Quality Assurance Agencies

Here you will find a list of Quality Assurance Agencies.

International

The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG)
The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) is a rewarding and important forum for colleges, universities, accrediting and quality assurance organizations and others worldwide to address issues and challenges focused on quality and quality assurance in an international setting. 

The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) 
The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) is a world-wide association of over 200 organisations active in the theory and practice of quality assurance in higher education.

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 Regional 

Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE)The Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ANQAHE has been established in June, 2007 as a nonprofit nongovernmental organization. 

ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)

 Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
Founded in 2003, the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN), this non-profit, non-governmental organization has been vigorously devoted in improving higher education quality in the Asia-Pacific Region ever since.  

Association of Quality Assurance Agencies of the Islamic World (AQAAIW) 

Caribbean Area Network for Quality Assurance in Tertiary Education (CANQATE) 

Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance in Higher Education (CEENQA) 

Central Asian Network for Quality Assurance and Accreditation (CANQA) 

CCE - Commonwealth Consortium for Education 

European Alliance for Subject-Specific and Professional Accreditation And Quality Assurance (EASPA) 

European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) 

IEA - International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement 

European Consortium for Accreditation (ECA) 

Red Iberoamericana para la Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (RIACES)

Agencia Nacional de Evaluación y Acreditación de la Educación Superior (ANEAES)  

Quality Assurance Network for African Higher Education (AfriQAN)

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 By Country 

AlbaniaPublic Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education(PAAHE)
 Argentina

• International Institute for Educational Planning(IIEP)

• National Commission for Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) 

Australia

• The Tertiary Education Quality Standards Agency (TEQSA) 

• Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)

• Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF)

• Department of Education and Training 

• International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE)

• Tasmania - Department of Education

• The Australian Medical Council (AMC)

• The Victorian Registration and Qualifications Authority (VRQA)

Austria

• Agency For Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria)

Bangladesh 

• Ministry of Education

• University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh

Belgium

• Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AEQES)

• Flemish Council of Universities and University Colleges - Quality Assurance Unit (VLUHR - QAU)

• Flemish Interuniversity Council (VLIR)

Bhutan

Ministry of Education, Department of Education Ministry of Social Services

• Ministry of Education and Skills Development

• Tertiary Education Council

Brunei Darussalam 

• Brunei Darussalam National Accreditation Council (BDNAC)

• Ministry of Education

Burundi

Ministry of National Education
ph: 257(22) 5112/5514

Bulgaria National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA)CameroonMinistry of Higher EducationChad

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research
ph: 235 51 45 12

Colombia

Consejo Nacional de Acreditacion (CNA), Ministry of Education

Costa Rica

• Ministry of Public Education 

• National Council of Rectors

CroatiaAgency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE)DenmarkThe Danish Accreditation InstitutionCyprus

• Council of Educational Evaluation-Accreditation (CEEA/SEKAP) 

• Cyprus Ministry of Education and Culture - Department of Higher and Tertiary Education

• Higher Education Planning Evaluation Accreditation and Coordination Council (YODAK)

Dominican Republic

State Department for Higher Education, Science and Technology

El Salvador

Ministry of Education

Estonia

• Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EKKA)

• Estonian Ministry of Education and Research

Finland

• Finnish Education Evaluation Council (FINEEC)

• Ministry of Education and Culture

France

• Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (CTI)

• High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education (HCERES)

Gambia

Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education 

Germany

• Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute (ACQUIN)

• Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS)

• Agency for Quality Assurance through Accreditation of Study Programmes, (AQAS)

• Accreditation Agency, (ASIIN e.V)

• Evaluation Agency of Baden-Württemberg, (EVALAG )

• Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)

• German Accreditation Council (GAC)

• Central Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation (ZEvA) 

Ghana

• Ministry of Education 

• National Accreditation Board 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• National Council on Tertiary Education(NCTE) ph: 233 21 77 01 98

Greece

Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA)

Guinea

Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research 

Holy See

Agency for the Evaluation and Promotion of Quality in Ecclesiastical Faculties (AVEPRO)

Hungary 

• Hungarian Accreditation Committee (HAC)

• State Secretariat for Education 

Indonesia

• Ministry of Research , Technology and Higher Education 

• National Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (BAN-PT)

Ireland

• Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) 

• Department of Education and Skills Ireland

• Higher Education Authority (HEA)

Jamaica

• Ministry of Education, Youth and Culture 

• The University Council of Jamaica (UCJ) 

Kazakhstan

• Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) 

• Independent Kazakh Quality Assurance Agency for Education (IQAA) 

• Ministry of Education and Science - Committee for Control of Education and Science

Kosovo

Kosovo Accreditation Agency, Pristina KAA 

Kyrgyzstan

The Ministry of Education and Science 

Latvia

Augstākās izglītības kvalitātes aģentūra (AIKA)

Lebanon

Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Liechtenstein

Education & Science Office 

Lithuania

Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC)

 Macau

Tertiary Education Services Office 

 Malawi

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 

Mali

Ministry of Education 

Monaco

Directorate of National Education, Youth and Sports 

The Netherlands

• Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)

• Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities (QANU)

Nepal

• Ministry of Education and Sports 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

• University Grants Commission (UGC) 

Norway

 Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)

Oman

• Ministry of Education, 

• Ministry of Higher Education

• Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA)

• Oman Quality Network in Higher Education (OQNHE)

PalestineMinistry of Education & Higher Education Paraguay

• Ministry of Education and Culture 

• National Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education (ANEAES) 

Poland

• Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA)

• Association of Management Education FORUM (SEM FORUM) Poland

• Conference of Rectors of Academc Schools in Poland 

• Ministry of Science and Higher Education

• University Accreditation Commission

Portugal

Agency for Evaluation and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES)

Romania

Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, ARACIS 

Russia

• Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Career Development (AKKORK) 

• National Centre of Public Accreditation (NCPA)

Rwanda

• Ministry of Education 

• National Council for Higher Education (NCHE)

Saudi Arabia

• Ministry of Higher Education 

• Saudi Skills Standards

• The National Organization for Assessment and Accreditation (NCAAA)

Sénégal

• Autorité Nationale d’Assurance Qualité de l’enseignement Supérieur 

• Ministry of Higher Education and Research

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Ministry of Education

Serbia

Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA)

Slovakia

• Accreditation Commission of the Slovak Republic 

• Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport

• Slovak Rectors' Conference (SRK)

Slovenia

 Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA-NAKVIS)

Solomon IslandsMinistry of Education and Training South Korea

• Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK)

• Korean Accreditation Board of Nursing (KABON)

• Korean Council for University College Education (KCCE)

• Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

• The Korean Council for University Education (KCUE)

• The Korean Institute of Medical Education and Evaluation (KIMEE)

Spain

•  Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Department of Evaluation and Accreditation (AAC-DEVA)

• Aragon Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ACPUA)

• Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León (ACSUCYL) 

• Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (ACSUG)

• National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (ANECA) 

• Catalunya - Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (AQU) 

• Madrimasd Knowledge Foundation (FCM) 

• Agency for the Quality of the Basque University System Unibasq (UNIBASQ)

Sweden

• Ministry of Education and Research 

• Swedish Higher Education Authority

Switzerland

Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ) 

Taiwan

• Higher Education Evaluation & Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) 

• Taiwan Assessment and Evaluation Association (TWAEA)

• The Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET)

The BahamasMinistry of Education, Science and & Technology  TogoMinistry of National Education and Research TunisiaMinistry of Education Uganda

• Ministry of Education and Sports 

• National Council for Higher Education 

United Kingdom

• British Accreditation Council (BAC) 

• Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)

• Open Distance Learning Quality Counci (lODLQC)

• Accreditation Service for International Colleges (ASIC) United Kingdom

• Department for Business, Innovation & Skills

• The British Accreditation Council

UruguayMinistry of Education and Culture VenezuelaMinistry of Popular Power for Education