In order to ensure the best possible quality of the PASCL process, the project consortium run two pilot visits in April 2015 meant to test and adjust the PASCL framework before proceeding with the set of PASCL peer assessments visits in 2016.

Two UNICA universities volunteered to host PASCL pilot visits and help us improve the Peer Assessment of Students-Centred Learning framework with their own experience:  the Nova University of Lisbon and the University of Warsaw.

The visits have been conducted according to the procedures comprised in the draft PASCL Guidelines.

The Peer Assessment team members have been selected from the PASCL Pool of Experts, trained in the First PASCL Training and accompanied by a member of the PASCL consortium.

The first PASCL pilot visit took place at Nova University of Lisbon, 13-14 April 2015.

Meet the members of the Lisbon Peer-Assessment team:

• Terhi Nokkala, Senior researcher, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
  Terhi is a member of the PASCL project consortium and will be a chair of the team during the first piloting visit.
• Orsolya Kereszty, Associate Professor/ Head of Department of Andragogy, Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary.
  Orsolya is representing academic staff during the visit.
• Tim van den Brink, Policy advisor education, Dutch National Students Union, the Netherlands.
  Tim is a student representative.

The second PASCL pilot visit took place at the University of Warsaw, 28-29 April 2015.

Meet the members of the Warsaw Peer-Assessment team:

• Jussi Välimaa, Professor in higher education studies, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
  Jussi is a member of the PASCL project consortium and will be a chair of the Warsaw team.
• Hermina Pika Radmilovič, Head of Centre for Quality development, University of Maribor, Slovenia.
  Pika is representing academic staff during the visit.
• Simona Dimovska, MA Student in Law, Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Macedonia.
  Simona is Steering Committee Member of ESU QA expert members pool.

The procedures for Peer Assessment of Student-Centred Learning comprised in the PASCL Guidelines are being revised and improved based on the experiences from the pilot visits.

Improved Guidelines will serve as a basis for a set of PASCL visits conducted in 2016.