Australia

International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) (421), established in 1999, (Australia)

 

Fields/Disciplines Higher education. Objectives To promote good practices in the maintenance and improvement of quality in higher education. To facilitate research into the practice of quality management in higher education and its effectiveness. To provide advice and expertise to assist all countries to establish quality assurance agencies. To facilitate links between accrediting bodies. To assist members in determining the standards of institutions operating across national borders. To develop methods of quality assurance for virtual institutions; to enhance the mutual recognition of agencies' activities. To permit better-informed international recognition of qualifications. To assist in the development and use of credit transfer schemes to enhance the mobility of students between institutions within and across national borders. To enable members to be alert to dubious accrediting practices and organizations. To assist and support the development of quality assurance procedures in universities and other institutions of higher education. Membership 63 Full Members and 41 Associate Members. UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network Education