Luxembourg has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since 2008.
Focus of external quality assurance
Institutional accreditation and programme accreditation.
Can higher education institutions choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency?
foreign higher education institutions(whether public or private) which seek accreditation in Luxembourg must have their programme and institutional evaluation carried out by an EQAR-registered agency.
Public institutions, i.e. University of Luxembourg has a 'self-accrediting status' and does not fall into the requirement of this legal provision.
Eligibility criteria for foreign agencies:
EQAR registration. The agency is selected by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research.
Conditions for the agencies’ work:
The agency has to follow the accreditation criteria set out in the Regulation of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (see below, art. 4).
Recognition of review outcomes :
The final decision is taken by the Ministry based on the result of the accreditation procedure.
Countries recognising EQAR-registered agencies as part of the national requirements for external QA
Countries recognising foreign agencies based on their own, specific framework or requirements
Countries not open to external QA evaluation by a foreign QA agency
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