AAQ - Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Schweizerische Agentur für Akkreditierung und Qualitätssicherung / Agence suisse d’accréditation et d’assurance qualité / Agenzia svizzera di accreditamento e di garanzia della qualità
| Notes: | Name: The agency was named "OAQ - Swiss Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education" until 31/12/2014. |
| Admission valid until: | 2021-07-31 (listed since 2012-05-08) |
| Based in*: | Switzerland |
| HE systems where agency conducted reviews**: | Austria, Germany, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Switzerland |
| Reports by the agency: | http://aaq.ch/en/procedural-reports/ |
| External review reports and EQAR decisions: | 2016-12_A26_Renewal_of_Registration_AAQ.pdf AAQ_External_Review_Report_2016.pdf 2015-07_C01_Substantive_Change_Report_OAQ-AAQ.pdf OAQ_ExternalReviewReport_2011.pdf |
Contact details
| Website: | www.aaq.ch |
| Address: | Effingerstrasse 15 P.O. Box 3001 Bern Switzerland |
| Contact Person: | Laura Beccari (International Affairs) |
| Phone: | +41 31 380 11 62 |
| Fax: | +41 31 380 11 55 |
| Email: | laura.beccari@aaq.ch |
| info@aaq.ch |
Information on the agency's work
Founded in 2001, the OAQ has been renamed Agency for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ), as a consequence of the entry into force of the Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Swiss Higher Education Sector (Higher Education Act, HEdA 414.20) on January 1st 2015. The AAQ safeguards and promotes the quality of teaching and research at higher education institutions in Switzerland. It is independent, uses internationally recognised methods and is able to draw upon the knowledge and experience of leading experts. The AAQ develops guidelines and quality standards, conducts accreditation and evaluation procedures, and works at an international level. It perceives its role as an external partner for quality assurance and development, and provides a range of supporting services. The AAQ acts under the authority of the Swiss Accreditation Council
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| ENQA membership: | Full member |
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| * | This is the country in which the agency has its registered address. Information on the formal status of the agency and its decisions in the country's education system should be obtained from the competent national authorities. |
| ** | List of EHEA countries where the agency has evaluated, accredited or audited higher education institutions or programmes during the past five years. This information is provided by the agency for informational purposes, in order to allow users to identify which agencies have experience with working in a specific higher education system. It does not necessarily imply formal recognition of the agency's results or decisions in those countries. |
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