All programs offered by South African higher education institutions must be accredited.[37]. 2 HRG für die Akkreditierung von Bachelor- und Masterstudiengängen. The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) is a unit within CHEA addressing higher education quality assurance worldwide. It also facilitates the development of higher educational system and upgrade the universities of Pakistan to be the centers of education, research and development. In the United States, accreditation is a major way that students, families, government officials, and the press know that an institution or program provides a quality education. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) is a United States organization of degree-granting colleges and universities. [34], National Accreditation Agency (NAA) of the Ministry of Education and Science also operates under the authority of Federal Service of Supervision in Education and Science. These three bodies are: The Commission for University Education (CUE), formerly known as the Commission for Higher Education (CHE), is in charge of the programs accreditation and the award of charters to institutions of higher learning. Agreement on the Foundation ", Finocchetti, C and Capucci, S, "Accreditation in the Italian University System", คู่มือการประกันคุณภาพการศึกษาภายในสถานศึกษาระดับอุดมศึกษา พ.ศ. The Sindicato dos Engenheiros Técnicos (for technical engineers), was created as the professional association of technical engineers, who were not full chartered engineers, having as mandatory qualification a simple short-cycle 3-year bachelor's degree (bacharelato) awarded by the Portuguese polytechnical institutes and now discontinued since the mid-2000s. At the same time, only one accredited engineering course was offered by a private university and over 90% of the accredited courses with recognition in the fields of engineering, architecture and law were exclusively provided by state-run universities. [20] The NFQ also recognises many foreign accreditation bodies, such as the UK's NCFE and City and Guilds of London Institute. Accredited Colleges, Universities & Programs, Institutional & Program Profile Templates, Working with Members, Informing the Public, COVID-19 Resources for Institutions and Accreditors, Conversations with Presidents & Chancellors, State Licensed or Authorized Institutions, CHEA-Recognized Accrediting Organizations, CHEA- & USDE-Recognized Accrediting Organizations, Accrediting Organizations Recognized by CHEA (names only), The Future of Accreditation - Serving Public Interest, Directory of Accreditation Fees (2013 - 2014), International Quality Principles (with translations), Higher Education Re-authorization Archive, Accreditation and HEA Reauthorization Resources, International Principles for U.S. Accreditors, Workshop on Cross-Border Quality Assurance, CHEA Thanks These New and Returning Members, CALL FOR COMMENT-ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS SEEKING CHEA RECOGNITION, Rethinking What "Quality" Means for Accreditation and Higher Education, Taking Initial Steps: A Path for Rethinking Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Accreditation, Quality and Fall 2020: A Framework for Action, Universities and Dealing with COVID-19 Outbreaks, U.S. Department of Education Issues Final Distance Education and Innovation Regulations, NACIQI Meets by Teleconference on July 29-30, 2020, USDE Announces Extension of Waivers for Accreditation, Bangladesh University Grants Commission and Global Ranking, Accreditation Validity Extended for Indian Higher Education Institutions, Future of Accreditation - Serving Public Interest, Ten Ways in Which Accreditation Serves Students, Society & the Public Interest, Combating Site & Distance-Based Degree Mills, Accreditation and Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act.