Praça de Alvalade, 6 - 5.° Frente
1700 036 Lisboa

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.

Effingerstrasse 15
Postfach
3001 Bern

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 (Goi Mailako Hezkuntzaren Legea, 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.
In addition, the AAQ has discipline specific fields of competence:
1) The AAQ is regularly mandated by the Federal Department of Public Health to conduct external assessments in the field of graduate and postgraduate medical education, as well as in the field of the psychology professions.
2) The AAQ is entitled to deliver the EUR-ACE label to accredited engineering higher education programmes.

Calle Doña Berenguela s/n
3ª planta
14006 Cordoba

,ACCUA has become (bezala 1 Martxoa 2023) the legal successor of the Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation (AAC-DEVA).,

The aim of ACCUA 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.

Avenida Buenos Aires, nº 5


Edificio Servicios múltiples III, 3ª planta


38071 Santa Cruz de Tenerife

ACCUEE (Canarian Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation) was created as ACECAU (Canary Islands Agency for the Evaluation of University Quality and Accreditation) by Law 2/2002 of March 27, on the establishment of tax rules and measures for Administrative Organization and Management. In 2012, by Law 4/2012, of June 25, on Administrative and Fiscal Measures, the agency was renamed as ACCUEE and assumed new functions for Non-University Evaluation and Educational Quality. ACCUEE is responsible for ensuring the quality of teaching in universities located in the Canary Islands.

ACCUEE is publicly owned and its basic administrative activity is governed by the laws that regulate the legal regime of public administrations and common administrative procedures. ACCUEE functions within the legal framework of the Regional Department of Education, Universities, Culture and Sports.

Avda. de Ranillas nº 5 D, 1ª Planta
50018 Zaragoza

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 (Espainia). 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.

Brandenburger Str. 2
95448 Bayreuth

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 (HEI) 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.

Avda. del Real Valladolid s/n
Edificio Monasterio de Prado
47014 Valladolid

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.

Cidade da Cultura de Galicia, Monte Gaiás, s/n
Edificio Fontán, 2º andar
15707 Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)

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).

ACSUG provides constant support to gathering and channeling information among the Galician universities, other institutions and social agents, contributing to help the SUG remain up-to-date.

Avenue du Port 16
Office 0P/08
1080 Brussels

Sedanstrasse 22
79098 Freiburg

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.

Tidemandsvej 1, Building 6 - 7
4300 Holbaek

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.

Vaļņu iela 2
1050 Rīga

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.

Auf der Schanz 49
85049 Ingolstadt

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.

c/ Orense 11
7ª planta
28020 Madrid

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.

ANECA was previously registered from 04/03/2008 to 30/06/2012.

22 Orbeli Str.
0028 Yerevan

ANQA was established on November 7, 2008 under the Government Decree (Ez 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.

Via Ippolito Nievo 35
00153 Roma

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.

Hohenstaufenring 30-32
50674 Köln

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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Franz-Klein-Gasse 5
1190 Vienna

AQ Austria is the national Quality Assurance Agency of Austria, founded in 2012 as a merger of three predecessor agencies. AQ Austria is independent and provides quality assurance service on a broad range with the aim to support the HE institutions to enhance the quality of their provision. The agency as such, its bodies and staff have an international profile.

Carrer d’Enric Granados 33
08007 Barcelona

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.

C/ Dr. Vilanova, 15-17, floor -3
AD500 Andorra la Vella

Principality of Andorra

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in Andorra (AQUA) was established in 2006 through a government decree. In 2016, the agency attained recognition as an independent and autonomous official body by the National Law 9/2016, dated June 28th, as approved by the Andorran Parliament. Operating as a public law institution, AQUA is dedicated to enhancing the quality of higher education in Andorra by consistently adhering to the standards set by the European Higher Education Area (NOIZ). AQUA fulfills its mission through the evaluation, akreditazioa, and certification of learning, teaching, and research, aiming to foster improvement while adhering to international principles.

ParcBit, Naorte Building A, ground floor, local 5

07121, 

Palma de Mallorca

AQUIB is the competent official body for assuring the quality of the higher education system of the Balearic Islands. Its main aim is to proactively strengthen the quality of the higher education and research system of its Autonomous Community through assessment, certification and accreditation in the field of teaching, research, management and knowledge transfer, acting in line with international quality standards.

Bd. Mărăști no. 59, sector 1
011464 Bucharest

ARACIS’s mission is, according to the law, to asses the quality of the study programmes, study domains and higher education institutions (HEI) 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.

Donje Svetice 38/5
10 000 Zagreb

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.

Mörsenbroicher Weg 200
40470 Düsseldorf

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).

Plaça de l’Ajuntament nº 6
Plantes 4ª i 5ª
46002 Valencia

Wax Chadlers' Hall
6 Gresham Street
EC2V 7AD London

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.

24, Koktem-3 micro district

050040, Almaty

Kazakhstan

Associations of legal entities "Central Asian Association for Accreditation of Education (CAAAE)". Is a public non-profit organization in the form of an association of legal entities. CAAAE was established in 2007, under the name Kazakhstan Association for Modern (Elite) Education (KAZSEE), as an independent public and professional structure affiliated with the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE).

Mission of CAAAE:
* Promoting the improvement of the activities of educational institutions,
* Increasing competitiveness at the national and international levels, through the provision of educational services, technology transfer, public relations, trade unions and integration into the international educational space.

,CAAAE conducts institutional and program accreditation of higher education institutions in Kazakhstan and abroad, organizes training seminars, round tables and conferences on quality assurance in higher education.

44 rue Cambronne
75015 Paris

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.

Lemesou Avenue 5
2112 Lefkosia

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.

Hietzinger Kai 87
1130 Wien

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

75, Karasay Batyr Street
050029 Almaty

ECAQA was established in 2016 and it has been registered as a non-governmental and non-profit organization.
​The agency carries out institutional and programmatic accreditation and contributes to institutional capacity building of HEIs, the introduction of the quality culture within institutions, and the provision of all stakeholders with relevant information about the quality of the higher education institutions and programmes undergoing accreditation.
ECAQA activities are based on the fundamental principles of WHO/WFME Guidelines for accreditation of medical education.

Hindenburgstr. 36
70825 Korntal-Münchingen

The European Council for Theological Education is a cross-border, subject-specific quality assurance agency offering institutional and programme accreditation for higher education General description: institutions and alternative providers of higher education in the discipline of theology.

Europaplatz 11

69115 Heidelberg

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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.

Berliner Freiheit 20-24
53111 Bonn

FIBAA is a German-based, internationally recognised quality assurance agency with more than 30 years of experience in programme and institutional accreditation, as well as certification in continuing education. It was founded in 1994 by leading business associations from Switzerland, Austria, and Germany as a non-profit international foundation. FIBAA’s mission is to promote transparency and quality in the field of education.

The work of FIBAA is based on the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). FIBAA awards its own quality seals for programme accreditation, institutional accreditation, certification of continuing education courses, and the “Excellence in Digital Education”® Quality Seal.

FIBAA’s areas of expertise include business and management, economics, legea, social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, engineering and technology, computer science and IT, education, and related fields.

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PO Box 380
Hakaniemenranta 6
00531 Helsinki

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.

Adenauerallee 73
53113 Bonn

GAC has the legal form of a foundation of public law. It was originally set up by the North Rhine-Westphalian Law establishing a foundation “Foundation for the Accreditation of Study Programmes in Germany” de 15 Otsaila 2005. With the Interstate Study Accreditation Treaty, which came into force on 1 January 2018, the name of the foundation was changed to “Foundation Accreditation Council ”. In international contexts, the foundation is referred to as the German Accreditation Council.

1 Aristidou & 2 Evripidou
P.B. 10559 Athens

HAHE is an independent administrative authority and its mission is to ensure high quality in HE. It is governed by Law 4653/2020 and is the continuation of the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA), which was established in 2006. The Authority has administrative autonomy and is supervised by the Minister of Education, who exercises oversight control of legality.
HAHE, in the context of its mission:
a) Contributes to the formation and implementation of the national strategy for HE and the distribution of financing for HEIs and
b) Evaluates and accredits the operational quality of HEIs.

To fulfil its mission, HAHE maintains an integrated information system for the management of HE data and cooperates with international networks and agencies that are active in any domain related to its mission.

A.H. Tammsaare tee 47

Tallinn 11316

The Estonian Quality Agency for Education (HAKA)* is the leading competence centre in the field of external evaluation of educational institutions in Estonia. HAKA’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 HAKA 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.

*The Estonian Quality Agency for Education (HAKA), has officially changed its name from Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education (EZ) bezala 12/06/2022.

19 rue Poissonnière

75002 Paris

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).

The High Council's creation is an outcome of the thoughts being given to the evaluation of research and higher education in France. It is a reflection of the State's resolve to equip the country with an evaluation tool in this field with which it can base its decisions on reliable, fair and transparent elements.

The law tasks the HCERES with the following missions:

• - evaluating higher education institutions and their groupings, research bodies, scientific cooperation foundations and the French National Research Agency, edo, where applicable, overseeing the quality of evaluations carried out by other bodies;
  
• - evaluating research units on request from the overseeing institution, in the absence of validation of evaluation procedures or in the absence of a decision by the overseeing institution to use another evaluation body, edo, where applicable, to have research unit evaluation procedures validated by other bodies. If a unit is overseen by more than one institution, only one evaluation shall be carried out. If the institutions jointly decide to use another evaluation body, HCERES shall validate the evaluation procedures used by this body. In the absence of a joint decision by the institutions to use another body, or in the event that the evaluation procedures are not validated, HCERES shall evaluate the research unit;
  
• - evaluating the programmes and degrees offered by higher education institutions or, where applicable, validating evaluation procedures developed by other bodies;
  
• - ensuring that all missions defined by law and the specific status of higher education and research personnel is taken into account in their evaluations;
  
• - ensuring that activities relating to the dissemination of scientific, technical and industrial culture are properly taken into account in the career progression of higher education and research personnel;
  
• - conducting a posteriori evaluation of investment programmes and private bodies receiving public funding intended for research or higher education.

Baurzhan Momyshuly avenue 2
EP-4G
010000 Nur-Sultan

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.

c/o EUA, 114 rue du Rhône
Case postale 3174
1211 Geneva 3

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.

Dostyk Street, 20, office 801
BC "Sankt-Peterburg"
Z05H9M7 Nur-Sultan

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.

St. Agim Ramadani
Student’s Center, 2nd Floor
10000 Prishtina

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.

The agency was previously registered on EQAR between 2015-06-05 eta 2017-09-25

Arena Corner Office Building

Reception C, 5th Floor

Hungária krt. 40-44
1087 Budapest

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.

Calle Maestro Ángel Llorca 6
3 Planta
28003 Madrid

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.

Madri+d has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.5 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made.

c/o AEC, Avenue des Celtes, 20
1040 Brussels

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

MusiQuE has applied for renewal of inclusion. Its registration remains fully valid pursuant to §4.5 of the EQAR Procedures for Applications, until a decision on renewal has been made.

125 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd
Block 5, fl. 4
1113 Sofia

NEAA is the official accreditation body in the country. The agency is responsible for quality assurance of higher education.

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PO Box 578
1327 Lysaker

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.

Parkstraat 83
Postbox 85498
2508 CD Den Haag

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.

Zurawia 32/34
00-515 Warsaw

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 Iraila 1990 (OJ No. 65, item 385) amended on 20 uztaila 2001. The Polish Accreditation Committee is an independent institution working for the quality of education.

Southgate House
Southgate Street
GL1 1UB Gloucester

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA)'s mission is to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education.

QAA offers advice, guidance and support to help UK universities, colleges and other institutions to provide the best possible student experience of higher education. The agency conducts reviews of institutions and publish reports detailing the findings. The reports highlight good practice and contain recommendations to help improve quality.

Following QAA's own classification, EQAR accepted that the QE-TNE scheme is a country-specific and thematic quality enhancement activity, hau da. a service offered to institutions, and not a quality assessment against the ESG. QE-TNE is thus outside the scope of the ESG and not covered by QAA's EQAR registration; the resulting reports may not be used or presented as such.

26/27 Denzille Lane
D02 P266 Dublin 2

Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI)

QQI is the sole agency in Ireland with responsibility for the external quality assurance of further and higher education and training. QQI is the awarding body and validates programmes for certain providers in these sectors.

QQI is responsible for the promotion, maintenance, development and review of the National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ).

QQI also informs the public about the quality of education and training programmes and qualifications and advises on national policy regarding quality assurance and enhancement in education and training.

The activities marked below (*) include documentation related to further (vocational) education and training and higher education.

Námestie slobody 6943/11

811 06 Bratislava 15

Eslovakia

SAAHE was established as an independent legal body by the Quality Assurance Act in November 2018. The main objective of this legal change in Slovakia was the adoption of quality assurance framework in higher education, fully consistent with the European principles governing this area in Europe.

The remit of SAAHE and its structure are already determined by the Quality Assurance Act which identifies the agency’s internal bodies and defines their rights, duties, and basic links. One of the initial steps of SAAHE which resulted from the Quality Assurance Act, was the preparation and publication of the Standards for the Internal System, the Standards for Study Programme, and the Methodology for their Evaluation. These documents, together with the Quality Assurance Act form the basic legal framework of SAAHE operation.

A. Gostauto g. 12
01108 Vilnius

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.

Miklošičeva cesta 7
1000 Ljubljana

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.

Universiteler Mah. 1600, Cad. Ez:10
Bilkent
06800 Ankara

Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC) was initially founded in 2015 as the "Turkish Higher Education Quality Board" based on the "Higher Education Quality Assurance Regulation". THEQC was reorganized and renamed by the law in 2017.

THEQC has gained administrative and financial independence and became the only national authority in charge of QA in the Turkish higher education system. THEQC’s mission is to strengthen QA systems in higher education in order to contribute to the continuous enhancement of higher education institutions (HEI) in Turkey and thus, the achievement of universal qualifications by individuals.

Besides, THEQC's vision is to be an effective and internationally recognized institution in the higher education quality assurance field. THEQC's main responsibilities are to perform the external evaluation of HEIs, coordinate the authorization and recognition processes of accreditation agencies, and ensure the internalization and dissemination of QA culture in HEIs.

Universitetskanslersämbetet Box 6024
SE-121 06 Johanneshov

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.

San Prudencio, 8
01005 Vitoria-Gasteiz

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.

VLUHR Quality Assurance
Ravensteingalerij 27 bus 3 & 6
1000 Brussels

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.

Lilienthalstrasse 1
30179 Hannover

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, akreditazioa, 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).

Spartakovskaya str. 14, bldg. 4, office 4207
105082 Moscow

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.

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.

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The agency was merged into AQ Austria and no longer exists.

PO Box 217, University of Twente, School of Management and Governance
Seeta Autar
7500 AE Enschede

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).

EAPAA decided not to renew its registration on EQAR, therefore its registration ended on 31 Urria 2018.

Charlottenstrasse 32
40210 Dusseldorf

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.

ECCE re-applied for inclusion on EQAR in September 2021, but the application was rejected as the Register Committee was unable to conclude that ECCE substantially complies with the ESG.

Herengracht 401-H
1017 BP Amsterdam

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 (NOIZ) and beyond. The QA activities we carry out are aligned to the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ESG) 2015.

EQ-Arts has withdrawn its application following an additional representation on 11/03/2024.

Østbanegade 55, 3. sal
2100 Copenhagen Ø

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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.

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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 Urria 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.

Gete, 15

010000

Nur-Sultan

Kazakhstan

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The functions of IUQB have been transferred to Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) as from 15 Urria 2012. The primary purpose of establishing IUQB has thus ceased. QQI has been registered on EQAR since June 2015.

Triq J Abela Scolaro, Hamrun. HMR 1304 – Malta

The MFHEA was officially launched in January 2021, succeeding its predecessor organisation the National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) which was founded in 2012.

Its mission is “to foster the development and General description: achievement of excellence in further and higher education in Malta through research, effective licensing, akreditazioa, quality assurance, and recognition of qualifications established under the Malta Qualifications Framework (Chapter 607, Further and Higher Education Act). Within the MFHEA, the Malta Qualifications Recognition Information Centre (MQRIC) also forms part of the European Network of Information Centers in the European Region (ENIC) and the National Recognition Centres in the European Union (NARIC). The Authority acts as the Maltese national contact point for the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Zincirlidere Caddesi No. 86
Meriçoğlu Plaza Kat:1 Daire:4
Esentepe, Şişli
34394 İstanbul

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.

1 Aleksidze street
0193 Tiblisi

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.

​NCEQE is currently not registered on EQAR, but was registered from 01/04/2019 until 30/04/2024.

206a Volkov Str.
424000 Yoshkar-Ola

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

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 (NOIZ), 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.

2 Blvd Mihajla Pupina, Palace of Serbia
Eastern entrance, room 477
11070 Beograd

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.

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.

Catharijnesingel 56
3511 GE Utrecht

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).

Catharijnesingel 56
Postbus 8035
3503 RA Utrecht

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.

QANU ceased all its activities and closed down on 31/12/2021.

Ravensteingalerij 27 bus 3
1000 Brussels

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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.

Ravensteingalerij 27
1000 Brussels

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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.