QAA offers independent peer reviews for international institutions outside of the UK. These have been designed to enable institutions to demonstrate that their quality assurance processes meet international best practice, leading to accreditation from QAA.
We are very much committed to embodying high-quality practices within our institution. We undertook QAA accreditation as a key milestone to demonstrate the high quality of the college's education provision and engagement. At ECAE, we look at the accreditation process as a powerful set of learning opportunities - as a learning process where we actually reflect on continuous improvement within the institution.
Dr May Al Taee
Vice-Chancellor, Emirates College for Advanced Education, UAE
Listen to Dr May Al Taee explain the motivation for applying for, and achieving, QAA international accreditation
International Quality Review (IQR)
IQR analyses and reflects on approaches to quality assurance. It tests whether an institution meets the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), and helps to drive improvement and excellence.
International Institutional Accreditation for ACE Impact
IQR for ACE Impact enables institutions in Africa to demonstrate their quality assurance systems conform to international standards. Like IQR, it assesses against the ESG standards, and also considers local, national and regional regulatory requirements.
International Programme Accreditation (IPA)
IPA enables an institution to analyse and improve the quality assurance systems that safeguard their programme. This supports development of the curriculum and helps student achievement.
International Programme Accreditation for ACE Impact
International Programme Accreditation for ACE Impact has been specially developed to provide institutions taking part in ACE Impact with an independent peer review which may lead to international programme accreditation by QAA.