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ACQUIN - Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute

ACQUIN - Akkreditierungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungsinstitut e.V.

Website: www.acquin.org
Admission valid until: 2011-05-31 (listed since 2009-04-08)
Based in*: Germany

Contact details

Address: Brandenburger Str. 2
95448 Bayreuth
Germany
Contact Person: Helke Biehl
Phone: +49 921 530390 71
 
Fax: +49 921 530390 51
Email: biehl@acquin.org
 

Information on the agency’s work

Our agency is highly committed to quality and excellence in all its activities:
- Accreditation of German Bachelor and Master study programmes
- Accreditation in all subject fields based on the expertise of our Standing Expert Committee members
- Evaluation and accreditation of selected international study programmes
- International cooperation and networking
- Projects and workshops with national and international partners
- Development of new quality assurance methods
- Publications

Agency operates in**: Switzerland; Romania; Poland; Netherlands; Hungary; Bulgaria; Czech Republic; Austria; Germany
Specialisation: All subject fields.
Types/Methods of quality assurance used: Assessment based on the "General Rules for Carrying out for the Accreditation and Reaccreditation of Study Programmes" and the ACQUIN "Guidelines for the Self-Evaluation and Assessment of Degree Programmes".
Review reports: www.acquin.org/en/accredited.php
ENQA membership: Full member
Report(s): 03_ACQUIN_assessment_report_ESG.pdf
 

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*   This is the country which the agency has its registered address in. Information on the formal status of the agency in the country's education system as well as on the formal impact of the agency's decisions, if any, should be obtained from the competent national authorities.
**   This is a list of countries provided by the agency for informational purposes. It does not imply any official recognition of the agency's quality assurance results or decisions by the competent authorities in those countries, for whatever purpose.
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