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Externally Reviewed AgenciesBelgium • Bulgaria • Croatia • The Czech Republic • Denmark • Finland • France • Germany • Hungary • Lithuania • The Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Romania • Russia • Spain • Switzerland • UK
AEQES - Agence pour l’Evaluation de la Qualité de l’Enseignement Supérieur organisé ou subventionné par la Communauté française (Belgium)
 Contact person
Caty Duykaerts
Head of Executive Unit
caty.duykaerts@aeqes.be, eva.jaroszewski@aeqes.be, geraldine.carette@aeqes.be, axelle.piret@aeqes.be, alexis.vermote@aeqes.be, michael.marion@aeqes.be Contact detailsRue Adolphe Lavallée, 1 - 5ème étage
B-1080 Brussels
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 Full Membership: 2011
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 Date: 2011
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Riitta Pyykkö - Chair, Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council;
• Christina Rozsnyai - Secretary, Programme officer, Hungarian Accreditation Committee;
• Bruno Curvale, Senior Officer, Quality Assurance and Higher Education Centre International d'Études Pédagogiques;
• Dionyssis Kladis, Professor, University of the Peloponnese, Greece, EUA nominated;
• Šime Višić, University of Zagreb, ESU nominated.
Review Outcome: Full Membership granted on 9 September 2011
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/AEQES Review Report.pdf
EUA - Institutional Evaluation Programme (Belgium)
 Contact person
Tia Loukkola
Head of Unit
tia.loukkola@eua.be Contact detailsAvenue de l'Yser 24
B-1040 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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Jon Haakstad (Chair), Assistant Director of the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT);
• Dr. Patricia Georgieva, Senior Expert in QA in HE, WYG International;
• Predrag Lazetic, ESU nomination;
• Dr. Steven Crow, the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central
Association of Colleges and Schools, United States;
• Dr. Peter Findlay (Secretary), Assistant Director, QAA, UK.
Review Outcome: Re-confirmation of Full Membership on 7 September 2009
External Review Link: /files/EUA-IEP review report.doc
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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: -Nick Harris, Director of Development and Enhancement at QAA, United Kingdom – peer-leader, QA expert;
-Irene Müller, Delegate for International Affairs at the FH Council (Fachhochschulrat), Austria, QA expert (previously representative of a HEI);
-Lars Lynge Nielsen, Rector University College Lillebælt – School of Social Education,
Denmark / President of EURASHE, Representative of a HEI;
-Gertie De Fraeye, vice-chair of VVS (Flanders) responsible for educational affairs and QA student member;
-Ann Demeulemeester, Secretary general of ACW (Umbrella of workers organisations), President of the Flemish advisory board for education (VLOR) and President of the united corporate life organisations in Flanders, Stakeholder member;
-Stephanie Maurer, Legal Officer at OAQ, Switzerland, Secretary.
Review Outcome: Full Membership reconfirmed on 23 January 2009
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Report_Vlhora_def_final_2.pdf
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Marcel Crochet (Chair), Expert in the field of the Belgian universities, former rector of the University of Louvain-la-Neuve, advisor of the Minister of Higher Education of the French Community of Belgium, member of NVAO evaluation committee;
• Lee Harvey, Expert in quality assurance and higher education policy, Independent consultant on higher education, visiting professor at Copenhagen Business School, Former director of Centre for Research and Evaluation, Sheffield Hallam University;
• Herman Du Toit, International expert in quality assurance and higher edu-cation policy, Project Manager Quality Promotion and Capacity Development: HEQC;
• Andree Sursock, International expert in quality Assurance in universities,
Deputy Secretary General of EUA, member of NVAO evaluation committee;
• Mia Douterlungne, Stakeholder member, Secretary General (Administrateur-Generaal) of the Flemish advisory board for education (VLOR);
• Gertie De Fraeye, Student member, Chair of VVS (National Union of Students in Flanders) responsible for the coordination, educational affairs and QA;
• Carlo Hover (Secretary), Independent consultant on quality assurance in higher education.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 7 September, 2009
External Review Link: /files/VLIR QUA final report.pdf
NEAA - National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (Bulgaria)
 Contact person
Mila Penelova
Secretary General
mpenelova@neaa.government.bg Contact detailsTzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd. 125, bl. V
1113 Sofia
Bulgaria
Phone: +359 2 807 78 11
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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: •Prof. Francisco Marcellán, (Chair), Full Professor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Former director of ANECA;
•Mrs María Becerro (Secretary), International and Institutional Relation unit officer, ANECA. Replaced Cecilia de la Rosa, who was responsible for the secretariat function until the site visit;
•Prof. Guy Haug, International expert;
•Prof. Iordanka Naydenova Kouzmanova, Former Rector of the Agricultural University – Plovdiv;
•Mr Viorel Proteasa, Member of the Executive Committee 2007 - 2008 of the European Students´Union (ESU);
•Prof. Christian Thune, Vice-Chair of the Danish accreditation Council and former ENQA President.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 25 September 2008.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/NEAA review report.pdf
ASHE - Agency for Science and Higher Education (Croatia)
 Contact person
Ms Emita Blagdan
medju@azvo.hr Contact detailsDonje Svetice 38/5
10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Phone: +385 1 6274 800
Fax: +385 1 6274 801
http://www.azvo.hr/en
Founding Date: 2005
ENQA Full Membership: 2011
Ownership: Independent public institution
Scope of Authority: Higher education institutions and research organisations in the Republic of Croatia
Agency's Role: Quality improvement of higher education and research through evaluation procedures and dissemination of information and best practices
Keywords: Croatia, quality improvement, evaluation, dissemination of information
Methods Used: Initial accreditation and re-accreditation, thematic evaluation, audit, recognition of foreign higher education qualifications
Review Date: 2011
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Séamus Puirséil, CHAIR, former Chief Executive of the Higher Education and
Training Awards Council, Ireland; president of the Irish National Teachers'
Organisation; president of Association of Vocational Education College,
Ireland
• Janja Komljenovič, SECRETARY, former advisor for higher education to the Minister of
Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia; researcher at the
Centre for educational policy studies, University of Ljubljana
• Kurt Sohm, Managing Director, Fachhochschulrat, Austria
• Domingo Docampo, professor at Department of Signal Theory and
Communications, University of Vigo; formerly Rector of the University of
Vigo, Spain
• María Cristina Pastor Valcárcel, student of Degree in Law and Actuarial
and Financial Sciences, Miguel Hernandez University; chairperson of the
Miguel Hernandez University Students’ Union; member of the
ESU Quality Assurance Experts' Pool.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 5 October 2011.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/ASHE final review report.pdf
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 Date: 2010
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Marek Hodulík (Chair), student representative, chairman of Legislative committee of the Student chamber of the Council of HEIs and member of its presidium, chairman of Legislative committee of the Council of HEIs and member of its presidium, vice-president of the Academic senate of Palacký University;
• Christina Rozsnyai (Vice-Chair), Programme Officer for foreign affairs of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee, CEE Network Secretary General;
• Lenka Pospíšilová (Secretary), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports,
Czech Republic;
• Georges Mink, director of research at French National Centre for Scientific Research, member of Scientific committee of the French research and social science centre in Prague, member of the Academic committee of College of Europe (Bruges-Natolin), specialist in social and political systems of the central and eastern European countries;
• Anja Tippner, Head of Department for Slavic Studies at Salzburg University, reviewer for tenure and promotion cases (Salzburg University, Graz University, Charles University in Prague), reviewer for Grant Commissions (Humboldt-Stiftung, DE; Czech Republic), coordinator of B.A./M.A.
programmes in Slavic Studies and Comparative Literature;
• Jan Bednář, Vice-President of Council of Higher Education Institutions of the Czech Republic for educational activities and quality of universities, former vice-rector of Charles University in Prague for study affairs (till February 2010), teacher and scientist at the Charles University in Prague;
• Václav Cejpek, Czech rectors conference representative, former vice-chairman of the Czech rectors´ conference (till January 2010), vice-rector for study, pedagogical and artistic affairs of the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno;
• Jiří Marek, representative of employers’ association, Executive Director of The Union of Employers´ Associations Czech Republic;
• Štěpánka Skuhrová, expert nominated by ENIC/NARIC of the Czech Republic, Head of National academic information centre (ENIC/NARIC).
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 29 June 2010
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Final Report_External review of ACCR.pdf
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 Date: 2011
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: −Peter Williams, former Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance
Agency of Higher Education (UK) and Chair of ENQA, Chair
−Staffan Wahlén, former Senior Advisor at the Swedish National
Agency for Higher Education, Secretary
−Inger Andersen, Head Executive of Education and Daycare Facilities,
Municipality of Frederiksberg
−Laust Joen Jakobsen, Rector of University College Copenhagen
−Gertie De Fraeye, student of law at Ghent University and former Chair
of the Flemish Student Union.
Review Outcome: After the second external review of the Agency conducted in 2010, the ENQA Board re-confirmed Full membership of EVA in ENQA on 12 April 2011.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Review report of the Danish Evaluation Institute.pdf
The Accreditation Institution (Denmark)
 Contact person
Ms. Anette Dørge Jessen
Executive Director
andj@acedenmark.dk Contact detailsBredgade 38
1260 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Phone: +45 3392 6910
http://www.acedenmark.dk/
Founding Date: 2007
ENQA Full Membership: 2010
Ownership: Independent public institution. Duties are regulated by the Accreditation Act of 27th of March 2007.
Scope of Authority: Pre-accreditation, accreditation and approval of programmes at higher educational level.
Agency's Role: The Accreditation Institution is composed of two entities: the Accreditation Council, which is tasked with the accreditation and approval of university study programmes; and the agency, ACE Denmark, which is responsible for the analysis and preliminary assessment of programmes. The institution is inter alia working on developing methods and techniques for quality assurance, gathering and disseminating of relevant national and international accreditation experiences, and contributions to the further development of the accreditation concept.
Keywords: Accreditation and approval of new and existing university programmes at bachelor, master’s (candidatus) and master level.
Methods Used: Self-evaluation by the programme, appointment and training of expert panels, site visit and reporting by external reviewers, production of public assessment report by the agency, followed by decision of approval/conditional approval/disapproval by the Accreditation Council.
Review Date: 2010
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: - Séamus Puirséil, President, Dublin Business School, former Chief Executive
HETAC, Ireland (Chairman);
- Janja Komljenovič, Advisor for Higher Education, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Slovenia (Secretary);
- Karin Järplid Linde, Assistant Head of Department, National Bologna Expert,
Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, Sweden;
- Jacques Lanares, Vice Rector, University of Lausanne, Switzerland;
- Bruno Carapinha, doctoral student in Political science, University of Lisbon,
Portugal.
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 2 September 2010.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Accreditation Institution - Final report - 15 8 2010.pdf
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 Date: 2010
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: - Jon Haakstad, Director of Research and Analysis, NOKUT, Norway, (Chairman)
- Peter Findlay, Assistant Director, Reviews Group, QAA, UK, (Secretary)
- Tia Loukkola, Head of Unit, European University Association, Quality Assurance and Institutional Evaluation Programme, Belgium
- Maria Helena Nazaré, Rector of the University of Aveiro, Portugal
- Christian Schneijderberg, Doctoral student at the International Centre of Higher Education Research (INCHER) University of Kassel, Germany
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 2 September 2010
External Review Link: http://enqa.eu/files/FINHEEC Review report final.pdf
AERES - Evaluation Agency for Research and Higher Education (France)
 Contact person
Didier Houssin
President
didier.houssin@aeres-evaluation.fr, lydie.akplogan@aeres-evaluation.fr Contact details20 rue Vivienne
75002 Paris
France
Phone: +33 1 55 55 60 00
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 Date: 2010
External Review Panel: • Prof. Francisco Marcellán – Chairman, Professor of Applied Mathematics, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid; former Director of ANECA;
• Prof. Guy Aelterman – Member, Vice-Chancellor, Artesis University College, Antwerp, Belgium, external expert of the ECA;
• Prof. Françoise Bevalot – Member, Professor of Pharmacy at the Université de Franche-Comté, institution adviser to the Ministry of Higher Education and Research;
• Mrs Marta-Norah Sanz – Member, Doctoral Student in the Department of Earth Sciences and Condensed Matter Physics, Universidad de Cantabria;
• Prof. Michel Zink – Member, Professor of French mediaeval literature, Collège de France;
• Prof. Jacques L’Écuyer – Secretary, Higher Education Consultant for various international organisations.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 2 September 2010
External Review Link: http://enqa.eu/files/Review Report of AERES.pdf
CTI - Commission des Titres d'Ingénieur (France)
 Contact person
Teresa Sánchez
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Ludo Gelders, Professor at University Leuven, Belgium, (chairman)
• Marie-Odile Ottenwaelter, Associate Expert at CIEP, France, Board member of INQAAHE (Secretary)
• Rolph Heusser, Director of OAQ, Switzerland, Board member of INQAAHE
• Jean-Paul Vautrey, Telecommunications Engineer in Chief, Joint Manager, Hauterive Associés, France
• François Laurin, Student at IEP Paris, former President of the National Conference of Vice-president Students, France
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 2 June 2009.
External Review Link: /files/CTI review report.doc
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 Date: 2010
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof. Peter Pirsch (Chair), Leibniz University, Hanover, Institute for Microelectronic
Systems;
• Dr. Stephan Delplace, Secretary General EURASHE;
• Dr. Sabine Felder, Director of Bologna Coordination, Rectors’ Conference of Swiss Universities (CRUS);
• Dr. Bernd Kaßebaum, Metalworkers’ Union Board – Department Education anQualification Policy;
• Tobias Proske, Member of the Accreditation Council and student at the Wismar University of Applied Science.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 14 September 2012.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Gutachterbericht_ACQUIN_final_englisch_Website.pdf
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Professor Dr. Reinhard Zintl, Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg, Member of the
Accreditation Council (President of the Expert group);
• Mag. Elisabeth Fiorioli Managing Director of the Austrian Accreditation Council;
• Anja Gadow, TFH Berlin, Member of the Accreditation Council;
• Professor Dr. Ada Pellert, Donau-Universität Krems, President of the Deutschen
Universität für Weiterbildung, Berlin since 01.01.2009;
• Niko Stumpfögger, Uniter Services Union Federal Administration, Department 3
Health, Social Services, Welfare, and Church, Berlin.>br>
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 12 June 2009.
External Review Link: /files/AHPGS review report_Gutachten_eng.pdf
AQAS - Agentur für Qualitätssicherung durch Akkreditierung von Studiengängen (Germany)
 Contact person
Doris Herrmann
General Manager
herrmann@aqas.de Contact detailsHohenstaufenring 30-32
50674 Köln
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 Date: 2007
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Professor Dr. Ing. Peter Pirsch, University of Hannover, member of the
Accreditation Council (Chair)
• Dr. Peter Findlay, Assistant Director, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher
Education (QAA), Great Britain
• Mrs. Janine Hofmann, Student at the University of Jena, Germany
• Gerd Köhler, formerly Board of Directors of the GEW, member of the Accreditation Council
• Professor Dr. Jürgen Kohler, University of Greifswald, Chairman of the
Accreditation Council
• Dr Kurt Sohm, Managing director, Fachhochschulrat, Austria
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 19 November 2008
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/AQAS review report.pdf
ASIIN e.V. - Accreditation Agency Specialised in Accrediting Degree Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, the Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Germany)
Contact person
Jana Möhren
International Office
info@asiin.de; moehren@asiin.de Contact detailsPO Box 10 11 39
D-40002 Duesseldorf
Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 211/900977-26
Fax: +49(0)211/900977-99
http://www.asiin-ev.de
Founding Date: 1999
ENQA Full Membership: 2007
Ownership: Non-profit, registered association.
Scope of Authority: Organised as a membership-based not-for-profit association under German law, ASIIN e. V. is carried by a broad coalition of academic and professional associations and higher education institutions. All activities of ASIIN e. V. are aimed at securing and further expanding high standards and the quality of higher education - within Germany and internationally.
ASIIN operates internationally on a private-law base but is located in Germany and authorized as agency under the respective national public law in Germany, Switzerland and The Netherlands.
Agency's Role: In the field of programme accreditation, ASIIN e. V. is specialised in reviewing degree programmes in engineering, informatics, mathematics and the natural sciences and all interdisciplinary combinations to these subject. At the institutional level, ASIIN e. V. undertakes reviews of quality management systems at higher education institutions. The areas of expertise are reflected in the composition of its boards and committees which consist of national and international experts in the respective fields.
Keywords: Accreditation of degree programmes, accreditation of quality management sytems in higher education, labels, certifications, engineering, computer science/informatics, natural sciences, mathematics, architecture.
Methods Used: The certification procedures carried out by ASIIN e. V. are based on the peer review principle as well as on the prinicples of transparency, comparability and international compatibility - respecting the ESG in any case. They focus on the outcomes of the process under review and combine a fitness-for-purpose approach (checking the coherence of objectives and results) with a fitness-of-purpose approach (as the objectives must be demonstrated to reflect the interests of the stakeholders in the respective process). Further requirements stipulated by national legislation are duly considered.
Review Date: 2010
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: - Prof. Dr. Reinhold R. Grimm (Chairman), Universität Jena (em.); Chairman of
Accreditation Council
- Dr. Ingo Dahm, Deutsche Telekom AG (representative of professional practice)
- Dr. Guy Haug, Austrian Accreditation Council (international representative)
- Dr. Kurt Sohm, FH Council Austria (Österreichischer Fachhochschulrat) (international representative)
- Johanna Thünker, student at the University of Düsseldorf
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 8 February 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/04 Auditor Report on ASIIN Application for Re-accreditation.pdf
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof. Dr. Johann Schneider (chair), FH Frankfurt am Main and a member of the Accreditation Council (higher education institution representative) up to February 2009;
• Anja Gadow (representative of the students);
• Dr. Bernd Kaßebaum, IG Metall, department of education and training policies and general education policy (representative of professional practice);
• Prof. Dr. rer. pol. Ute von Lojewski, president of FH Münster (representative of the Accreditation Council);
• Thierry Malan, former Inspecteur général de l'administration de l'éducation nationale et de la recherche (international representative);
• Dr. Irene Müller, director of the area "international coordination" of the Austrian Exchange Service GmbH (OeAD-GmbH) and a member of the council of the university of applied sciences (international representative).
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 5 February, 2010
External Review Link: /files/evalag_review report locked.pdf
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 Date: 2011
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: - Prof. Dr. h.c. Dietmar von Hoyningen-Huene (chairman), Hochschule Mannheim
University of Applied Science
- Dr. Sabine Felder, Director of Bologna Coordination, Rectors' Conference of the
Swiss Universities (CRUS)
- Moritz Maikämper, Student at the BTU Cottbus (Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus)
- Thierry Malan, International higher education consultant (former Inspecteur général de l'administration de l'éducation nationale et de la recherche, a.D.)
- Henning Dettleff, Confederation of German Employers' Associations (Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Arbeitgeberverbände, BDA)
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed on 12 June 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/02_External review report_FIBAA 2012.pdf
GAC - German Accreditation Council (Germany)
 Contact person
Dr. Olaf Bartz
Managing Director
bartz@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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Alfred Kieser (Chair), Chair for General Business Administration and Organisation, Mannheim University;
• Dr. Uwe Schmidt (Secretary), Head of the Centre for Quality Assurance and
Development (ZQ), Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz; Daniela Heinze, academic employee at the ZQ;
• Prof. Dr. Ilse Helbrecht, Deputy Headmistress for Instruction, Studies
and International Relations, Bremen University;
• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Reinhard F. Hüttl, Academic Executive Board and Chairman of the Board of the GeoForschungsZentrums [Geo Research Centre] Potsdam;
• Christina Rozsnyai, M.A., M.L.S., Programme Officer for Foreign Affairs,
Hungarian Accreditation Committee, Member of the EUA Institutional Evaluation
Programme Steering Committee, Secretary General of the CEE Network, Budapest;
• Dr. Ton Vroeijenstijn, Senior Expert, Former Head Quality Assurance Department of the Association of Universities in the Netherlands (VSNU), Former Member Steering Group ENQA, Former Coordinator ECA, Rijswijk;
• Nina Gustafsson Åberg, student in the Master’s Programme “International Politics”, Uppsala University.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 04 September 2008.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/GAC%20review%20report.pdf
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 Date: 2010
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof. Dr. Reinhard Zintl (Chair), University of Bamberg, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and member of the Accreditation Council
• Lewis Purser (Secretary), Irish Universities Association
• Thierry Malan, Ancien Inspecteur Général de l'administration de l'éducation nationale et de la recherche (France)
• Moritz Maikämper, student at BTU Cottbus (Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus) and member of the Accreditation Council
• Dr. Rita Weber, Mining, Chemical and Energy Industrial Union (representative of professional practice)
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 19 October 2012.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/External Review Report ZEvA 2011.pdf
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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Ferdinand Devínsky (chair), former rector of Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia, member and chair of EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme pool of evaluators, member of IEP steering committee;
• Lewis Purser (secretary), director for academic affairs at the Irish Universities Association, member of EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme pool of evaluators;
• Árpád Balogh, former rector of Nyíregyháza College, member of the Hungarian Higher Education and Research Council, former member of HAC expert committee for biology;
• Tove Bull, former rector of University of Tromsø, Norway, member of EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme pool of evaluators, member of IEP steering committee, and a regular participant in quality assessments nationally and internationally;
• Lajos Nyiri, business consultant, former president of the National Committee of Technology Development in Hungary, member of the Strategy Committee of the Higher Education and Research Council;
• András Bohák, president of the student organisation at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 04 September 2008.
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/HAC%20review%20report.pdf
SKVC - Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (Lithuania)
 Contact person
Dr Arturas Grebliauskas
Director
arturas.grebliauskas@skvc.lt, aurelija.valeikiene@skvc.lt Contact detailsA. Gostauto g. 12
01108 Vilnius
Lithuania
Phone: +370 5 2104777
Fax: +370 5 2132553
http://www.skvc.lt
Founding Date: 1995
ENQA Full Membership: 2012
Ownership: Operationally independent public authority, established and funded mainly 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. Evaluation of the quality of higher education (by institutions and by programs), credential evaluation (of foreign HE qualifications and qualifications giving access to HE); provision of information on HE systems and qualifications recognition; information provision to mobile researchers; other functions in accordance with legal acts.
Keywords: External evaluation of study programs, institutions; accreditation; qualifications’ evaluation.
Methods Used: Institutional evaluation and accreditation (based on survey of resources, self-evaluation report, site visit, review report by independent experts). Evaluation of study programs and accreditation (based on self-evaluation report, site visit, review report by independent experts). Evaluation and accreditation of new study programs (based on documentation review, expert’s review report). Public reports.
Review Date: 2012
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Nick Harris (Chair), HE consultant; formerly Director QAA UK, UK Bologna Expert;
• Andy Gibbs (Secretary), UK Bologna Expert, Edinburgh Napier University U.K.;
• Vaidotas Viliūnas, Director of Marijampolė College, Lithuania;
• Giedrius Viliūnas, Vice-Rector for Education of Mykolas Romeris University, Lithuania;
• Julian Hiller, Student Representative, Hannover Germany
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 14 September 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Report of the ENQA panel of the external review of...
NVAO - Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (The Netherlands)
 Contact person
Dr Anne Flierman
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 Date: 2012
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Tove Blytt Holmen, Director of the Department of Quality Assurance, NOKUT, Norway (Chair)
• Signe Ploug Hansen, Director of Methodology, EVA, Denmark (Secretary)
• Elie Milgrom, Emeritus professor, consultant in professional development of teaching staff, Belgium
• Dr. Norma Ryan, Director of the Quality Promotion Unit, University College Cork, Ireland – European University Association nomination
• Julian Tobias Hiller, Student at Leibniz University of Hannover, Germany – European Students’ Union nomination
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 19 December 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Panel report NVAO review 2012.pdf
QANU - Quality Assurance Netherlands Universities (The Netherlands)
 Contact person
Sietze Looijenga
Director
Looijenga@qanu.nl Contact detailsCatharijnesingel 56 / P.O. Box 8035
3503 RA Utrecht
The Netherlands
Phone: +31 30 230 3100
Fax: +31 30 230 3129
http://www.qanu.nl
Founding Date: 2004
ENQA Full Membership: 2005
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 Date: 2010
External Review Panel: • Jürgen Kohler – Chairman, Chair of Civil Law and Litigation, University of Greifswald, Germany;
• Karen Jones – Secretary, Irish Universities Quality Board, Ireland;
• Eric Lindesjöö - Member, Senior Adviser, Swedish National Agency for Higher Education, Sweden;
• Henrik Toft jensen – Member, Rector, Roskilde University, Denmark;
• Bartłomeiej Banaszak - Member, President, Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland.
Review Outcome: Full Membership reconfirmed on 9 September 2011
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Final QANU Report.pdf
NOKUT - Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (Norway)
 Contact person
Tove Blytt Holmen
Deputy Director General
tbh@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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Lee Harvey, The Higher Education Academy, UK;
• Jeroen Huisman, International Centre for Higher Education Management, University of Bath, UK;
• Liv Langfeldt, NIFU STEP, Norway;
• Bjørn Stensaker, NIFU STEP, Norway;
• Don Westerheijden, Center for Higher Education Policy Studies, University
of Twente, the Netherlands.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 11 June 2008.
External Review Link: http://www.regjeringen.no/nb/dep/kd/dok/rapporter_planer/rapporter/2008/eva...
PKA - The Polish 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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Dr. Nicholas Harris (Chair), independent international expert;
• Oddvar Haugland, international expert, Chief executive officer of NOKUT, the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education ;
• Ewa Kolanowska (Secretary), Polish-English interpreter, consultant in HE area;
• Marek Wasowicz, Chairman of the University Accreditation Commission, former Vice-Rector of the University of Warsaw;
• Edward Jezierski, Vice-Rector for Education Affairs of the Technical University of Lodz;
• Viorel Proteasa, foreign representative of students, ANOSR Romania, member of the Commission for Internal Audit of the European Students' Union (ESU).
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 23 January 2009
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/PKA external review - final report.doc
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof. György Bazsa, Hungarian Accreditation Committee, Hungary, (chairman)
• Obe de Vries, Inspectorate of Education, the Netherlands, (secretary)
• Prof. Jacques Willems, Ghent University, Belgium
• Stefan Delplace, EURASHE nomination, Belgium
• Koen Geven, ESU nomination, the Netherlands
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 2 June 2009
External Review Link: /files/final report ARACIS 18 May 2009.pdf
NAA - National Accreditation Agency of the Russian Federation (Russia)
 Contact person
Alexey Postnikov
Director
imo@nica.ru Contact details33 Shabolovka Str.
115162 Moscow
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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Riitta Pyykkö, (chair), Professor, University of Turku, Finland and chair of the Finnish Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC);
• Vladimir A. Zernov, Professor, chairman of the Board of the Association of Nongovernmental Education Institutions of Russia;
• Evgeny V. Kondratjev, fifth-year student of Russian Legal Academy of the Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation, chairman of Student Council;
• Ivan Panayotov, professor, chairman of the Bulgarian National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA);
• Tiit Laasberg, panel secretary, Estonian Higher Education Accreditation Centre (EHEAC), Foundation Archimedes.
Review Outcome: Granted Full membership on 7 September, 2009
External Review Link: /files/NAA_Externa_Evaluation_report_English_final.doc
AAC - Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento (Spain)
 Contact person
Antonio Ávila Cano
President
aac.ceic@juntadeandalucia.es Contact detailsC/ Max Planck 3, Edificio IRIS 1
41092 Sevilla
Spain
Phone: +34 955 04 58 00
Fax: +34 955 05 82 01
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/economiainnovacionyciencia/aac/
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 Date: –
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Séamus Puirséil, lately Chief Executive of the Higher Education & Training Awards Council for Ireland (Chairman)
• Professor Domingo Do Campo, Department of Signal Theory and Communications, University of Vigo, (and formerly Rector of the University of Vigo), Spain
• Thierry Malan, lately General Inspector for Administration of National Education and Research, Ministry of Education and Research, France
• Rossella Iraci Capuccinello, doctoral postgraduate student, Lancaster University, UK, and lately member of the Executive Committee of the European Students Association.
• Paul Mitchell, (Secretary to the Panel), independent HE consultant, UK.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 16 March 2009.
External Review Link: /files/AGAE Review Report Final 170109.doc
ACSUCYL - Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y León (Spain)
 Contact person
Elena Tejedor Viñuela
Director
tejvine@acsucyl.es Contact detailsAvda. Reyes Católicos nº 2
47006 Valladolid
Spain
Phone: +34 983 41 46 55 / +34 983 41 17 43
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • Nick Harris (peer leader), UK Bologna expert, director of
development and enhancement, QAA, United Kingdom (until 30
September 2008);
• Irene Müller, delegate for international affairs at the Austrian
Fachhochschulrat, Austria;
• Lluís Ferrer i Caubet, former rector of the Università Autònoma de
Barcelona, Spain, currently invited professor at the Université
Montréal, Faculté de medecine vétérinaire, Montreal, Canada;
• Manuel Barbancho, co-founder of the Sociedad Mixta Biovet-UCO
S.L, professor at the University of Cordoba, Spain, ex-Director of
UCA (former Andalusian University Quality Assurane Agency),
Spain;
• Severo Natanael de la Calle, student of chemical engineering at the
University of Salamanca, Spain;
• Stephanie Maurer, scientific collaborator, OAQ, Switzerland
(secretary to the panel).
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 5 February, 2010
External Review Link: /files/Acsucyl review report 09 locked.pdf
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 Date: 2009
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Christian Thune, Chair
• Anne Crausaz Esseiva, Secretary
• Lluis Jofre, ENQA nomination
• Maria Helena Vaz de Carvalho Nazaré, European University
Association (EUA) nomination
• Anthony Camilleri, European Students’ Union (ESU) nomination
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 16 November 2009
External Review Link: /files/ACSUG_expert report_(31July09 ).pdf
ANECA - National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation of Spain (Spain)
 Contact person
Rafael van Grieken Salvador
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 Date: 2012
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Peter Findlay, Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), UK – Chair
• Stephanie Maurer, Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (OAQ) – Secretary
• Michèle Wera, Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO)
• Dionyssis Kladis, Professor at the University of the Peloponnese, Greece – European University Association nomination
• Olav Øye, student at the Free University of Brussels (ULB) – European Students’ Union nomination
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 19 December 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/REPORT_ANECA_FINAL.pdf
AQU - Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency (Spain)
 Contact person
Josep Anton Ferré Vidal
Director
direccio@aqu.cat Contact detailsC. de Sancho de Ávila, 125-129, 1st floor
08018 Barcelona
Spain
Phone: + 34 93 268 89 50
Fax: + 34 93 268 89 51
http://www.aqu.cat
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 Date: 2012
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Prof David Timms (Chair), former Deputy Vice Chancellor, Bath Spa University and Higher Education Consultant, UK;
• Agnes Leinweber (Secretary), German Accreditation Council (GAC), Germany;
• Teresa Sanchez, Commission des Titres d’Ingénieur (CTI), France;
• Tia Loukkola, European University Association (EUA), Belgium;
• Nadja Kiiskinen, University of Tampere, Finland.
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 14 September 2012
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Report_AQU_2012_final.pdf
OAQ - Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (Switzerland)
 Contact person
Laura Beccari
International Affairs Officer
info@oaq.ch Contact detailsFalkenplatz 9, P.O. Box 7456
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 accredits 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 Date: 2011
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Marion Coy, Galway- Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland - CHAIR
• Paul Mitchell, MegaMitchell Consulting, UK - SECRETARY
• Maria E. Weber, FHR, Austria
• Guy Aelterman, Vice Chancellor, Artesis University College Antwerp, Belgium – nominated by EURASHE
• Christian Bjerke, European Students’ Union (ESU) – nominated by ESU
Review Outcome: Full Membership reconfirmed 5 October 2011
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/Final OAQ Review Report.pdf
ECCE - The European Council on Chiropractic Education (UK)
 Contact person
Mandy Stagg
Executive Secretary
info@cce-europe.com Contact details4 Coronation Road, Waterlooville
PO7 7FA Hampshire
UK
Phone: +44 (0)7951 899701
http://www.cce-europe.com/
Founding Date: 1981
ENQA Full Membership: 2010
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 Date: 2010
External Review Type: ENQA-coordinated
External Review Panel: • Mr Peter Williams, formerly Chief Executive, QAA (UK) and a former President of ENQA (Chair of the Panel), (UK)
• Mr Axel Aerden, International Policy Advisor, Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO), (Netherlands)
• Mr Tanel Sits, Federation of Estonian Student Unions (EÜL) and Educational Policy Officer, European Students’ Union (ESU), (Estonia)
• Mr Andy Gibbs, Director of International Relations, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Care, Edinburgh Napier University, (UK)
• Mr Paul Mitchell, (Secretary to the Panel), independent HE consultant, (UK).
Review Outcome: Full membership granted 2 September 2010
External Review Link: http://www.enqa.eu/files/ECCE Review Report_final.pdf
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 Date: 2008
External Review Type: Nationally coordinated
External Review Panel: • David Sherlock CBE (Chair), Director ‘Beyond Standards’ Ltd.; former chief inspector of adult learning (not HE) for England
• Colin Baker (HEI representative, Wales), Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Bangor University
• Keith Bartlett (HEI representative, England), Deputy Principal, Norwich School of Art and Design
• Jim Birch (Stakeholder representative), Head of International Recognition, Engineering Council
• Liam Burns (Student representative), President, Heriot-Watt University Students' Association
• Andrea Nolan (HEI representative, Scotland), Vice-Principal, University of Glasgow
• Christian Thune (External QA expert/International), lately Executive Director of the Danish Government’s Evaluation Institute for Danish Education
• Paul Mitchell (Secretary to the Panel), Independent HE Consultant
Review Outcome: Full membership reconfirmed 19 November 2008.
External Review Link: http://www.qaa.ac.uk/international/ENQA/ENQAReviewReport.pdf
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