Name | Registered | Agency ID | Acronym Primary | Registration Start | Registration Valid To | Registration Note | Register Entry | DEQAr Reports Link | Activities Institutional | Activities Programme | Activities Mixed | Activities Joint Programmes | Countries Official EQA Activities | Countries Voluntary EQA Activities | Name Versions | Name Historical | Address | Website | Website Reports | Description Note | Specialisation Note |
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Name | Registered | Agency ID | Acronym Primary | Registration Start | Registration Valid To | Registration Note | Register Entry | DEQAr Reports Link | Activities Institutional | Activities Programme | Activities Mixed | Activities Joint Programmes | Countries Official EQA Activities | Countries Voluntary EQA Activities | Name Versions | Name Historical | Address | Website | Website Reports | Description Note | Specialisation Note |
Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education | Registered | 1 | A3ES | 2014-06-01 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/1 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=1 | Audit of internal quality assurance systems. |
Assessment/accreditation of study programmes in operation. |
Joint programme accreditation |
PRT Portugal | AGO Angola, MOZ Mozambique, STP Sao Tome and Principe, MAC Macau | Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES) | Praça de Alvalade, 6 - 5.° Frente, |
http://www.a3es.pt | http://www.a3es.pt/en/accreditation-and-audit/accreditation-process-results | A3ES is a private law foundation, established for an indeterminate period of time, with legal status and recognised as being of public utility. A3ES is responsible for the assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions and their study programmes, and to promote the integration of Portugal in the European system of quality assurance of higher education. |
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Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation | Registered | 2 | AAC-DEVA | 2009-01-01 | 2024-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/2 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=2 | Institutional accreditation |
Ex-ante verification of study programmes |
Joint programme accreditation |
ESP Spain | RUS Russia | Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento, Dirección de Evaluación y Acreditación (AAC-DEVA) | until 2011-12-31: Agencia Andaluza de Evaluación (AGAE), Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Research of Andalucía () | Calle Doña Berenguela, s/n 3ª planta |
http://deva.aac.es/ | http://deva.aac.es/?id=informes | The Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation (DEVA) is an independent unit of the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge (AAC). It came into legal existence by Legislative Decree 92/2011, April 19th, wherein the Statutes of the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge were approved, in compliance with the provisions laid out in the Andalusian Law 16/2007 of Science and Knowledge. |
The aim of AAC-DEVA is the assessment, accreditation and certification of quality within the terms of reference of the Universities and higher education institutions in Andalusia. It covers the fields of institutional quality assessment, teaching staff accreditation and research evaluation. |
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Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance | Registered | 3 | AAQ | 2011-09-01 | 2021-07-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/3 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=3 | Certification procedures in Austria (institutional Q-audit) |
Evaluations in Switzerland |
CHE Switzerland, DEU Germany, LIE Liechtenstein, AUT Austria | LUX Luxembourg | Agence suisse d’accréditation et d’assurance qualité (AAQ), Agenzia svizzera di accreditamento e di garanzia della qualità (AAQ), Schweizerische Agentur für Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung (AAQ) | until 2014-12-31: Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ), Organ für Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung (OAQ) | Effingerstrasse 15 |
http://www.aaq.ch | http://aaq.ch/en/procedural-reports/ | Founded in 2001, the OAQ has been renamed Agency for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ), as a consequence of the entry into force of the Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector (Higher Education Act, HEdA 414.20) on January 1st 2015. The AAQ safeguards and promotes the quality of teaching and research at higher education institutions in Switzerland. It is independent, uses internationally recognised methods and is able to draw upon the knowledge and experience of leading experts. The AAQ develops guidelines and quality standards, conducts accreditation and evaluation procedures, and works at an international level. It perceives its role as an external partner for quality assurance and development, and provides a range of supporting services. The AAQ acts under the authority of the Swiss Accreditation Council. |
The core business of the AAQ is institutional accreditation of HEIs. |
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Aragon Agency for Quality Assurance and Strategic Foresight in Higher Education | Registered | 4 | ACPUA | 2016-08-01 | 2026-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/4 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=4 | Partner higher education evaluation |
Study programme follow-up |
Joint programmes review |
ESP Spain, AND Andorra | NLD Netherlands, FRA France, PRT Portugal, CZE Czech Republic | Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva Universitaria de Aragón (ACPUA) | Avda. de Ranillas nº 5 D, 1ª Planta |
http://www.aragon.es/DepartamentosOrganismosPublicos/Organismos/ACPUA | http://bit.ly/2hEVAMm | Aragon Agency for Quality Assurance and Strategic Foresight in Higher Education (ACPUA) is the official agency for the evaluation and quality assurance of higher education in the region of Aragon (Spain). It was set up in 2005 by Law of the regional Parliament. Its an autonomous body (public law entity), with own legal personality and its own assets and capacity to attain its goals. It performs its functions objectively, impartially and independently, recognised and guaranteed by law. |
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Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute | Registered | 5 | ACQUIN | 2008-03-04 | 2026-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/5 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=5 | Institutional accreditation abroad |
Certification procedures in Germany and abroad |
Joint programme accrediation |
AUT Austria, BGR Bulgaria, DEU Germany, KAZ Kazakhstan, LIE Liechtenstein | EGY Egypt, ETH Ethiopia, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, OMN Oman, VNM Vietnam, XKX Kosovo, CHE Switzerland, SVN Slovenia, LTU Lithuania, RUS Russia | Akkreditierungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungsinstitut e.V. (ACQUIN) | Brandenburger Str. 2 |
http://www.acquin.org | https://www.acquin.org/de/akkreditierte-studiengaenge/ | ACQUIN is a registered association whose members are higher education institutions, professional associations and business companies. Its core competence is the evaluation and accreditation of study programmes for different types of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Germany and abroad as well as evaluation and accreditation of quality management systems in HEIs (system accreditation). ACQUIN’s central concern is to promote and anchor quality culture in higher education. |
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The Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León | Registered | 6 | ACSUCYL | 2009-12-01 | 2024-11-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/6 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=6 | Certification process for IQAS implementation. ELENCHOS Program |
Verification of official degrees (ex-ante accreditation) |
ESP Spain | Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario de Castilla y León (ACSUCYL) | Avda. Real Valladolid s/n Edificio Monasterio del Prado |
http://www.acsucyl.es | http://seguimiento2.acsucyl.com/AcsucylWeb/buscadorTitulos/busqueda.jsp | ACSUCYL is the external accreditation body of the University System of Castilla y León. Its mission is to to ensure ongoing improvement in higher education and to provide information concerning the work it is conducting such that this may prove useful to all stakeholders. |
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Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System | Registered | 7 | ACSUG | 2009-07-01 | 2024-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/7 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=7 | Teaching performance assessment programme (DOCENTIA) |
Evaluation of degrees and university centres outside Spain |
Accreditation of degrees and university centres outside Spain |
Joint programme accreditation |
ESP Spain | TJK Tajikistan, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, MEX Mexico, PER Peru, KAZ Kazakhstan | Axencia para Calidade do Sistema Universitario de Galicia (ACSUG) | Consorcio Axencia para a Calidade do Sistema Universitario de Galicia Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Monte Gaiás, s/n Edificio Fontán, 2º andar 15707 Santiago de Compostela La Coruña |
http://www.acsug.es | http://www.acsug.es/english/webs/informes.php | The Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (ACSUG) is a public organisation that was set up in 2001 with the main mission to contribute to assuring and improving the quality of the Galician University System (SUG). |
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Agence pour l'Evaluation de la Qualité de l'Enseignement Supérieur | Registered | 8 | AEQES | 2011-06-01 | 2022-02-28 | AEQES has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/8 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=8 | Institutional review |
Continuous programme evaluation |
Continuous programme evaluation (joint programmes) |
BEL Belgium | Avenue du Port, 16 |
http://www.aeqes.be | http://www.aeqes.be/rapports_intro.cfm | AEQES is responsible for assessing the quality of all bachelor and master programmes of FWB (French‐speaking Belgium). The focus is on quality‐enhancement (AEQES Decree 2008: no accreditation, no impact on funding). Programmes are clustered, so an extra outcome is, per cluster, a system‐wide analysis of the provision of education in a specific domain. A compulsory follow‐up evaluation procedure has been implemented. AEQES implements regular collaboration with other agencies (CTI, MusiQuE). |
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Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences | Registered | 9 | AHPGS | 2009-03-01 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/9 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=9 | System accreditation in Germany, pre-2018 rules |
Programme accreditation abroad |
Joint programme accreditation |
CHE Switzerland, LTU Lithuania, ROU Romania, DEU Germany, AUT Austria, CYP Cyprus | AUS Australia, LBN Lebanon, CHN China, People's Republic of, OMN Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia, NLD Netherlands, AZE Azerbaijan, POL Poland, SVN Slovenia, TUR Turkey, HUN Hungary | Akkreditierungsagentur im Bereich Gesundheit und Soziales (AHPGS) | Sedanstrasse 22 |
http://www.ahpgs.de | http://ahpgs.de/english/reports/ | The AHPGS promotes the quality and transparency of universities and their study programs through accreditation procedures in Germany and abroad. AHPGS is accredited by the German Accreditation Council. In 2016, the Swiss Accreditation Council authorised AHPGS to conduct procedures of programme accreditation and institutional accreditation in Switzerland according to Swiss law (“Higher Education Act, HEdA”). Since 2015, AHPGS has been entitled to carry out audits at universities and colleges in Austria in accordance with § 22 (2) of the Austrian Quality Assurance Act. |
The focus of AHPGS' work is the external quality assurance of Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the area of Health and Social Sciences. |
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The Danish Accreditation Institution | Registered | 10 | AI | 2010-07-01 | 2026-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/10 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=10 | Accreditation of higher education institutions |
Accreditation of higher education programmes |
DNK Denmark | Danmarks Akkrediteringsinstitution (AI) | Bredgade 38 |
http://www.akkr.dk | http://akkrediteringsraadet.dk/database/ | The Danish Accreditation Institution is an independent agency founded by the Ministry of Higher Education. The primary assignment of the agency is to accredit HEIs as well as existing and new higher education programmes. Furthermore, the institution is producing summary reports describing and analysing the general findings of the accreditations as well as thematic reports on topical issues concerning higher education. |
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Academic Information Centre | Registered | 55 | AIC | 2018-06-01 | 2023-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/55 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=55 | Institutional evaluation |
Accreditation of study fields |
Assessment of feasibility on changes in study programmes |
LVA Latvia, UKR Ukraine | Akadēmiskās Informācijas Centrs (AIC) | Dzirnavu iela 16-k2, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010 |
http://www.aika.lv | https://eplatforma.aika.lv/ | Academic Information Centre (AIC) is a non‐profit foundation established in 1994. The AIC consists of three departments: Quality Agency for Higher Education (AIKA), established in 2015 with task assigned by government; the Latvian ENIC/NARIC Centre for recognition of qualifications; and project department which ensures projects such as Coordination Point for Latvian National Qualifications framework, participation in the ReferNet network, and other projects on HE. |
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Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Canonical Programmes of Studies in Germany | Registered | 65 | AKAST | 2021-08-01 | 2023-11-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/65 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=65 | Peer review institutional evaluation |
Programme accreditation (AKAST quality seal) |
DEU Germany | Agentur für Qualitätssicherung und Akkreditierung kanonischer Studiengänge in Deutschland e.V. (AKAST) | Auf der Schanz 49 |
https://www.akast.info/ | https://www.akast.info/programmakkreditierung/akkreditierte-studiengaenge/ | Agentur für Qualitätssicherung und Akkreditierung kanonischer Studiengänge in Deutschland e.V. (AKAST – Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Canonical Programmes of Studies in Germany) was established in 2008 by representatives of the Association of Faculties of Catholic Theology (KThF), the associations of theological disciplines (theologische Ar-beitsgemeinschaften) and ten theological faculties and schools of philosophy and theology. The purpose of the association is to carry out peer review process of canonical study programmes in accordance with the Interstate Treaty and accreditation procedures of canonical study programmes, which are not recorded by the Interstate Treaty and to grant the quality seal of AKAST to those programmes of studies which it has accredited. |
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National Agency for the Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain | Registered | 12 | ANECA | 2012-11-01 | 2022-10-31 | ANECA was previously registered from 04/03/2008 to 30/06/2012. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/12 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=12 | Other national and international assessments |
MONITOR |
Joint programme accreditation |
ESP Spain | CHL Chile, COL Colombia, MEX Mexico, PER Peru | ANECA - Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación (ANECA) | c/ Orense 11 |
http://www.aneca.es | http://srv.aneca.es/ListadoTitulos/en | The National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain, ANECA, is an autonomous body of public nature whose aim is to provide external quality assurance for the Spanish Higher Education System and to contribute to its constant improvement through evaluation, certification and accreditation. The activities performed by the Agency are related to the evaluation of programmes, academic staff and institutional‐level approach evaluation. |
ANECA works for the whole higher education sector. |
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National Centre for Professional Education Quality Assurance | Registered | 13 | ANQA | 2017-02-01 | 2022-02-28 | ANQA has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/13 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=13 | Institutional Accreditation |
Programme Accreditation |
ARM Armenia | ՈԱԱԿ - Մասնագիտական կրթության որակի ապահովման ազգային կենտրոն" հիﬓադրամ (ANQA) | 22 Orbeli street |
http://www.anqa.am | http://www.anqa.am/en/accreditation/#ExpertReports | ANQA was established on November 7, 2008 under the Government Decree (No 1486). The main goal of ANQA is to support the tertiary level institutions to develop, disseminate and enhance a quality culture by complying with the legislation of Republic of Armenia. ANQA strives to promote public trust, social cohesion, equity, responsibility and competitiveness in Armenian society through systematic enhancement of tertiary level education provisions. |
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Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes | Registered | 15 | AQAS | 2008-03-04 | 2027-01-31 | AQAS has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/15 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=15 | System accreditation in Germany, pre-2018 rules |
Programme accreditation international |
European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes |
DEU Germany, AUT Austria, KAZ Kazakhstan, MDA Moldova, TUR Turkey | CUW Curaçao, NGA Nigeria, CHL Chile, CHN China, People's Republic of, GHA Ghana, IDN Indonesia, KEN Kenya, MWI Malawi, OMN Oman, SAU Saudi Arabia, ZAF South Africa, SDN Sudan, UGA Uganda, ARE United Arab Emirates, GBR United Kingdom, FIN Finland, BEL Belgium, NOR Norway, SVN Slovenia, ESP Spain, FRA France, BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina, CYP Cyprus, ITA Italy, SWE Sweden, PRT Portugal, ROU Romania, IRL Ireland, CZE Czech Republic, EST Estonia, DNK Denmark, RUS Russia | Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen e.V. (AQAS) | Hohenstaufenring 30-32 |
http://www.aqas.de | http://www.aqas.de/programmakkreditierung/akkreditierte-studienprogramme/ | AQAS e.V. ‐ established in 2002 ‐ is an agency for quality assurance in the higher education area. AQAS is accredited by the German Accreditation Council and authorised to award its seal to German study programmes and institutions. The agency carries out accreditation procedures for study programmes of all disciplines provided by higher education institutions and for quality assurance systems of higher education institutions. |
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Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria | Registered | 14 | AQ Austria | 2014-05-01 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/14 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=14 | Accreditation of universities of applied sciences |
Accreditation of programmes at private universities in Austria |
Joint programme accreditation |
AUT Austria, DEU Germany, KAZ Kazakhstan, LIE Liechtenstein | GBR United Kingdom, NLD Netherlands, BGR Bulgaria, SVK Slovakia, XKX Kosovo, HRV Croatia, POL Poland, SVN Slovenia, ESP Spain, SRB Serbia, MKD North Macedonia, BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina, ITA Italy, ALB Albania, HUN Hungary, LUX Luxembourg, LTU Lithuania, CZE Czech Republic | Agentur für Qualitätssicherung und Akkreditierung Austria (AQ Austria) | Franz-Klein-Gasse 5, 1190 Vienna |
http://www.aq.ac.at | https://www.aq.ac.at/de/akkreditierte-hochschulen-studien/ | AQ Austria is the national Quality Assurance Agency of Austria, founded in 2012 as a merger of three predecessor agencies. AQ Austria is independend and provides quality assurance service on a broad range with the aim to support the HEIs to enhance the quality of their provision. The agency as such, its bodies and staff has an international profile. |
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Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency | Registered | 16 | AQU | 2008-03-04 | 2022-06-30 | AQU has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/16 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=16 | Ex-post IQAs certification |
Accreditation |
Institutional accreditation |
European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes |
ESP Spain | PER Peru, NLD Netherlands, FRA France, HUN Hungary, IRL Ireland | Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU) | Carrer d’Enric Granados 33 |
http://www.aqu.cat | http://estudis.aqu.cat/informes/Web/Inici | The Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency, AQU Catalunya, is the main instrument for the promotion and assurance of quality in the Catalan higher education system. AQU Catalunya is entrusted with the assessment, accreditation and certification of quality in the universities and higher education institutions in Catalonia. |
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Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education | Registered | 17 | ARACIS | 2009-03-01 | 2023-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/17 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=17 | Institutional external evaluation/accreditation |
Evaluation of master study domains |
Periodic external evaluation of institutions organising doctoral study programmes |
Joint programme evaluation |
ROU Romania, MDA Moldova | Agentia Româna de Asigurare a Calitatii în Invatamântul Superior (ARACIS) | Bd. Mărăști no. 59, sector 1 |
http://www.aracis.ro | http://arhiva.aracis.ro/104/ | ARACIS’s mission is, according to the law, to asses the quality of the study programmes, study domains and higher education institutions (HEIs) as well as to contribute, together with the HEIs, to a continuous enhancement of quality. The agency is also aiming at contributing to the development of an institutional culture of higher education quality. |
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Agency for Science and Higher Education | Registered | 18 | ASHE | 2011-08-01 | 2022-02-28 | ASHE has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/18 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=18 | Thematic evaluations |
Initial accreditation of programmes (all three cycles) |
HRV Croatia | SVN Slovenia, BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina | AZVO - Agencija za znanost i visoko obrazovanje (ASHE) | Donje Svetice 38/5 |
http://www.azvo.hr | http://www.azvo.hr/en/evaluations/evaluations | ASHE was established by Croatian Government as an independent public body and the only institution tasked with external quality assurance procedures in higher education and research in the country. In addition to these, the Croatian ENIC‐NARIC office is part of ASHE; and other ASHE offices also perform data collection, a part of the centralized admission procedure to Croatian higher education institutions and support a number of national bodies. |
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Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes of Engineering, Information Science, Natural Sciences and Mathematics | Registered | 19 | ASIIN | 2008-03-04 | 2026-08-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/19 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=19 | Institutional/System evaluation |
Certification |
Joint programme accreditation |
DEU Germany | AUS Australia, BHR Bahrain, CHN China, People's Republic of, ECU Ecuador, EGY Egypt, IDN Indonesia, JOR Jordan, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, MEX Mexico, MNG Mongolia, NAM Namibia, OMN Oman, PER Peru, SAU Saudi Arabia, THA Thailand, TUN Tunisia, VNM Vietnam, GBR United Kingdom, NLD Netherlands, ARM Armenia, SVK Slovakia, AZE Azerbaijan, CHE Switzerland, FIN Finland, ISL Iceland, HRV Croatia, POL Poland, SVN Slovenia, ESP Spain, FRA France, MLT Malta, SRB Serbia, MKD North Macedonia, BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina, CYP Cyprus, ITA Italy, KAZ Kazakhstan, HUN Hungary, SWE Sweden, GEO Georgia, AUT Austria, PRT Portugal, ROU Romania, CZE Czech Republic, UKR Ukraine, EST Estonia, RUS Russia | Akkreditierungsagentur für Studiengänge der Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Informatik, der Naturwissenschaften und der Mathematik (ASIIN) | Mörsenbroicher Weg 200 |
https://www.asiin.de | http://www.asiin-ev.de/pages/de/asiin/akkreditierung-studiengaenge/akkreditierte-studiengaenge.php | ASIIN is carried by an alliance of academic/professional associations and higher education institutions. All activities of ASIIN aim at securing and enhancing the quality of higher education, nationally and internationally. ASIIN provides quality standards for programmes and HEIs, further education offers, a maturity model for HEIs, and participates in projects and networks aiming at fostering QA in higher education. ASIIN includes the parent organization (e.V.) and the daughter (Consult GmbH). |
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British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education | Registered | 20 | BAC | 2015-01-31 | 2025-02-28 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/20 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=20 | Accreditation of higher education institutions |
GBR United Kingdom | LBN Lebanon, GHA Ghana, MUS Mauritius, MNG Mongolia, QAT Qatar, ZAF South Africa, SDN Sudan, TCA Turks and Caicos Islands, BGR Bulgaria, CHE Switzerland, HUN Hungary, GRC Greece, IRL Ireland, CZE Czech Republic | Wax Chadlers' Hall London EC2V 7AD |
http://www.the-bac.org | http://www.the-bac.org/accredited-providers/directory/ | BAC is an independent organisation, established to be the national accrediting body for independent post-16 education in the UK. BAC is a not-for-profit charitable organisation and is self-financing through accreditation fees. It receives no public funding. BAC is a non-regulatory body and higher education institutions applying for accreditation approach BAC voluntarily. The award of accreditation is subject to an institution meeting standards established and periodically reviewed by BAC. The decision to award accreditation is made by an independent committee which considers reports produced by a professional inspectorate. Institutions are subject to regular monitoring, centering on interim visits and the submission of annual returns. |
BAC has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
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Engineering Degree Commission | Registered | 22 | CTI | 2009-04-01 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/22 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=22 | Attribution of the EUR-ACE label at Master level |
Quality labels of French and foreign institutions (CeQuInt) |
FRA France | LBN Lebanon, BFA Burkina Faso, CMR Cameroon, CHN China, People's Republic of, CIV Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), DEU Germany, MAR Morocco, TUN Tunisia, VNM Vietnam, BGR Bulgaria, CHE Switzerland, BEL Belgium, LUX Luxembourg | Commission des Titres d'Ingénieurs (CTI) | 44 rue Cambronne 75015 Paris France |
http://www.cti-commission.fr | https://www.cti-commission.fr/accreditation/ | CTI (Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur) is an independent body fully involved in the development of the European Higher Education Area, established by the French law in 1934. Its missions are respectively: the evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions and programmes in the field of engineering in France and abroad; the defining of the generic academic and professional profile of the engineer at master’s level; the academic and professional recognition of the French engineering degree abroad; advice on all issues linked to engineering education and professional title; the development of quality in engineering education. In France, all accredited engineering programmes have to be evaluated at least every five years. CTI is a founding member of ENAEE and is authorised to award the EUR-ACE label at the master's level. CTI is also a full member of ENQA, ECA, FrAQ-SUP and represents France in the Thematic Peer Group on Quality Assurance of the Bologna process. |
CTI is a field dedicated agency, its scope is the accreditation of engineering programmes. |
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The Cyprus Agency of Quality Assurance and Accreditation in Higher Education | Registered | 60 | CYQAA | 2019-02-01 | 2024-02-29 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/60 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=60 | Institutional evaluation – accreditation |
Evaluation and accreditation of cross-border education |
Departmental Evaluation-Accreditation |
Joint programme evaluation – accreditation |
CYP Cyprus | Φορέας Διασφάλισης και Πιστοποίησης της Ποιότητας της Ανώτερης Εκπαίδευσης (ΔΙΠΑΕ) | Lemesou Avenue 5, 2112, Lefkosia
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https://www.dipae.ac.cy | https://dipae.ac.cy/index.php/en/reports-by-the-agency | CYQAA is the national authority of Cyprus responsible to ensure the quality of higher education and to support, according to the legislation, its continuous improvement and upgrading. The Agency is managed by a Council which consists of the President, the Vice-President and 9 members. CYQAA started its operations on 5/11/2015. |
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European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education | Registered | 48 | EAEVE | 2018-04-01 | 2023-04-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/48 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=48 | European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT)-SOP 2019 |
European System of Evaluation of Veterinary Training (ESEVT) - joint programme |
DEU Germany, ISR Israel, JPN Japan, TUN Tunisia, GBR United Kingdom, NLD Netherlands, BGR Bulgaria, SVK Slovakia, CHE Switzerland, FIN Finland, BEL Belgium, HRV Croatia, NOR Norway, POL Poland, LVA Latvia, SVN Slovenia, ESP Spain, TUR Turkey, FRA France, ITA Italy, HUN Hungary, GRC Greece, SWE Sweden, AUT Austria, LTU Lithuania, PRT Portugal, ROU Romania, IRL Ireland, CZE Czech Republic, UKR Ukraine, EST Estonia, DNK Denmark, RUS Russia | Hietzinger Kai 87 |
https://www.eaeve.org/ | The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) is the only transnational non-governmental accrediting organisation for veterinary medicine in Europe with the primary objective to monitor the harmonization of the minimum standards set down in the study programme for veterinarians in the EU Directives. |
veterinary medicine |
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Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education | Registered | 24 | EKKA | 2013-03-01 | 2023-02-28 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/24 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=24 | Institutional accreditation of higher education institutions |
Quality assessment of study programme groups in the first and second cycles of higher education |
Quality assessment of joint programmes |
EST Estonia | TJK Tajikistan, ARM Armenia, MDA Moldova | Eesti Kõrg- ja Kutsehariduse Kvaliteediagentuur (EKKA) | until 2015-04-01: Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA) | Tõnismägi 11 10119 Tallinn |
https://ekka.edu.ee/en/ | https://ekka.edu.ee/en/universities/institutional-accreditation/assessment-decisions-reports/ | The Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA) is the leading competence centre in the field of external evaluation of educational institutions in Estonia. EKKA’s activities are based on the needs of the Estonian education system and learners as well as guidelines and agreements in the areas of European higher and vocational education. In its daily work EKKA draws on up-to-date know-how tailored to the local context and informs stakeholders of the results of external assessments and analyses conducted thereof. |
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Enhancing Quality in the Arts | Registered | 62 | EQ-Arts | 2021-01-01 | 2023-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/62 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=62 | Institutional accreditation and revalidation |
Programme enhancement review |
NLD Netherlands, CHE Switzerland, BEL Belgium, KAZ Kazakhstan, AUT Austria, CZE Czech Republic | Herengracht 401-H |
http://www.eq-arts.org/ | http://www.eq-arts.org/completed-reviews/ | EQ-Arts is a sector-specific, not-for-profit, Foundation that represents a wide range of disciplines within the broad remit of the creative and performing arts and design (CPAD). Its focus is on enhancement-led quality assurance (QA) for higher arts education across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and beyond. The QA activities we carry out are aligned to the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG) 2015. |
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Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg | Registered | 25 | evalag | 2009-09-01 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/25 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=25 | Audits of quality management in Austria |
Certification of advanced studies |
Joint programme accreditation |
DEU Germany, AUT Austria, LIE Liechtenstein, CHE Switzerland | LBN Lebanon, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, MEX Mexico, XKX Kosovo, ALB Albania, HUN Hungary, LTU Lithuania, RUS Russia | Evaluationsagentur Baden-Württemberg (evalag) | M7, 9a-10 |
https://www.evalag.de | https://www.evalag.de/leistungen/akkreditierung/datenbank/ | evalag is a centre of competence for quality assurance and enhancement. The agency supports higher education institutions and other scientific institutions with their commitment for good quality in teaching and learning, research and services; since October 2009 evalag is accreditated as an accreditation agency. |
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Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation | Registered | 26 | FIBAA | 2008-03-04 | 2026-10-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/26 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=26 | Institutional audit in Austria |
Certification of continuing education courses |
CHE Switzerland, DEU Germany, AUT Austria, KAZ Kazakhstan, ROU Romania | LBN Lebanon, EGY Egypt, IDN Indonesia, JOR Jordan, OMN Oman, QAT Qatar, TUN Tunisia, VNM Vietnam, NLD Netherlands, AZE Azerbaijan, SVN Slovenia, TUR Turkey, FRA France, CYP Cyprus, ALB Albania, HUN Hungary, LUX Luxembourg, GEO Georgia, LTU Lithuania, PRT Portugal, CZE Czech Republic, UKR Ukraine, RUS Russia | Internationale Agentur zur Qualitätssicherung im Hochschulbereich (FIBAA) | Berliner Freiheit 20-24 |
https://www.fibaa.org/en/ | http://www.fibaa.org/nc/en/procedures-at-programme-level/prog-according-to-fibaa-quality-standards/accredited-programmes.html?menu=alle | FIBAA is a nationally as well as internationally experienced non-profit agency for quality assurance. FIBAA is accredited by the German Accreditation Council since 2000 (re-accreditation in 2005, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022, respectively for 5 years). FIBAA is also recognised by the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research (EAER), the Nederlands Vlaamse Accreditatie Organisatie (NVAO), the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan and the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research. The task of quality assurance lies within the responsibility of higher education institutions. FIBAA supports them in achieving their self-defined objectives. It offers impulses for further quality development. It promotes quality and transparency in academic education by assessing Higher Education Institutions. FIBAA bases its work on national and international requirements and standards as well as pays special attention to internationalisation, practical relevance and employability. |
In the field of accreditation and certification at programme level, FIBAA operates in higher education institutions with a focus on programmes in Economics, Social Sciences and Law. |
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Finnish Education Evaluation Centre | Registered | 27 | FINEEC | 2010-07-01 | 2022-02-28 | FINEEC has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/27 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=27 | Institutional quality audits |
Engineering programme accreditations (for the EUR-ACE label) |
FIN Finland, AUT Austria | KARVI - Kansallinen koulutuksen arviointikeskus (FINEEC) | until 2014-04-30: Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC) | P.O. Box 380 (Hakaniemenranta 6) FI-00531 HELSINKI |
http://karvi.fi/en/ | http://karvi.fi/en/publication/ | The Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC) is an independent government agency responsible for the national evaluation of education. The evaluations of FINEEC cover the education system in its entirety, from early childhood education to higher education. |
FINEEC operates both on university and university of applied sciences sectors. |
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High Council for Evaluation of Research and Higher Education | Registered | 29 | HCERES | 2010-05-01 | 2022-02-28 | HCERES has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/29 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=29 | Evaluation of foreign institutions |
Evaluation of programmes and degrees |
FRA France, LUX Luxembourg | LBN Lebanon, BEN Benin, NGA Nigeria, KHM Cambodia, CMR Cameroon, CRI Costa Rica, CIV Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), DJI Djibouti, SLV El Salvador, HND Honduras, QAT Qatar, SAU Saudi Arabia, SEN Senegal, TGO Togo, ARE United Arab Emirates, VNM Vietnam, ARM Armenia, POL Poland, RUS Russia | Haut Conseil d’évaluation de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur (HCERES) | until 2014-11-17: Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (AERES), Agence d'évaluation de la recherche et de l'enseignement supérieur (AERES) | 2-8 rue Albert Einstein |
http://www.hceres.fr/ | https://www.hceres.fr/en/rechercher-une-publication?key=&f%5B0%5D=themes_publications%3A43 | The High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES), created by the Law No. 2013-660 of July 22nd, 2013 relative to higher education and research, has replaced the AERES as from November 17th, 2014 (after publication of the decree No.2014-1365 of November 14th, 2014). |
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Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating | Registered | 30 | IAAR | 2017-02-01 | 2022-02-28 | IAAR has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.2 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/30 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=30 | Institutional accreditation of educational institutions |
Specialised programmes accreditation |
KAZ Kazakhstan | TJK Tajikistan, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, UZB Uzbekistan, ARM Armenia, MDA Moldova, ROU Romania, UKR Ukraine, RUS Russia, BLR Belarus | Независимое агентство аккредитации и рейтинга (IAAR) | Baurzhan Momyshuly avenue 2, EP-4G |
https://iaar.agency/en | http://iaar.kz/en/accreditation/external-review-reports/higher-educational-institutions | IAAR is an accreditation body established to create a competitive environment in the system of independent evaluation of the quality of education on national and international levels by conducting the procedures of accreditation. According to the Decree № 304 of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan from June 27, 2012 IAAR was included into the National Register of Accreditation Bodies of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan. |
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Institutional Evaluation Programme | Registered | 31 | IEP | 2009-04-01 | 2024-02-29 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/31 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=31 | Institutional evaluation |
LBN Lebanon, BRA Brazil, CRI Costa Rica, KGZ Kyrgyzstan, POL Poland, LVA Latvia, SVN Slovenia, ESP Spain, TUR Turkey, MNE Montenegro, MKD North Macedonia, ITA Italy, KAZ Kazakhstan, HUN Hungary, LUX Luxembourg, LTU Lithuania, PRT Portugal, ROU Romania, IRL Ireland, CZE Czech Republic | IEP c/o EUA |
http://www.iep-qaa.org/ | https://www.iep-qaa.org/reports-publications.html | Consistent with institutional autonomy, the mission of the Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is to support higher education institutions and systems in developing their strategic leadership and capacity to manage change through a process of voluntary institutional evaluations. IEP is a European evaluation programme launched in 1994 and has, to date, carried out over 400 evaluations and follow-up evaluations of diverse higher education institutions in 47 countries worldwide. |
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Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education | Registered | 32 | IQAA | 2017-02-01 | 2022-02-28 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/32 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=32 | Institutional accreditation of higher education institutions |
Programme accreditation of study programmes in higher education |
KAZ Kazakhstan | KGZ Kyrgyzstan, UZB Uzbekistan, AZE Azerbaijan | Білім сапасын қамтамасыздандыру бойынша тәуелсіз агенттігі (IQAA), Независимое агентство по обеспечению качества в образовании (IQAA) | Dostyk Street 20, Office 801 |
http://www.iqaa.kz | http://iqaa.kz/en/component/k2/item/1216-reports-of-the-institutional-accreditation-of-heis | IQAA is a non-governmental and non-profit organization created for the enhancement of the quality of education and competitiveness of educational institutions; provision of information about institutions to all stakeholders in Kazakhstan and abroad. The mission of the Agency is to assist in the improvement of the quality of education in educational institutions and the enhancement of their competitiveness at national and international levels. |
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Hungarian Accreditation Committee | Registered | 58 | MAB | 2018-09-01 | 2023-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/58 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=58 | Initial accreditation of new higher education institutions |
Initial evaluation of bachelor programmes |
HUN Hungary | MAB - Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság (MAB) | Krisztina krt. 39/B IV. em. | 1013 Budapest |
http://www.mab.hu | http://tir.mab.hu/ | HAC was established in 1993 and has been an ENQA member since 2000. HAC is a national-level, independent body of experts conducting external evaluations of the quality of higher education institutions in Hungary. It elaborates its own rules of procedure and criteria for evaluation. |
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Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrimasd | Registered | 28 | madri+d | 2015-06-08 | 2025-02-28 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/28 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=28 | DOCENTIA |
Accreditation of official degree programmes |
Joint programme evaluation |
ESP Spain | Calle Maestro Ángel Llorca 6, 3rd floor |
http://www.madrimasd.org/ | http://www.madrimasd.org/fundacion/formacion | Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrimasd (madri+d, fmid) is the designated official assessment body for the Madrid Higher Education System. It is a non-profit organization established in 2002 whose aim is to contribute making the quality of higher education, science, technology and innovation a key element in the competitiveness and well-being of the citizenry. |
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Music Quality Enhancement | Registered | 34 | MusiQuE | 2015-11-01 | 2025-07-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/34 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=34 | Quality enhancement reviews of institutions |
Programme accreditation |
Critical friend reviews |
Accreditation of joint programmes |
KAZ Kazakhstan, NLD Netherlands | AUS Australia, LBN Lebanon, DEU Germany, SGP Singapore, THA Thailand, GBR United Kingdom, ARM Armenia, CHE Switzerland, BEL Belgium, ISL Iceland, POL Poland, ESP Spain, FRA France, SRB Serbia, SWE Sweden, AUT Austria, PRT Portugal, CZE Czech Republic, EST Estonia, RUS Russia | c/o AEC, Avenue des Celtes, 20 |
http://www.musique-qe.eu/ | http://www.musique-qe.eu/completed-reviews | MusiQuE is an external evaluation body dedicated to the continuous improvement of the quality of higher music education across Europe and beyond and to assisting higher music education institutions in their own enhancement of quality. MusiQuE’s work is subject-specific and is characterized by flexibility, diversity, transparency and accountability. Its operations are underpinned by independent, skilled and authoritative international peers. |
Higher music education |
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National Center for Education Quality Enhancement | Registered | 59 | NCEQE | 2019-04-01 | 2024-04-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/59 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=59 | Authorization (and re-authorization) of higher education institutions |
Accreditation of educational programmes |
Accreditation of joint programmes |
GEO Georgia | GMB Gambia, The, FRA France | განათლების ხარისხის განვითარების ეროვნული ცენტრი () | 1 Aleksidze street 0193 Tiblisi
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https://eqe.ge/en | https://eqe.ge/eng/decisions | National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) is the only authorized quality assurance agency in Georgia. To fulfill its function of implementation and development of external quality assurance mechanisms for higher education institutions, the NCEQE continuously works on the development of the education quality concept, creates and maintains up-to-dated quality assurance standards and procedures and ensures their proper implementation on both institutional and programme level. |
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National Centre for Public Accreditation | Registered | 35 | NCPA | 2014-06-01 | 2024-06-30 | The Bologna Follow-Up Group (BFUG) condemned the Russian Federation's invasion of Ukraine as fundamental violation of the values, principles and goals of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), and of the obligations and commitments Russia has undertaken since it joined the EHEA in 2003. The BFUG therefore suspended the Russian Federation's representation in all structures and activities of the EHEA. As a result, NCPA currently does not fulfil the eligibility criterion for EQAR registration that the agency operates in the EHEA (§1.5 of EQAR Procedures for Applications) for as long as the suspension lasts. NCPA's registration is therefore suspended. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/35 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=35 | Accreditation of institutions of further education |
Accreditation of educational programmes |
RUS Russia | CHN China, People's Republic of, KGZ Kyrgyzstan | 206a Volkov Str. |
http://www.ncpa.ru | http://ncpa.ru/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=155&Itemid=363&lang=en | NCPA is an autonomous nonprofit organization established in 2009 to be the national quality assurance agency in higher education, with responsibility for public accreditation at the programmatic and institutional levels. NCPA’s mission in the Russian system of quality assurance is to form and promote quality culture in higher education through evaluation and accreditation of educational programmes in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation and ESG |
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National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency | Registered | 49 | NEAA | 2018-02-01 | 2023-02-28 | NEAA was previously registered from 01/07/2008 to 31/07/2013. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/49 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=49 | Institutional accreditation |
Assessment of distance learning offers |
Post-Accreditation Monitoring and Control (PAMC) procedure |
BGR Bulgaria | Национална агенция за оценяване и акредитация (НАОА) | 125 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd |
http://www.neaa.government.bg | NEAA is the official accreditation body in the country. The agency is responsible for quality assurance of higher education. |
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Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education | Registered | 36 | NOKUT | 2013-05-01 | 2023-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/36 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=36 | Periodic review of institutional quality assurance practices |
Supervision of the programme accreditation |
Combined research and education evaluation (in development) |
NOR Norway | DNK Denmark | Nasjonalt organ for kvalitet i utdanningen (NOKUT) | PO Box 578 |
http://nokut.no | http://www.nokut.no/no/Fakta/NOKUTs-publikasjoner/ | NOKUT was established by the U&C Act in 2002 and became operative by 1 January 2003. The act lists NOKUT's main tasks and empowers the agency as the only official quality assurance agency for Norwegian higher education. NOKUT's mission is to contribute towards trust in quality both in higher education, vocational education at tertiary level and in recognised foreign higher education. This is done both by quality assurance and through analysis and development activities. |
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Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders | Registered | 37 | NVAO | 2008-03-04 | 2022-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/37 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=37 | Institutional reviews in Flanders |
Evaluations on features of programmes |
Combined institutional/programme assessments in Luxembourg |
Accreditation of joint programmes |
NLD Netherlands, BEL Belgium, CUW Curaçao, ARM Armenia, LUX Luxembourg, SXM St. maarten | DEU Germany, ISR Israel, ABW Aruba, HRV Croatia, NOR Norway, POL Poland, ESP Spain, FRA France, ITA Italy, AUT Austria, DNK Denmark | Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO) | Parkstraat 83 2514 GJ Den Haag The Netherlands |
http://www.nvao.net | http://search.nvao.net/home&tab=advanced | NVAO is the independent and binational accreditation organisation for higher education in the Netherlands and in Flanders (the Flemish Community of Belgium). Its activities include drafting frameworks, deciding on accreditation for existing programmes, coordinating assessments and deciding on initial accreditation, institutional audits, or reviews in the Netherlands and Flanders. NVAO advises the Minsters of Education in both countries or carries out assessments related to quality assurance. |
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Polish Accreditation Committee | Registered | 38 | PKA | 2008-12-01 | 2023-10-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/38 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=38 | Initial (ex-ante) institutional evaluation (issuing opinions on awarding rights to establish HEIs) |
Programme evaluation (ex-post) |
Joint programme accreditation |
POL Poland | LTU Lithuania | Polska Komisja Akredytacyjna (PKA) | until 2011-09-30: State Accreditation Commission (PKA), Państwowa Komisja Akredytacyjna (PKA) | Zurawia 32/34 |
http://www.pka.edu.pl | http://www.pka.edu.pl/en/portfolio-item/browse-our-assessment-database/ | The Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) was established on 1 January 2002 pursuant to art. 38, clause 1 of the Law on Higher Education of 12 September 1990 (OJ No. 65, item 385) amended on 20 July 2001. The Polish Accreditation Committee is an independent institution working for the quality of education. |
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Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education | Registered | 39 | QAA | 2013-07-01 | 2023-06-30 | QAA's registration on EQAR only relates to review activities within the scope of the ESG as listed below. Capacity building activities (e.g. support of reviews in Albania) or other consultative services are not covered by registration on EQAR. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/39 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=39 | Higher Education Review (England and Northern Ireland) |
General Osteopathic Council (GOsC) Review |
GBR United Kingdom | KWT Kuwait, TTO Trinidad and Tobago, ARE United Arab Emirates, MAC Macau, CYP Cyprus, HUN Hungary, GRC Greece, IRL Ireland | Southgate House |
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/ | http://www.qaa.ac.uk/InstitutionReports/Pages/default.aspx | We are the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). Our mission is to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education. |
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Quality and Qualifications Ireland | Registered | 41 | QQI | 2015-06-05 | 2024-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/41 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=41 | Approval of provider quality assurance procedures (*) |
Programme validation/re-validation |
Delegated authority to make awards |
IRL Ireland | LUX Luxembourg | Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann (QQI) | 26/27 Denzille Lane |
http://www.qqi.ie | https://www.qqi.ie/what-we-do/quality-assurance-education-training/reviews | Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) was established in November 2012, with the commencement of the Qualifications and Quality Assurance (Education and Training) Act (2012) as the legal successor to the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC), the Higher Education and Training Awards Council (HETAC),the Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB) and the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (NQAI). QQI is responsible for the external quality assurance of further and higher education and training in Ireland and validates programmes and makes awards to certain providers in these sectors. QQI is also responsible for the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ). The activities marked below (*) include documentation related to further (vocational) education and training and higher education. |
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Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education | Registered | 42 | SKVC | 2012-06-01 | 2022-06-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/42 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=42 | Ex-post institutional review in Lithuania |
Ex-ante study programme external evaluation and accreditation in Lithuania |
Joint programme accreditation |
LTU Lithuania | SVN Slovenia, UKR Ukraine | Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras (SKVC) | A. Gostauto g. 12 |
http://www.skvc.lt | https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/valuations | The main objectives of SKVC are to promote the quality of activities of higher education institutions and to contribute to creation of favourable conditions for the free movement of persons. Established in 1995 as an independent state institution, SKVC is the only external quality assurance agency responsible for all types of higher education institutions in Lithuania (state and private, university type and college of higher education type). SKVC also acts as a local ENIC/NARIC office carrying out academic diploma recognition. |
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Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency | Registered | 43 | SQAA | 2013-06-01 | 2023-10-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/43 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=43 | Re-accreditation of higher education institutions |
Accreditation of new study programmes |
Accreditation of international joint programmes |
SVN Slovenia | NAKVIS - Nacionalna agencija Republike Slovenije za kakovost v visokem šolstvu (SQAA) | Miklošičeva 7 |
http://www.nakvis.si | https://www.nakvis.si/reports-and-analyses/expert-reports/?lang=en | The Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency (NAKVIS) is responsible for the comparability and international recognition of the Slovenian higher education area, and advocates the constant improvement of its quality. It acts in content and formally responsible, professional and independent and advisory to all stakeholders in tertiary education in accordance with European and global trends. |
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Swedish Higher Education Authority | Registered | 63 | UKÄ | 2020-12-01 | 2025-12-31 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/63 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=63 | Thematic evaluation |
Programme evaluations |
SWE Sweden | Universitetskanslersämbetet () | Universitetskanslersämbetet Box 6024 SE-121 06 Johanneshov Sweden |
https://english.uka.se/ | https://www.uka.se/kvalitet--examenstillstand/resultat-fran-granskningarna-hogskolekollen/hogskolekollen.html | The Swedish Higher Education Authority is an independent government agency and official quality assurance agency for HE and research in Sweden. Its quality assurance comprises institutional reviews of HEIs' QA processes, programme evaluations, appraisal of applications for degree-awarding powers, and thematic evaluations. The agency also does legal supervision of HEIs, HE statistics and monitoring trends in HE as tasks beyond quality assurance. |
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Agency for Quality of the Basque University System | Registered | 44 | Unibasq | 2014-04-01 | 2024-02-29 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/44 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=44 | DOCENTIA |
Ex-ante evaluation of master programmes in the arts |
Joint programme accreditation |
ESP Spain | CHL Chile, DEU Germany, NLD Netherlands, POL Poland, FRA France, MLT Malta, SWE Sweden, IRL Ireland | Euskal Unibertsitate Sistemaren Kalitate Agentzia / Agencia de Calidad del Sistema Universitario Vasco (Unibasq) | San Prudencio, 8. 01005 Vitoria-Gasteiz |
http://www.unibasq.eus | https://www.unibasq.eus/es/titulos-renovacion-acreditacion/informes-upv-ehu/ | The Agency for Quality of the Basque University System (Unibasq - Agencia de Calidad del Sistema Universitario Vasco) was created in 2004 and its objective is the evaluation, accreditation and certification of quality in the area of the Basque University System, while taking the Spanish and international framework into account. |
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Quality Assurance Unit of the Flemish Higher Education Council | Registered | 45 | VLUHR QA | 2013-05-07 | 2024-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/45 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=45 | Programme assessment in Flemish HE |
Joint programme assessment |
BEL Belgium | VLUHR KZ - Vlaamse universiteiten en hogescholen raad, cel kwaliteitszorg (VLUHR QA) | until 2013-05-06: Flemish Council of University Colleges (VLHORA) / until 2013-05-06: Flemish Interuniversity Council (Quality Assurance Unit) (VLIR) | Ravensteingalerij 27, bus 3 & 6 |
https://www.qualityassurance.vluhr.be | http://www.vluhr.be/rapporten | VLUHR - Quality Assurance Unit is a quality assurance agency that contributes to the safeguard and the continual improvement of quality in higher education. Through its activities, VLUHR QA stimulates quality culture within higher education institutions. VLUHR QA wants to be a leading expertise centre with regard to quality assurance in higher education. It also aims to offer and share its knowledge with stakeholders. |
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Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency | Registered | 46 | ZEvA | 2008-03-04 | 2026-09-30 | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/46 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=46 | Institutional, programme, subject and thematic evaluation |
Certification in tertiary education |
European Approach for QA of Joint Programmes |
AUT Austria, DEU Germany | EGY Egypt, IRQ Iraq, KEN Kenya, SAU Saudi Arabia, TZA Tanzania, UGA Uganda, GBR United Kingdom, NLD Netherlands, CHE Switzerland, BEL Belgium, NOR Norway, POL Poland, SWE Sweden, UKR Ukraine, DNK Denmark, RUS Russia | Zentrale Evaluations - und Akkreditierungsagentur (ZEvA) | Lilienthalstrasse 1 |
http://www.zeva.org | http://www.zeva.org/programmakkreditierung/akkreditierte-studiengaenge/ | ZEvA is based in Hanover, Germany and has been active in the field of quality assurance in higher education since 1995. ZEvA's main fields of activity are evaluation, accreditation, auditing and certification in the areas of teaching and learning as well as higher education governance and management and has cooperated with numerous HEIs in Germany, the EHEA and beyond. ZEvA is a founding member of ECA, a member of ENQA and participates in the Joint Quality Initiative (JQI). |
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Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Career Development | Previously registered | 11 | AKKORK | 2014-10-01 | 2019-10-31 | The Register Committee has decided to reject the application of AKKORK for renewal of registration at its meeting in June 2020. AKKORK has appealed this decision. The ultimate decision will be published once the appeal is final. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/11 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=11 | Internal quality assurance system audit and certification (IQAS) |
International e-learning accreditation |
Joint accreditation at the program and institutional levels |
RUS Russia | Spartakovskaya str. 14, bldg. 4, |
http://www.akkork.ru/e/ | http://www.akkork.ru/e/projects/ | AKKORK is an independent quality assurance agency. AKKORK offers evaluation, accreditation and certification of education institutions. AKKORK conducts the accreditation and assessment process out in accordance with quality assurance standards based on the ESG. Assessments are conducted by the independent trained reviewers using self-evaluation, peer review and site visit. Also AKKORK offers different education seminars on different subjects such as integration of project work method into the education process. |
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National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research Institutes | Previously registered | 66 | ANVUR | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/66 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=66 | Agenzia Nazionale di Valutazione del sistema Universitario e della Ricerca (ANVUR) | Via Ippolito Nievo 35 |
http://www.anvur.it | ANVUR, an ENQA affiliate since 2013, is an independent public body which oversees the quality assessment system of public and private universities. The Agency has developed its assessment criteria and procedures, based on the ESG adopted in the EHEA, as established by law 240/2010 and Decrees 19/2012 & 987/2016. The QA system, operational since 2013, provides for the self‐assessment by programmes and institutions, and an external assessment by ANVUR, based on site visits and document analysis. |
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Austrian Agency for Quality Assurance | Previously registered | 51 | AQA | 2009-10-07 | 2012-11-30 | The agency was merged into AQ Austria and no longer exists. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/51 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=51 | Quality audits and system accreditation |
Certification and accreditation of study programmes |
Evaluation of organisational structures and programmes |
DEU Germany, SRB Serbia, BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina, ITA Italy, KAZ Kazakhstan, AUT Austria, RUS Russia | Österreichische Qualitätssicherungsagentur () | not applicable |
https://www.eqar.eu/register/agencies/agency/?id=14 | empty |
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European Association for Public Administration Accreditation | Previously registered | 23 | EAPAA | 2014-05-22 | 2018-10-31 | EAPAA decided not to renew its registration on EQAR, therefore its registration ended on 31 October 2018. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/23 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=23 | Programme accreditation |
DEU Germany, NLD Netherlands, CHE Switzerland, BEL Belgium, POL Poland, SVN Slovenia, TUR Turkey, ITA Italy, KAZ Kazakhstan, HUN Hungary, SWE Sweden, ROU Romania, CZE Czech Republic, UKR Ukraine, EST Estonia | University of Twente |
http://www.eapaa.org | http://www.eapaa.eu/accredited-programmes | EAPAA promotes the quality of European academic level public administration programmes by accreditation, encourages curriculum development and innovation, provides a forum for discussion on quality and accreditation and assures the quality of European Public Administration programmes by accrediting programmes when they apply for this accreditation. |
Bachelor and master degree programmes in public administration (including public policy and public management). |
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European Council on Chiropractic Education | Previously registered | 50 | ECCE | 2013-05-07 | 2016-12-31 | ECCE applied for renewal of registration in October 2015, but the application was rejected as the Register Committee was unable to conclude that ECCE substantially complies with the ESG. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/50 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=50 | Accreditation of chiropractic educational institutions |
Accreditation of chiropractic programmes |
DEU Germany, ZAF South Africa, GBR United Kingdom, ESP Spain, FRA France, DNK Denmark | Scharenkamp 22 38442 Wolfsburg |
http://www.cce-europe.com/ | http://www.cce-europe.com/accredited-institutions.html | ECCE is a quality assurance agency for the education and training of chiropractors in Europe and South Africa. Chiropractors are primary contact healthcare practitioners concerned with the diagnosis and management of a range of musculoskeletal disorders, particularly back pain, neck pain and headache. Chiropractic is a statutory regulated profession in some, but not all, countries in Europe. |
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European Council for Theological Education e.V. | Previously registered | 70 | ECTE | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/70 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=70 | n/a |
https://ecte.eu/ | n/a |
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Danish Evaluation Institute | Previously registered | 52 | EVA | 2011-05-14 | 2014-12-31 | EVA did not renew its registration due to the fact that all functions regarding QA and accreditation in higher education have been moved to the Danish Accreditation Institution. EVA continues to conduct thematic evaluations and studies. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/52 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=52 | Accreditation of study programmes under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Culture |
DNK Denmark | Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (EVA) | Østbanegade 55, 3. sal |
http://www.eva.dk | not applicable |
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Higher Education and Training Awards Council | Previously registered | 53 | HETAC | 2009-10-07 | 2011-09-30 | HETAC decided that it would not be sensible to undertake a second external review of the agency to maintain its EQAR registration in 2011, as the agency was expecting to be amalgamated. Since 15 October 2012, HETAC’s functions have been taken over by the new Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI). QQI has been registered on EQAR since June 2015. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/53 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=53 | Registration of providers |
Programme accreditation |
Delegating authority to make awards |
IRL Ireland | not applicable |
https://www.eqar.eu/register/map/agency/?id=41 | not applicable |
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Irish Universities Quality Board | Previously registered | 54 | IUQB | 2009-10-07 | 2013-09-30 | The functions of IUQB have been transferred to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) as from 15 October 2012. The primary purpose of establishing IUQB has thus ceased. QQI has been registered on EQAR since June 2015. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/54 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=54 | IUQB Institutional Review |
IRL Ireland | not applicable |
https://www.eqar.eu/register/map/agency/?id=41 | not applicable |
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Kosovo Accreditation Agency | Previously registered | 33 | KAA | 2015-06-05 | 2017-09-25 | Following an extraordinary revision of regsitration, the Register Committee concluded that KAA was no longer in compliance with ESG 3.3 and excluded the agency from the Register. The full reasoning is provided in the decision of the Register Committee "01/03/2018 Extraordinary Revision" on the archived register entry. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/33 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=33 | Accreditation of institutions |
Accreditation of academic programmes |
XKX Kosovo | Agjencia e Kosoves per Akreditim (KAA) | Street Agim Ramadani n.n. |
http://www.akreditimi-ks.org/new/index.php/en/download/2015-09-02-09-42-16 | http://www.akreditimi-ks.org/new/index.php/en/download/2015-09-02-09-42-16 | KAA was established by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) in accordance with the Law on Higher Education in Kosovo, as the Agency that guarantees the quality of educational and scientific research work in Higher Education Institutions in Kosovo. KAA is a public agency for the evaluation of quality at public and private institutions of higher education. The Kosovo Accreditation Agency has a legal basis for the accreditation of all higher education institutions that offer or propose to offer higher education programmes that lead to the award of academic degrees. |
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Association for Evaluation and Accreditation of Engineering Education Programs | Previously registered | 68 | MÜDEK | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/68 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=68 | Mühendislik Eğitim Programları Değerlendirme ve Akreditasyon Derneği (MÜDEK) | Zincirlidere Caddesi No. 86 |
https://www.mudek.org.tr/ | MÜDEK is a non-governmental organisation which accredits engineering education programmes in Turkey. MÜDEK is authorised by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) to award the EUR-ACE Label to its accredited Bachelor engineering programs and is a full signatory of the Washington Accord. |
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National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance | Previously registered | 21 | NEAQA | 2014-11-29 | 2017-12-31 | Following a decision of the Serbian Government of February 2018, the National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (NEAQA) succeeded CAQA. The agency applied for renewal of registration in March 2017, but the application was rejected as the Register Committee was unable to conclude that the agency substantially complies with the ESG. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/21 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=21 | Accreditation of higher education institutions |
Accreditation of study programmes |
SRB Serbia | until 2018-09-15: Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA), Komisija za akreditaciju i proveru kvaliteta (KAPK) | Serbia Palace |
http://www.kapk.org | http://www.kapk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=67&Itemid=73 | CAQA is the only formally recognised commission responsible for external quality assurance of higher educational institutions in Serbia. CAQA carries out the accreditation procedure for higher education institutions and study programmes, decides on the application for accreditation and issues a certificate of accreditation which is a prerequisite for licencing higher educational institutions in Serbia. CAQA has a mandate to develop accreditation and quality assurance standards, help assure quality of institutions and educational programmes and proceed with external quality assurance processes in forms of accreditation and evaluation of all the existing higher education institutions and programmes. |
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Netherlands Quality Agency | Previously registered | 67 | NQA | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/67 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=67 | Catharijnesingel 56 |
http://www.nqa.nl | As a(n) external quality assurance agency, NQA particularly organizes and co‐ordinates assessment of degree programmes on the basis of the formal Dutch accreditation framework. These assessments are the solid key objective of the activities of NQA. The results are laid down in a report that institutions/programmes use to get re‐accredited by the Netherlands‐Flemish Accreditation Organization (NVAO). |
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Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities | Previously registered | 40 | QANU | 2011-05-01 | 2021-12-31 | QANU ceased all its activities and closed down on 31/12/2021. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/40 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=40 | Assessments of degree programmes |
NLD Netherlands | BEL Belgium | Catharijnesingel 56 |
http://www.qanu.nl | http://www.qanu.nl/en/assessment-reports | QANU is a quality assurance agency which aims at assessing degree and research programmes offered by universities in the Netherlands. QANU contributes to the national system of external quality assurance in higher education by providing insight in the quality of education and research, enabling universities to account for their activities in these areas and to further improve the quality of their education and research. QANU works with committees of independent peers. |
QANU is specialised in assessments of education and research programmes in all scientific disciplines at Dutch universities and other higher education institutions. |
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Higher Education Quality Council of Turkey | Previously registered | 64 | THEQC | https://data.deqar.eu/agency/64 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=64 | Yükseköğretim Kalite Kurulu (YÖKAK) | Universiteler Mah. 1600 |
http://yokak.gov.tr/ | THEQC is a public legal entity with administrative and financial autonomy. THEQC was founded to evaluate the quality levels of HEIs' learning and teaching, R&D, and management processes following the national and international quality standards and guidelines. Also, THEQC supports the processes of internal quality assurance in HEIs and performs the institutional external evaluation of HEIs via evaluation teams. THEQC also provides authorization/recognition of independent accreditation agencies. |
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Flemish Council of University Colleges | Previously registered | 56 | VLHORA | 2009-04-10 | 2013-05-06 | VLHORA (together with VLIR) merged into the Quality Assurance Unit of the Flemish Council of Universities and University Colleges (VLUHR QAU), which was awarded provisional registration under the EQAR Merger Policy – see VLUHR QAU register entry. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/56 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=56 | not applicable |
https://www.eqar.eu/register/agencies/agency/?id=45 | n/a |
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Flemish Interuniversity Council (Quality Assurance Unit) | Previously registered | 57 | VLIR | 2009-10-07 | 2013-05-06 | VLIR (together with VLHORA) merged into the Quality Assurance Unit of the Flemish Council of Universities and University Colleges (VLUHR QAU), which was awarded provisional registration under the EQAR Merger Policy – see VLUHR QAU register entry. |
https://data.deqar.eu/agency/57 | https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/?query=&agency=57 | not applicable |
https://www.eqar.eu/register/agencies/agency/?id=45 | n/a |