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AAC - Austrian Accreditation Council (Austria)
 Contact person
Elisabeth Fiorioli
elisabeth.fiorioli@bmwf.gv.at, elvira.mutschmann-sanchez@bmwf.gv.at, stephanie.zwiessler@bmwf.gv.at Contact detailsPalais Harrach, Freyung 3
1010 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 1 53120 5673
Fax: +43 1 53120 815673
http://www.akkreditierungsrat.at/
Founding Date: 2000
ENQA Full Membership: 2001
Ownership: Independent public authority, duties regulated by University Accreditation Act.
Scope of Authority: Accreditation of private universities in Austria, supervision of accredited private universities.
Methods Used: Peer review, on-site visits, written reports and final hearings.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 11 June 2008.
AQA - Austrian Agency for Quality Assurance (Austria)
 Contact person
Alexander Kohler
Managing Director
office@aqa.ac.at, alexander.kohler@aqa.ac.at Contact detailsWickenburggasse 26
1080 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 1 319 44 50 11
Fax: +43 1 319 44 50 20
http://www.aqa.ac.at
Founding Date: 2003
ENQA Full Membership: 2008
Ownership: Independent non-governmental organisation (on initiative of universities, union of students, Ministry for education and science).
Scope of Authority: Institutional, programme and thematic evaluation and monitoring for all kinds of higher education (Austria and abroad).
Agency's Role: Evaluation, monitoring, support in follow-up, development of methods and procedures.
Keywords: Evaluation, stocktaking, support.
Methods Used: Peer review, monitoring, stocktaking, audits.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 11 June 2008.
FHR - Fachhochschulrat (Austria)
 Contact person
Dr. Kurt Sohm
Managing Director
kurt.sohm@fhr.ac.at Contact detailsLiechtensteinstrasse 22 A
A-1090 Vienna
Austria
Phone: +43 1 319 50 34 16
Fax: + 43 1 319 50 34 30
http://www.fhr.ac.at
Founding Date: 1993
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent public authority, duties regulated by Fachhochschul Studies Act (1993).
Scope of Authority: Initial and re-accreditation of FH programmes; institutional and programme-related evaluation.
Agency's Role: Public authority responsible for external quality assurance.
Keywords: Accreditation and evaluation.
Methods Used: Accreditation and evaluation (self-documentation, site visits, follow-up-procedures, publication of evaluation results).
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 11 June 2008.
EUA - Institutional Evaluation Programme of the European University Association (Belgium)
 Contact person
Tia Loukkola
Head of Unit
tia.loukkola@eua.be Contact detailsRue d'Egmont 13
B-1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 230 55 44
Fax: +32 2 230 57 51
http://www.eua.be/iep
Founding Date: 1994
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent, non-governmental organisation, self-funded activity.
Scope of Authority: Higher education.
Agency's Role: Institutional evaluation.
Keywords: Evaluation is focused on enhancing the strategic capacity of universities (research, teaching and service to society) and their internal quality processes. Expert teams are European.
Methods Used: Appointment and training of European external panels. Self-evaluation. Two site visits. Oral report. Final report.
Review Outcome: Re-confirmation of Full Membership on 7 September 2009
VLHORA - Council of Flemish Institutions of Higher Education (Belgium)
 Contact person
Marc Vandewalle
Secretary General
marc.vandewalle@vlhora.be Contact detailsRavensteingalerij 27 B3
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 02 211 41 90
Fax: +32 02 211 41 99
http://www.vlhora.be
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Review Outcome: Full Membership reconfirmed on 23 January 2009
VLIR - QAU - Flemish Interuniversity Council Quality Assurance Unit (Belgium)
 Contact person
Mieke Vanderstappen
Executive Assistant
mieke.vanderstappen@vlir.be, marleen.bronders@vlir.be, administratie@vlir.be Contact detailsRavensteingalerij 27 B3
1000 Brussels
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 792 55 00
Fax: +32 2 211 41 99
http://www.vlir.be
Founding Date: 1976
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent organisation financed by the Flemish universities
Scope of Authority: VLIR is a consultative body representing the 6 Flemish universities.
Agency's Role: Stimulate co-operation among the universities and between the universities and the public authorities. Act as a common voice on university management, development, legislation, research, quality assessment and evaluation etc.
Keywords: External quality assessment aiming at quality improvement and accountability. Educational programme assessment.
Methods Used: Discipline orientated quality assessment based on self-assessment and peer review. Evaluation of programmes in development co-operation. Joint reviews with VSNU of various educational programmes.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 7 September, 2009
AEQES - Agence pour l’Evaluation de la Qualité de l’Enseignement Supérieur organisé ou subventionné par la Communauté française (Belgium)
 Contact person
Caty Duykaerts
Executive Director
caty.duykaerts@aeqes.be, eva.jaroszewski@aeqes.be, geraldine.carette@aeqes.be, michael.marion@aeqes.be. Contact detailsRue Adolphe Lavallée, 1 - 5ème étage
B-1080 Bruxelles
Belgium
Phone: +32 (0)2 690 88 09 / 87 73
Fax: +32 (0)2 690 88 44
http://www.aeqes.be
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Candidate Membership: 2006
Ownership: AEQES has new legislation since February 2008. AEQES is funded by the Ministry of the French Community of Belgium. It is independent of both the institutions of higher education and the government of the French Community.
Scope of Authority: AEQES is responsible for the external evaluation of the quality of higher education in the French Community in Belgium. The agency evaluates universities, “hautes écoles” (non-university HEIs), art academies and conservatoires, higher institutes of architecture and adult learning institutions.
Agency's Role: AEQES is the only agency officially recognised in the French Community. It aims at stimulating co-operation among HEIs, developing quality culture and disseminating good practices. It is in charge of the policies and guidelines concerning the external evaluation of HEIs and their programmes in the area.
Keywords: External evaluations of curricula, quality enhancement
Methods Used: On-site visits, peer reviews, publication of reports and follow-up plans.
Review Outcome: Postponed until 2010
NEAA - National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (Bulgaria)
 Contact person
Kaloyan Pargov
Program and International Relations Coordinator
kpargov@neaa.government.bg Contact detailsTzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd. 125, bl V
1113 Sofia
Bulgaria
Phone: +359 2 807 78 30
Fax: +359 2 971 2068
http://www.neaa.government.bg/
Founding Date: 1996
ENQA Full Membership: 2008
Ownership: NEAA was established in 1996 by ordinance of the Council of Ministers as a specialised state body of the Council of Ministers for quality assurance in higher education.
Scope of Authority: NEAA itself establishes and approves criteria and procedures for evaluation, accreditation and post-accreditation monitoring in compliance with the HEA and the state standards.
Agency's Role: NEAA’s mission is to assist the HEIs to maintain and improve the quality of education in the Republic of Bulgaria. The agency aims at stimulating and improving the quality of the educational and research services as well as at raising their competitiveness.
Methods Used: The core activity of NEAA is the evaluation, accreditation and control of the quality of education and research activities.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 25 September 2008.
CEEA - Council of Educational Evaluation-Accreditation (Cyprus)
 Contact person
Spyros Evlogimenos
Chief Coordinating Officer
sekap@cytanet.com.cy / sekap01@cytanet.com.cy Contact detailsP.O. Box 12592
2251 Nicosia
Cyprus
Phone: + 357 224 024 66/76
Fax: + 357 223 055 13
Founding Date: 1993
ENQA Full Membership: 2003
Ownership: The Council of Educational Evaluation - Accreditation is an independent body functioning outside HEIs. It receives administrative and logistical support from the Ministry of Education and Culture.
Scope of Authority: The Council of Educational Evaluation - Accreditation has the right to re-evaluate and revoke the accreditation of a programme at any time if it judges that the standards of the programme have been compromised.
Agency's Role: The Council of Educational Evaluation-Accreditation has the overall responsibility for organizing and overseeing the Evaluation - Accreditation process for Private Institutions of Tertiary Education.
Keywords: Programme evaluation.
Methods Used: Establishment of minimum criteria to be fulfilled for the award of an accredited degree from the Cyprus Government; and provision of a basis of comparison with degree titles granted from foreign institutions of higher education.
Review Outcome: -
Accreditation Commission Czech Republic (The Czech Republic)
 Contact person
Jiri Smrcka
Secretary of the Accreditation Commission
Jiri.Smrcka@msmt.cz Contact detailsKarmelitska 7
118 12 Prague 1
The Czech Republic
Phone: +420 2 57193457
Fax: +420 2 57193457
Founding Date: 1990
ENQA Full Membership: 2002
Ownership: Independent body taking care of quality in higher education.
Scope of Authority: Evaluation and accreditation of all existing study programmes.
Agency's Role: Accreditation of study programmes, complex institutional accreditation.
Keywords: Quality assurance of the higher education system, accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 29 June 2010
EVA - Danish Evaluation Institute (Denmark)
 Contact person
Ms. Agi Csonka, Ms. Tine Holm
Executive Director, Director of Projects
eva@eva.dk Contact detailsOstbanegade 55, 3rd Floor
DK-2100 Copenhagen
Denmark
Phone: + 45 35 55 01 01
Fax: + 45 35 55 10 11
http://www.eva.dk
Founding Date: 1992
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent, but funded by the Ministry of Education.
Scope of Authority: All levels of education.
Agency's Role: Quality assessment of education. Systematic evaluation of education. Accreditation. Development of relevant methods and techniques for evaluation and quality assurance.
Keywords: Evaluation: examining quality of process and result of education. Quality assurance: establishing procedures for stimulating and furthering quality.
Methods Used: Appointment of expert panels. Self-evaluation. Site visit. Surveys of users. Reporting by external examiners. Conference. Final public report.
Review Outcome: The ENQA Board re-confirmed the Full membership of EVA in ENQA in September 2006 on the basis of the external review of the Agency conducted in 2005 and of the supplementary review that looked at EVA’s compliance with the ESG which was completed in 2006.
EKKA - Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (Estonia)
 Contact person
Ms. Heli Mattisen
Director
heli.mattisen@archimedes.ee Contact detailsL. Koidula 13a
10125 Tallinn
Estonia
Phone: +372 626 8983; Mobile: 372 517 8197
http://www.ekka.archimedes.ee/
Founding Date: 2009
ENQA Full Membership: 2002
Ownership: EKKA (legal successor of the Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Centre founded in 1997) is a structural unit of Archimedes Foundation, funded by the Ministry of Education.
Scope of Authority: EKKA is the only national agency conducting the accreditation of study programmes, the quality assessment of study programme groups and the institutional accreditation in all HEIs in Estonia. It functions independently from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research and higher education institutions.
Agency's Role: EKKA fosters the quality of Estonian higher education and promotes the best practices in quality assurance. It develops principles and procedures for conducting quality assessment of study programme groups, accreditation of higher education institutions and makes assessment decisions.
Keywords: accreditation, quality assessment, study programme groups, institutional accreditation
Review Outcome: -
FINHEEC - Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (Finland)
 Contact person
Helka Kekäläinen
Secretary General
finheec@minedu.fi Contact detailsP.O. Box 133 / Meritullinkatu 1
00171 Helsinki
Finland
Phone: + 358 9 1607 6913
Fax: + 358 9 1607 6911
http://www.finheec.fi
Founding Date: 1996
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Funded by the Ministry of Education, but independent of the Ministry and the HEIs.
Scope of Authority: A co-ordinating and implementing expert organisation independent of both educational administration and institutions of higher education. Does not make administrative decisions.
Agency's Role: The Council organises evaluations of quality work and institutional, programme and thematic evaluations. It provides advisory and consultancy services in the implementation of the evaluations, develops evaluation methodology and disseminates good Finnish and international practices to HEIs and the Ministry of Education.
Keywords: Main focus on development of HEIs and education. Evaluation of university and polytechnic programmes of a certain discipline are carried out within one project.
Methods Used: Audits of quality assurance systems of HEIs and evaluations for the accreditation of new polytechnics; Programme and thematic evaluations; Evaluations of quality units in education and adult education in the university sector, and quality units in education and centres of excellence in regional impact in the polytechnic sector; Accreditation of professional courses offered by HEIs.
Review Outcome: -
AERES - Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (France)
 Contact person
Jean-François Dhainaut
President
jean-francois.dhainaut@aeres-evaluation.fr, annette.molet@aeres-evaluation.fr Contact details20 rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
Phone: +33 1 55 55 68 40
Fax: +33 1 55 55 63 94
http://www.aeres-evaluation.fr
Founding Date: CNÉ 1985 (AERES 2006)
ENQA Full Membership: CNÉ 2000 (AERES 2007)
Ownership: Independent body.
Scope of Authority: All institutions of higher education and research bodies in France.
Agency's Role: Evaluation of HEIs and research bodies, research activities of research units, education and degrees of HEIs.
Review and evaluation of quality of the main "missions of public service" of HEIs and research bodies and of the strategies they developed to carry out their teaching/research tasks and results.
Keywords: Evaluation, quality, performance, government (accountability).
Methods Used: Analysis of quantitative data and use of indicators. Peer review system (experts) for qualitative evaluation.
Review Outcome: -
CTI - Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (France)
Contact person
Teresa Sànchez
Programme Manager
direction-programmes@cti-commission.fr Contact details34 avenue Charles de Gaulle
F-92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine
France
Phone: 33 6 61 32 99 70
http://www.cti-commission.fr
Founding Date: 1934
ENQA Full Membership: 2005
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 2 June 2009.
ACQUIN - Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute (Germany)
 Contact person
Thomas Reil
Managing Director
sekr@acquin.org Contact detailsBrandenburger Straße 2
95448 Bayreuth
Germany
Phone: +49 921 530390-50
Fax: +49 921 530390-51
http://www.acquin.org
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2003
Ownership: Registered organisation governed by HEIs.
Scope of Authority: Quality assurance accreditation in higher education teaching and studying.
Agency's Role: Evaluation of the reasons for the introduction of the new programme, its objective and relevance, contents and curricular design, examination procedures and standards, quality assurance measures, teaching and learning methods, successfulness and institutional support, infrastructure and resources.
Keywords: Fitness for purpose.
Methods Used: Accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 20 September 2007.
AHPGS - Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Health and Social Sciences (Germany)
 Contact person
Georg Reschauer
Head of Office
sekretariat@ahpgs.de Contact detailsSedanstrasse 22
79098 Freiburg
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)761/203-5529
Fax: +49 (0)761/203-5516
http://www.ahpgs.de
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: AHPGS is a legally recognised, independent and non-profit accreditation agency.
Scope of Authority: Accreditation of study programmes in health and social sciences.
Agency's Role: The aim of the accreditation is to evaluate subject-specific concepts on which the programmes are based and to judge the quality of the programmes and of teaching. Additional goals are to ensure the quality of the study programmes, to promote flexibility and coherence within them, and to improve the transparency of the German HE system.
Keywords: Accreditation of study programmes, quality assurance.
Methods Used: The accreditation procedures of AHPGS include a self-assessment report by the programme under evaluation; systematic analysis of the report by the review committee; a site-visit by the committee; the production of the final report by the committee; and a final accreditation decision by the AHPGS Commission based on the aforementioned reports.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 12 June 2009.
AQAS - Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen (Germany)
 Contact person
Doris Herrmann, Volker Husberg
General Manager, Senior Consultant
herrmann@aqas.de, husberg@aqas.de Contact detailsIn der Sürst 1
D-53111 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 228 / 90 96 010
Fax: +49 228 / 90 96 019
http://www.aqas.de
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Full Membership: 2008
Ownership: AQAS is a non-profit organisation that is independent of HEIs and functions outside of HEIs.
Scope of Authority: AQAS provides accreditation for study programmes from all academic disciplines and throughout Germany. Programmes are accredited for a limited period of time and then need to be re-accredited.
Agency's Role: AQAS is one of currently six accreditation agencies in Germany. It received its accreditation from the German Accreditation Council (Akkreditierungsrat) on February 14th, 2002 for the duration of five years.
Keywords: Accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 19 November 2008
ASIIN - Accreditation Agency Specialised in Accrediting Degree Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Germany)
Contact person
Dr. Iring Wasser
Chief Executive Officer
gf@asiin.de Contact detailsPO Box 10 11 39
D-40002 Duesseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49(0)211/6214-370
Fax: +49(0)69/13306978057
http://www.asiin.de
Founding Date: 1999
ENQA Full Membership: 2007
Ownership: Non-profit, registered association.
Scope of Authority: ASIIN accredits degree programmes in the fields of engineering, computer science/informatics, the natural sciences, mathematics and architecture at HEIs in- and outside of Germany - within Germany with the Seal of the German Accreditation Council. The accreditation is awarded for a limited period of time. Re-accreditation is required after 5-7 years.
Agency's Role: ASIIN is one of six accreditation agencies in Germany and the only one specialised in the accreditation of degree programmes in the fields of engineering, computer science/informatics, the natural sciences, mathematics and architecture. For the accreditation of degree programmes in its fields of specialisation, ASIIN has developed subject-specific requirements supplementing the general standards and legal requirements.
Keywords: Accreditation of degree programmes, engineering, computer science/informatics, natural sciences, mathematics, architecture.
Methods Used: Assessment of degree programmes, peer review, analysis of data, on-site visit.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 27 February 2007.
EVALAG - Stiftung Evaluationsagentur Baden-Wuerttemberg (Germany)
 Contact person
Dr. Anke Rigbers
Chief Executive
evalag@evalag.de Contact detailsM7 9a-10
D-68161 Mannheim
Germany
Phone: + 49 621 12 85 45 0
Fax: + 49 621 12 85 45 99
http://www.evalag.de
Founding Date: 2000
ENQA Full Membership: 2001
Ownership: Foundation under the terms of Public Law, non-governmental body, partly endowed by the Government.
Scope of Authority: Quality assurance agency for higher education in Germany and outside Germany.
Agency's Role: EVALAG is a centre of excellence for quality assurance and enhancement. It has supported 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.
Keywords: quality assurance, quality improvement, quality management.
Methods Used: Evaluation (based on peer review and empirical data), audit procedures (based on peer review), accreditation (based on peer review), peer review procedures for research proposals, consultancy.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 5 February, 2010
FIBAA - Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (Germany)
 Contact person
Mr. Daisuke Motoki
Managing Director
motoki@fibaa.org Contact detailsBerliner Freiheit 20-24
D-53111 Bonn
Germany
Phone: + 49 228-280356-0
Fax: + 49 228-280356-9
http://www.fibaa.org
Founding Date: 1994
ENQA Full Membership: 2001
Ownership: Swiss-German non-profit foundation for quality assurance with managing office in Bonn, Germany. Board and commission representatives from universities and HEIs, business and student associations and industry.
Scope of Authority: Accreditation and quality assurance agency for universities and HEIs. Certified by the German accreditation council since 2000 (re-accreditation in 2007), Nederlands-Vlaamse Accredita-tieorganisatie (NVAO) in the Netherlands (2006 re-accreditation in 2008) and the Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology (BBT) in Switzerland (2008).
FIBAA mainly operates in Germany, Austria and Switzerland but also in other European Countries as well as in Africa, Asia and the USA.
Agency's Role: FIBAA accreditation processes are aiming to assure required quality of study programmes in line with national and international standards and guidelines. It supports the validity of the final qualification with employability requirements, ensures the diversity and transparency of study programmes for students, and promotes international mobility. Furthermore FIBAA consults and supports universities and HEIs in their efforts to develop and improve in their quality security management.
Keywords: Accreditation, MBA & BBA programmes, Bachelor & Master programmes, PhD programmes, Fitness for purpose.
Methods Used: Programme Accredititation, Audit, Evaluation, Process Accreditation, Institutional Audit, PhD programmes, Support and consulting services.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed on 20 December 2007
GAC - German Accreditation Council (Germany)
 Contact person
Mr. Achim Hopbach
Managing Director
akr@akkreditierungsrat.de Contact detailsAdenauerallee 73
D-53113 Bonn
Germany
Phone: +49 228 338 306 0
Fax: +49 228 338 306 79
http://www.akkreditierungsrat.de
Founding Date: 1999
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Established by Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany) and Hochschulrektorenkonferenz (Association of Universities and Other Higher Education Institutions in Germany). Financed by the Länder of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Scope of Authority: Accrediting Accreditation Agencies.
Agency's Role: The GAC has been set up in accordance with the resolution of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Länder in the Federal Republic of Germany (Kultusministerkonferenz - KMK) adopted on 3 December 1998.
The main purpose of the GAC is to contribute to the development in the quality of teaching and learning in Germany and, with this in mind, to cooperate in the realisation of the European Higher Education Area.
To this end, on behalf of the German Federal States, the Foundation takes care that the agencies certified to carry out processes of accreditation of study programmes demonstrate that they do this to the highest degree of quality, comparability and transparency. Before any agency is given the authority to award the quality seal of the Foundation for study programmes that have successfully accomplished an accreditation process, it must itself be subject to an accreditation process. On application from the agency, the accreditation process is carried out by the Accreditation Council which, as the central decision-making body of the Foundation, decides on the accreditation or reaccreditation of agencies.
The accreditation of agencies is carried out on the basis of the Criteria for the Accreditation of Accreditation Agencies that have been developed by the Accreditation Council. In accordance with a total of twenty individual test areas for such criteria, the agencies are required, for example, to furnish proof of the legitimacy and function of its institutions, to formulate their understanding of quality based on an evaluation of Learning Outcomes, to explain their personnel structure and other resources or to prove the managerial independence of the agency or its accreditative Institutions. Furthermore, the agencies commit themselves to the deployment of the Criteria for the Accreditation of Study Programmes not just during the accreditation process but also on a contractual basis. This part of the criteria applies equally to agencies and Higher Education Institutions, in that it names the quality elements of the accreditation programme to be checked by the agency where documents have to be presented by the Higher Education establishments as part of the accreditation process.
With a view to the realisation of the European Higher Education Area, the recognition of the German Quality Seal, and thus also guaranteeing the recognition and study achievements and degrees awarded from German Higher Education Institutions and promoting their reputation outside Germany, also falls within the remit of the Foundation. By taking the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (the ENQA) wholly into account in their own relevant regulations, the Accreditation Council has made an important contribution to the development of the European Higher Education Area.
Keywords: Accreditation, accreditation agency, basic standards and criteria, quality assurance, Bachelor's/Master's degrees.
Methods Used: External quality assessment, peer review.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 04 September 2008.
ZEvA - Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency Hannover (Germany)
 Contact person
Hermann Reuke (Managing Director), Torsten Futterer (Head of Evaluation Department), Florian Fischer (Head of Accreditation Department)
reuke@zeva.org Contact detailsLilienthalstraße 1
D-30179 Hannover
Germany
Phone: + 49 511 762 8284
Fax: + 49 511 762 8289
http://www.zeva.org
Founding Date: 1995
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Common foundation of all Lower Saxon HEIs. Boards comprise members of HEIs in Germany and abroad as well as members of professional practice.
Scope of Authority: All universities and HEIs in the Federal Republic of Germany. All subjects and scientific fields. The first German agency accredited by the Accreditation Council in Bonn.
Agency's Role: To assure and improve quality in higher education, to advice HEIs and governments on evaluation and accreditation procedures. Evaluation: Recommendations to HEIs concerning the improvement of teaching and learning as well as performance, publication of evaluation reports. Accreditation: Recommendations to ministries of science and education regarding the approval of Bachelor's and Master's degree programmes, awarding accreditation certificates, discussion and definition of minimum standards.
Keywords: Evaluation: quality assurance, quality improvement, educational programme assessment. Accreditation: minimum standards, modularisation, credit and grading systems, curriculum transparency, internationalisation, distance learning, further education, entry.
Methods Used: Evaluation: self-assessment, external evaluation, audit teams. Accreditation: Peer review, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, site visits, assessment at the institutional and programme level, re-accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 04 September 2008.
HAC - Hungarian Accreditation Committee (Hungary)
 Contact person
Christina Rozsnyai
Programme Officer for foreign affairs
rozsnyai@mab.hu, titkarsag@mab.hu Contact detailsKrisztina krt. 39/B
H-1013 Budapest
Hungary
Phone: +36 1 344 0314 / +36 1 344 0315
Fax: +36 1 344 0313
http://www.mab.hu
Founding Date: 1993
ENQA Full Membership: 2002
Ownership: Independent professional body, financed through Parliament.
Scope of Authority: Evaluation of universities and colleges, new degree programmes, national qualification requirements, doctoral schools, specialised postgraduate programmes, accredited two-year postsecondary vocational programmes, new universities and colleges applying for operating licences, new faculties applied for by colleges and universities, licence applications of foreign HEIs, credit system regulations. Also, drafting of international agreements on diploma recognition and equivalence and stating opinions regarding the appointment of university and college professors.
Agency's Role: Responsibility for the supervision of the quality of Hungarian higher education.
Keywords: Evaluation of HEIs, programmes and operating licences.
Methods Used: Self-evaluation, peer review visits, published reports.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 04 September 2008.
HEA - Higher Education Authority (Ireland)
 Contact person
Mary Kerr
Deputy Chief Executive
info@hea.ie, mkerr@hea.ie Contact detailsBrooklawn House, Crampton Avenue, Shellbourne Road
Dublin 4
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 231 7100; Lo-Call: 1890 200 637
Fax: 353 1 231 7172
http://www.hea.ie
Founding Date: 1971
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Review Outcome: -
HETAC - Higher Education and Training Awards Council (Ireland)
 Contact person
Mr. Gearoid O'Conluain
Chief Executive
GOConluain@hetac.ie Contact details26-27 Denzille Lane
Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 631 4567
Fax: 353 1 631 4577
http://www.hetac.ie
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Statutory body, the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act of 1999.
Scope of Authority: Tertiary Institutions, legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards, est. in 1972.
Agency's Role: Encourage, facilitate, co-ordinate and develop education outside the universities. Encourage and promote liberal education. Approve courses and confer awards.
Methods Used: Institutional review. Programmatic review. New course evaluation. National Quality review. Appointment of expert panels. Self-evaluation. Site visit. Surveys of users. Reporting by external examiners. Conference. Final public report.
Review Outcome: Full membership of HETAC was re-confirmed in Aug' 2006. Thus HETAC became the first Agency in the history of the European Quality Assurance whose Full Membership in ENQA was re-confirmed on the basis of the results from the external review of the Agency.
IUQB - Irish Universities Quality Board (Ireland)
 Contact person
Dr. Padraig Walsh
Chief Executive Officer
pwalsh@iuqb.ie Contact details10 Lower Mount Street
Dublin 2
Ireland
Phone: 353 1 644 9774
Fax: 353 1 661 2449
http://www.iuqb.ie/en/homepage.aspx
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: Independent public authority.
Scope of Authority: To support and promote a culture of quality in Irish higher education and
independently evaluate the effectiveness of quality processes in Irish universities.
Agency's Role: Regular external reviews of how effective quality procedures are in Irish universities, providing information on QA to stakeholders (via our website, publications and organised events), promote QA in Irish universities and partner with the universities on QA/QI initiatives, publish and promote national guidelines of good practice on various Higher Education themes, operate in line with national legislation and agreed European Standards and Guidelines.
Keywords: Internal and external reviews of Irish Universities.
Methods Used: Internal and External reviews of academic and administrative departments, written reports, reviews, and follow-up measures.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 02 June 2009.
NQAI - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland (Ireland)
 Contact person
Mr. Sean Ó Foghlú
Chief Executive
jmurray@nqai.ie Contact details5th Floor Jervis House, Jervis Street
Dublin 1
Ireland
Phone: +353 1 8871500
Fax: +353 1 8871595
http://www.nqai.ie
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2008
Ownership: Statutory body, the Qualifications (Education and Training) Act of 1999.
Scope of Authority: Tertiary Institutions.
Agency's Role: Establishment and maintenance of a framework of qualifications for the development, recognition and award of qualifications based on standards of knowledge.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 5 March 2008
CNVSU - Comitato Nazionale per la Valutazione del Sistema Universitario (Italy)
 Contact person
Luigi Biggeri
Vice Chairman
valuniv@miur.it Contact detailsPiazzale Kennedy 20
I-00144 Rome
Italy
Phone: +39 06 58496400, +39 06 58496401
Fax: +39 06 58496480
http://www.vsu.it
Founding Date: 1996
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Scope of Authority: All universities including privately funded recognized institutions.
Agency's Role: Evaluation of the performances of the universities in terms of number and quality of graduates. Setting of minimum requirements in terms of teaching personnel, libraries, laboratories and other facilities that a university should fulfil in order to offer courses of instruction. Evaluation of doctoral programmes and the research output of the universities. Proposing to the Government a model of university funding which encourages good practices.
Keywords: Evaluation, minimum requirements, quality assessment, accreditation, formula funding.
Methods Used: Data collection and elaboration, site visits, reports.
Review Outcome: -
HEQEC - Higher Education Quality Evaluation Centre (Latvia)
 Contact person
Juris Dzelme
Director
jurisdz@latnet.lv Contact detailsValnu 2
1050 Riga
Latvia
Phone: +371 67213870
Fax: +371 67212558
http://www.aiknc.lv
Founding Date: 1994
ENQA Full Membership: 2002
Ownership: Non-governmental non-profit organisation.
Scope of Authority: All accreditation evaluations of HEIs and study programmes.
Keywords: Accreditation, quality assurance system based on self-evaluation.
Review Outcome: -
SKVC - Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (Lithuania)
 Contact person
Dr Eugenijus Stumbrys
Director
eugenijus@skvc.lt Contact detailsSuvalku g. 1
03106 Vilnius
Lithuania
Phone: +370 5 2104777
Fax: +370 5 2132553
http://www.skvc.lt
Founding Date: 1995
ENQA Candidate Membership: 2008
Ownership: Operationally independent public authority, established and funded by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania.
Scope of Authority: Higher education system in Lithuania
Agency's Role: To increase awareness of the quality of higher education and promote its improvement. Supervision of the quality of higher education and science; assessements of the quality of research and higher education, of foreign and national HE qualifications; provision of information on HE systems and qualifications recognition; other functions in accordance with legal acts.
Keywords: External assessment of study programmes, institutions, and research; qualifications recognition
Methods Used: Peer review system, site visits, written reports.
Review Outcome: -
NQA - Netherlands Quality Agency (The Netherlands)
 Contact person
Eus Schalkwijk
Managing Director
info@nqa.nl Contact detailsP.O. Box 8240
NL-3503 RE Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: + 31 70 3122602
Fax: +31 70 312 2603
http://www.nqa.nl
Founding Date: 2004
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Universities of Professional Education.
Scope of Authority: Universities of Professional Education.
Agency's Role: The association is responsible for the development and implementation of quality assessment in Higher Professional Education.
Keywords: Accountability and improvement.
Methods Used: External quality assurance of study programmes based on self-evaluation and review by independent experts (visiting committee).
Review Outcome: -
NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (The Netherlands)
 Contact person
Dr. K.L.L.M. Dittrich
Chairman
info@nvao.net Contact detailsParkstraat 28 / Postbus 85498
2508 CD The Hague
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 70 312 23 00
Fax: +31 70 312 23 01
http://www.nvao.net
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Full Membership: 2003
Ownership: NVAO is created by treaty between the Netherlands and Flanders as an independant quality assurance agency. There is no influence of universities, university colleges or the Dutch or Flemish Ministry of Education.
Scope of Authority: Accreditation of all programmes in Dutch and Flemish Higher Education, i.e. universities, university colleges and other institutes of higher education.
Agency's Role: The organisation is responsible for accreditation of existing degree courses and the assessment of new degree courses.
Keywords: Accreditation
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 20 December 2007
QANU - Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities (The Netherlands)
 Contact person
Chris Peels
Director
peels@qanu.nl Contact detailsLeidseveer 35 / P.O. Box 8035
3503 RA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 30 236 3800
Fax: +31 30 236 3805
http://www.qanu.nl
Founding Date: 2004
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Private, non-profit organisation.
Scope of Authority: Universities
Agency's Role: External quality assessment.
Keywords: External quality assessment / assurance, aiming at quality improvement, self regulation and accountability. Educational programme assessment and assesment of research.
Methods Used: External quality assessment is based on a critical self-study and on external programme review by experts (visiting committee). Accreditation by the NVAO.
Review Outcome: -
NOKUT - Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (Norway)
 Contact person
Terje Mørland
Director General
Terje.Moerland@nokut.no Contact detailsP.Box 1708 Vika
N-0121 Oslo
Norway
Phone: # 47 21 02 18 30; Mobile: + 47 41 22 31 99
Fax: + 47 21 02 18 01
http://www.nokut.no
Founding Date: 1998
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Ministry of Education and Research.
Scope of Authority: Professional and independent governmental agency.
Agency's Role: NOKUT is an internationally recognised quality assurance agency. The agency serves to create public trust in the quality of Norwegian higher education, tertiary vocational education and recognised foreign education qualifications. NOKUT's responsibility also covers general recognition of foreign higher education qualifications.
Keywords: Audit-evaluations, institutional evaluations, thematic evaluations, evaluations of study programmes. Recognition of foreign higher education qualifications.
Methods Used: Evaluate the institutional systems for quality assurance (audits), accreditation of institutions and programs, revision of accredited institutions and programs and carry out other evaluations.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 11 June 2008.
PKA - The State Accreditation Committee (Poland)
 Contact person
Izabela Kwiatkowska-Sujka
Deputy Director
sujka@pka.edu.pl Contact detailsZurawia 32/34 str.
00-515 Warsaw
Poland
Phone: + 48 22 622 07 18
http://www.pka.edu.pl
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: Independent statutory body established by the Higher Education Act.
Scope of Authority: To assess the quality of education in individual fields of study; and to give opinions on applications for the establishment of new higher education institutions, the extension of permits for the establishment of non-public institutions, and for the authorisation for higher education institutions to establish new degree programmes.
Agency's Role: Support Polish public and non-public higher education institutions in the development of educational standards matching the best models adopted in the European and global academic space. Act as a platform for co-operation and dialogue between all parties interested to work with a view to ensuring high quality of higher education.
Keywords: Assessment, accreditation
Methods Used: Self evaluation, site visits, written reports, published quality rating, and a follow up procedure.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 23 January 2009
ARACIS - Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Romania)
 Contact person
Radu Damian
Director, QA Evaluation Department
mail@aracis.ro Contact detailsSchitu Magureanu nr. 1, sector 5
050025 Bucharest
Romania
Phone: +40 21 206 76 00
Fax: +40 21 312 71 35
http://www.aracis.ro
Founding Date: 2005
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: According to the Romanian law, ARACIS is a legal, financially independent and autonomous public institution of national interest. It continues to perform the functions of the former Romanian National Council for Academic Assessment and Accreditation (NCAAA).
Scope of Authority: ARACIS is an autonomous public institution, with the task of assuring and improving the quality of the higher education system in Romania.
Agency's Role: ARACIS is responsible for both accreditation and quality assurance in higher education.
Keywords: Evaluation, review, audit and accreditation.
Methods Used: ARACIS undertakes on a regular basis the following core activities: evaluation (on an ongoing basis and upon request), review, audit, and accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 2 June 2009
NAA - National Accreditation Agency of the Russian Federation (Russia)
 Contact person
Ms Irina Tatarinova, Director;
edu@nica.ru Contact details3 Lenin Square
424000 Yoshkar-Ola
Russia
Phone: +7 (8362) 416194
Fax: +7 (8362) 413884
http://www.nica.ru
Founding Date: 1995
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: NAA operates under the authority of the Federal Service of Supervision in Education and Science.
Scope of Authority: NAA is recognised as the organisation in Russia responsible for dissemination of knowledge and information on procedures of the state accreditation of HEIs.
Agency's Role: Develops materials and methodological recommendations for conducting self-evaluations and external reviews, trains experts, conducts research into the development of QA of higher education in Russia, prepares the final reports on the quality of the HEI.
Keywords: Self-evaluation, external reviews, accreditation criteria.
Methods Used: Methodological recommendations, research, training of experts.
Review Outcome: Granted Full membership on 7 September, 2009
Accreditation Commission of the Slovak Republic (The Slovak Republic)
Contact person
prof. Lubor Fišera
Chairman
lubor.fisera@stuba.sk, maria.holicka@minedu.sk Contact detailsStromová 1
813 30 Bratislava
The Slovak Republic
Phone: +421 2 5249 8955
Fax: +421 2 5249 6261
http://www.vm.stuba.sk/
Founding Date: 1990
ENQA Full Membership: 2002
Ownership: Advisory body of the government of the Slovak Republic, independent of HEIs and the Ministry of Education.
Scope of Authority: Conduct accreditation procedures and evaluations at national level.
Agency's Role: Accreditation of study programmes, issue instructions in specific study programmes, approve and issue recommendations to universities.
Keywords: Accreditation of study programmes and institutions.
Review Outcome: -
ACSUCYL - Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León (Spain)
 Contact person
Elena Tejedor Viñuela
Director
tejvine@acsucyl.es Contact detailsC/ Fray Luis de León nº 10
47002 Valladolid
Spain
Phone: +34 983 21 40 60
Fax: +34 983 21 40 16
http://www.acsucyl.es
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2010
Ownership: Independent from the regional government, directed by a Board of Directors.
Scope of Authority: University System in Castilla y León.
Agency's Role: Evaluation, certification and accreditation of the activities related to the quality of the university system, and specifically the evaluation of teaching staff, degrees, research, as well as institutional quality. The agency also carries out cooperation and coordination activities.
Keywords: assessment, quality assurance, continual improvement, accountability and proactivity.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 5 February, 2010
ACSUG - Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (Spain)
 Contact person
José Eduardo López Pereira
Director
director@acsug.es, acsug@acsug.es Contact detailsC/ Lamas de Abade s/n. Edificio IES “Compostela” 5ª planta
15702 Santiago de Compostela
Spain
Phone: +34 981 53 41 73
Fax: +34 981 53 41 74
http://www.acsug.es
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2009
Ownership: The agency is independent and has its own full legal personality. ACSUG has established a clear difference in the structure and functions between the governing bodies (Director, President and Board of Directors), the assessment organs (Galician Committee for Reports, Assessment, Certification and Accreditation (CGIACA)) and the consultative organs (Advisory Board).
Scope of Authority: Galician University System.
Agency's Role: Assessment, certification and accreditation of institutions (programmes, services, teaching activity evaluation, Internal Quality Assurance Systems of the centres and other processes).
Labour market insertion analysis and surveys. Evaluation of teaching staff prior to hiring in the Galician universities and evaluation of the teaching staff for the assignment of complementary compensation.
Keywords: Independence, transparency, objectivity, stakeholders, feedback, continuous improvement, accountability.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 16 November 2009
AGAE - Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Research of Andalusia (Spain)
 Contact person
Elias Fereres
Director
direccion.agae@juntadeandalucia.es Contact detailsAvenida Al Nasir, n. 3, planta 3a, puerta 2
E-14006 Córdoba
Spain
Phone: +34 957 355 020
Fax: +34 957 355 039
http://www.agae.es
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent from regional government.
Scope of Authority: Regional university and R&D systems.
Agency's Role: Assessment of teaching and management activities in universities. Assessment of R&D activities (competitive projects, research groups, professors and researchers).
Keywords: Andalusia, assessment, evaluation, experts, independent.
Methods Used: Peer review, experts review.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 16 March 2009.
ANECA - National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (Spain)
 Contact person
Zulima Fernández
Director
direccion@aneca.es Contact detailsC/Orense 11, 7a planta
28020 Madrid
Spain
Phone: +34 91 417 8230
Fax: +34 91 556 86 42
http://www.aneca.es
Founding Date: 2002
ENQA Full Membership: 2003
Ownership: Independent from government, directed by a board of trustees.
Scope of Authority: National.
Agency's Role: Independent, non-profit body.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 20 September 2007
AQU - Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (Spain)
 Contact person
Josep Anton Ferré Vidal
Director
direccio@aqucatalunya.org Contact detailsVia Laietana, 28, 5
08003 Barcelona
Spain
Phone: + 34 93 268 89 50
Fax: + 34 93 268 89 51
http://www.aqucatalunya.org
Founding Date: 1996
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: The agency is independent, but funded by the Ministry of Education and Universities of the Catalan Government. The Board of the agency is comprised of representatives from different institutions, government and independent members.
Scope of Authority: All universities in Catalonia.
Agency's Role: Evaluation, certification and accreditation of institutions (programmes, centres, services, processes) and teaching staff.
Keywords: Quality assurance, improvement, accountability and cooperation.
Methods Used: External assessments based on self-evaluation.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 07 September 2007
NAHE - National Agency for Higher Education (Sweden)
 Contact person
Maria Sundkvist, Magnus Hjort
Heads of Deparment of Quality Assurance
maria.sundkvist@hsv.se, magnus.hjort@hsv.se Contact detailsBox 7851 (Luntmakargatan 13)
S-10399 Stockholm
Sweden
Phone: + 46 8 563 085 00
Fax: + 46 8 563 085 50
http://english.hsv.se/
Founding Date: 1993
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Government organisation.
Scope of Authority: Universities and university colleges and nursing colleges.
Agency's Role: Support and follow-up of quality assurance systems in HEIs. National evaluations. Accreditation of degree-level courses at university colleges and of private initiatives of higher education courses.
Keywords: Quality assurance systems: institutional procedures for assuring and developing quality in HE and research. National evaluations: evaluative studies of programmes, disciplines, units or aspects of HE.
Methods Used: Multi-method approach.
Review Outcome: The ENQA Board re-confirmed the Full membership of NAHE (HsV) in ENQA in September 2006 on the basis of the external review of the Agency conducted in 2005.
OAQ - Center for Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities (Switzerland)
 Contact person
Laura Beccari
International Affairs Officer
info@oaq.ch Contact detailsFalkenplatz 9, P.O. Box
3001 Bern
Switzerland
Phone: +41 31 380 11 50
Fax: +41 31 380 11 55
http://www.oaq.ch
Founding Date: 2001
ENQA Full Membership: 2006
Ownership: OAQ operates independently, and bases its work on international practices and research findings.
Scope of Authority: OAQ is the only national agency active in the field of quality assurance and accreditation in higher education.
Agency's Role: OAQ accreditates institutions and study courses and carries out evaluation procedures and institutional audits. It defines the quality standards and develops guidelines for assessing the quality. OAQ’s focus is on quality evaluations and on quality improvement. The agency provides services and carries out mandates for the Swiss University Conference and other Federal partners. It also provides information about quality assurance and accreditation.
Review Outcome: Full Membership granted 12 December 2006
QAA - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (UK)
 Contact person
Anthony McClaran
Chief Executive
a.mcclaran@qaa.ac.uk Contact detailsSouthgate House, Southgate Street
GL1 1 UB Gloucester
UK
Phone: + 44 1452 55 7000
Fax: + 44 1452 55 7070
http://www.qaa.ac.uk/
Founding Date: 1997
ENQA Full Membership: 2000
Ownership: Independent organisation. Board comprises representatives of institutions, representatives of government funding agencies, and independent members.
Scope of Authority: All universities and HEIs in the UK. Collaborative provision between UK HEIs and overseas partners and between HEIs and further education establishments.
Agency's Role: To promote public confidence that quality of provision and standards of awards are being safeguard and enhanced.
Keywords: Audit: review at the institutional level with particular reference to the awarding function; Assessment: review at the programme level; The Agency is currently developing a new, integrated approach to quality assurance for implementation from 2000.
Methods Used: Institutional audit; programme review; special scrutinies (eg in relation to applications for degree awarding powers).
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 19 November 2008.
ECCE - The European Council on Chiropractic Education (UK)
 Contact person
David Burtenshaw
Executive Secretary
ECCEEXSEC@aol.com Contact details1 Spinnaker View, Bedhampton, Havant
PO9 3JD Hampshire
UK
Phone: +44 (0)23 92480887
http://www.cce-europe.com/
Founding Date: 1981
ENQA Candidate Membership: 2007
Ownership: Independent, non-governmental organisation.
Scope of Authority: Chiropractic education and training in Europe.
Agency's Role: Accreditation of Higher Education institutions delivering chiropractic training.
Keywords: Accreditation, Chiropractic, Evaluation, HE Institutions, Review
Methods Used: Regular evaluation against predetermined Standards and on-site visits.
Review Outcome: -
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