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Mapping system openness to EQAR-registered agencies

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Austria

Austria has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since 2008.

Focus of external quality assurance

  • Public universities: Institutional audit
  • Universities of applied sciences: Institutional and initial programme accreditation; Institutional audit (after an uninterrupted accreditation period of 12 years)
  • Private universities: Institutional and initial programme accreditation
  • University colleges of teacher education:own methodology

Can higher education institutions choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency?

  • Public universities: yes.
  • Universities of applied science: after having been re-accredited by the national Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria)
  • Private universities & university colleges of teacher education: no.
  •  Eligibility requirements for foreign agencies:
    • Registration on EQAR
    • QA agencies have to submit an expression of interest to the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy.
  • Condition for the agency's work: compliance with the criteria by the Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy.
  • Further information/regulations: Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education (HS-QSG) (§ 19.) (page 14) & BMWF Presentation

Can HEIs employ the European Approach for the Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes?

  • Public universities: yes (due to “self-accrediting” status of their programmes they are able to employ the European Approach).
  • Universities of applied sciences: no
  • Private education providers & university colleges of teacher education: no.

Registered agencies based in this country

Registered agencies operating in this country

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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