This glossary contains definitions of Open University and Higher Education acronyms.
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E&I

Engineering and Innovation

E-VOC

E-Based VOCational Education/Assessment

EA

Enterprise Architecture

EA

External Assessor

EAB

Examination and Assessment Board

EADTU

European Association of Distance Teaching Universities

EAF

Electronic Assignments Forum

EAIE

European Association for International Education

EAP

Endangered Archives Programme

EAPB

Electronics Assignments Project Board

EARL

UK Consortium for Public Library Networking

EARLI

European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction

EASEL

Educator Access to Services in the Electronic Landscape

EATING

Education and Technology Interest Group

EAUC

Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges

EBC

Examination Board Chair

EBI

Evidence-Based Initiative

eBKSG

e-Books Strategy Group

ebook

An ebook is a electronic version of a print book

EBSD

Emotional, Behavioural and Social disorders

EC

Engineering Council

EC

European Commission

EC

Education Committee

ECA

End-of-Course Assessment

ECCO

Eighteenth Century Collections Online

ECDL

European Computer Driving Licence

ECHO

European CHronicles Online

ECM

Enterprise Content Management

eCMA

Electronically Submitted Computer Marked Assignment

ECMS

Enterprise Content Management System

ECRG

Ecology and Conservation Research Group

ECS

Electronic Courses Survey

ECTS

European Community Course Credit Transfer Scheme

ECTS

European Credit Transfer System

ECU

Essential Car User

ECYS

Education, Childhood, Youth and Sport

ED

Executive Dean

EDBANK

An eLib on demand publishing project.

EdD

Doctorate in Education

EDDIS

Electronic Document Delivery - the Integrated Solution

EDEN

European Distance Education Network

EDGE

Enhanced Data rates for GSM Evolution

EDI

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

EDIA

Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility

edICT

Site dedicated to information about ICT in education

EDINA

Edinburgh Data and Information Access

EDIS

Environment, Development and International Studies

EDMG

Equality and Diversity Management Group

EDO

Executive Dean's Office

EDRM

Electronic Documents and Records Management

EDS

Enquiries Data Service

EDT

E-DeskTop

EduContact

European Distance Universities Contact

EDWAS

Equality, Diversity, Widening, Access and Success

EE

External Examiner

EE

External Engagement

EEBO

Early English Books Online

EECP

Enhanced Employability and Career Progress

EEDA

East of England Development Agency

EEES

Earth, Environment and Ecosystem Sciences

EEF

Employer engagement form

EELS

Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

EEMG

External Examiner Module Group

EEP

Enquirer Experience Programme

EERU

Energy and Environment Research Unit

EEVL

Edinburgh Engineering Virtual Library

EFL

English as a Foreign Language

efmd

European Foundation for Management Development

EFQM

European Foundation for Quality Management

EFUG

Enquiry Facilities User Group

EGA

External Grant Application

EGSA

Educational Guidance Service for Adults

EHS

Economic History Society

EIA

English in Action

EIS

Executive Information System

EIS

Educational Institute of Scotland

EIT

Proposed European Institute of Technology

ELCAS

Enhanced Learning Credit Administration System

eLib

The Electronic Libraries Programme

ELIR

Enhancement-Led Institutional Review

ELISA

East of England Library and Information Services Development Agency

ELQ

Equivalent or lower qualifications

ELSA

Electronic Survey Alliance

ELT

Extended Leadership Team

EMA

End of Module Assessment

EMD

Extra Mural Department

EMEE

Environmental and Mechanical Engineering

EMERG

Electronic Media in Education Research Group

emTMA

End-of-module Tutor-Marked Assignment

EMU

Evaluation and Monitoring Unit

EMU

Educational Methods Unit

EMUA

East Midlands Universities Association

EO

Examination Office

EO

Equal Opportunities

EOHEN

Equal Opportunities in Higher Education Network

EOI

Expression of Interest

eOn

Electronic On Demand

EOU

European Open University

EP

Electronic Publishing

EP

European Parliament

EPA

End-point-assessment (England only)

EPAO

End-point-assessment-organisation

EPC

Engineering Professor\'s Council

EPD

Educational Professional Development

ePDP

Electronic Personal Development Planning

EPRESS

Electronic Publishing Resource Service

EPSRC

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

EPT

Electronic Publishing Trio

Eq Act

Equality Act (2010)

EQA

External Quality Assurance

EQAC

Educational Quality Accrediting Commission

EQUALL

Equal Opportunities Access and Lifelong Learning

EQUIS

European quality kitemark

EQUIS

European Quality Improvement System

ERA

Educational Recording Agency

ERASMUS

European Action Scheme for the Mobility of University Students

ERC

Proposed European Research Council

ERC

European Research Council

ERCOMS

Electronic Reserves Copyright Management Systems

ERGO

FELS Research newsletter

ES

Early Statistics

ESA

Euratom Supply Agency

ESA

European Space Agency

ESDS

Economic and Social Data Service

ESECT

Enhancing Student Employability Co-ordination Team

ESF

European Social Fund

ESF

European Science Foundation

ESFA

Education and Skills Funding Agency

ESG

Education Support Grant

ESG

Educational Software Group

ESI

European Software Institute

ESIB

National Union of Students in Europe

ESM

Effective Staff Management

ESOL

English Speakers of Other Languages

ESRC

Engineering and Science Research Council

ESRC

Economic and Social Research Council

eSRF

electronic Student Referral Form

ESSI-PIE

European Systems and Software Initiative - Process Improvement Experiment

EST

Estates

Est

Established

eSTEeM

OU Centre for STEM Pedagogy

ETAP

Effective Teaching and Assessment Programme

eTMA

Electronic Tutor-Marked Assignment

ETNA

Extract of Tutors\' Names and Addresses

ETR

Educational Technology Research

ETU

European Technological University

ETU

Elapsed Time Unit

EU

European Union

EUM

Entering Undergraduate Mathematics

EUMRG

Entering Undergraduate Mathematics Research Group

EuroCAIRN

European Co-operation for Academic and Industrial Research Networking

EURYDICE

The Education Information Network in the European Community

EYCDPs

Early Years Care and Education Partnerships

EYNTO

Early Years National Training Organisation

EYPS

Early Years Professional Studies