-governmental, non­partisan organization created to represent students globally. It provides a deliberative assembly where students around the world can exchange views, vote on global issues through online discussion forums and in annual international conventions, and translate these views into meaningful actions.

Student World Assembly Democratic Philosophy
The Student World Assembly believes that true global democracy affirms fundamental human rights, which include the dignity and worth of all human beings, the equal rights of men and women, social, economic and cultural justice for every person, and the freedom to promote these causes. SWA’s representative democracy offers a powerful instrument for addressing the vital social and political conditions that threaten our global future. The informed wishes of the people, conveyed through the collective of a democratic assembly, need to be heard in the decision-making processes. By giving students from the most remote to the more accessible institutions an equal voice, we are enabling all students to educate, participate and take action, and to begin thinking of themselves as global citizens.

The role of EMonument working with the Student World Assembly will have to overcome key challenges of the 21st century including:

"Dialogue is only the first step to creating a global community. To make a positive impact on a global scale, we must act on our collective positions. It is necessary that all courses of action relate to the issues officially addressed by SWA and are in line with the overall mission. Here are a few suggestions:

• Chapters function as satellites of the SWA organization. Chapters are given much opportunity to determine their own courses of action on a local and regional level.
• Students can log in to the discussion forums, sign online petitions, join the letter-writing campaigns and organize peaceful rallies. This can be done individually or with your local chapter.
• Faculty are encouraged to get involved with their local chapters and offer guidance and expertise to the students.
• Volunteers can offer time and resources for events and activities on campus and in the community.
• Donations are vital to the work of SWA. With contributions from individuals and foundations SWA could realize its mission of building global democracy."

Each offeror, as a separate and identifiable part of its technical proposal, shall submit a Quality Assurance (QA) program plan setting forth the offeror's capability for quality assurance. The plan shall address the following:

(a) A statement of policy concerning the organization's commitment to implement a Quality Control/Quality Assurance program to assure generation of measurement data of adequate quality to meet the requirements of the Statement of Work.
(b) An organizational chart showing the position of a QA function or person within the organization. It is highly desirable that the QA function or person be independent of the functional groups which generate measurement data.
(c) A delineation of the authority and responsibilities of the QA function or person and the related data quality responsibilities of other functional groups of the organization.
(d) The type and degree of experience in developing and applying Quality Control/Quality Assurance procedures to the proposed sampling and measurement methods needed for performance of the Statement of Work.
(e) The background and experience of the proposed personnel relevant to accomplish the QA specifications in the Statement of Work.
(f) The offeror's general approach for accomplishing the QA specifications in the Statement of Work.

A QA project plan is a specific delineation of an offeror's approach for accomplishing the QA specifications in a Statement of Work. When offerors are required to submit a project plan, a program plan may or may not be required. The project plan may be a part of an offeror's technical proposal, or a deliverable under the contract.
The offeror, as a separate and identifiable part of its technical proposal, shall submit a Quality Assurance (QA) project plan which shall describe specific procedures and responsibilities needed to accomplish the QA specifications in the Statement of Work. The project plan shall consist of the following form and content:

(a) Title page, with provision for approval signatures.
(b) Table of contents.
(c) Project description.
(d) Project organization(s) and responsibilities.
(e) Quality Assurance objectives for measurement data, in terms of precision, accuracy, completeness, representativeness and comparability.
(f) Sampling procedures.
(g) Sample custody.
(h) Calibration procedures, references, and frequency.
(i) Analytical procedures.
(j) Data reduction, validation, and reporting.
(k) Internal quality control checks and frequency. (l) Quality assurance performance audits, system audits, and frequency.
(m) Quality Assurance reports to management.
(n) Preventive maintenance procedures and schedules.
(o) Specific procedures to be used in routinely assessing data precision and accuracy, representativeness, comparability, and completeness of the specific measurement parameters involved.
(p) Correction action.

Current events that have promoted QA and e-learning within the fooding industry:
Leonardo Da Vinci Project: Quality Management Network for CEECs (Central and East European Countries) QUAMANCEEC (current running project)

Studies in Central Asia:
Aral Sea Region Subsurface Water Information System (ASIS), 'Study of the Groundwater Role in Water Resources of the Aral Sea Region: Ecological Policy, Assessment and Prediction'. (current running project)

Further information regarding the Student World Assembly upcomming events:
The 2007 International Convention will be held in March 8-11, 2007 in Accra, Ghana

E-Learning dissemination event hosted by the European Commission and the Flemish Leonardo da Vinci Agency 12-13/12/2006

Contact EMonument with questions and comments regarding our role with SWA.