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European Higher Education Quality Council

Higher Education Quality Review and Accreditation

Connecting specialist expertise with quality review. Clear assessment pathways for business, arts, technology and professional learning.

SPECIALIST EDUCATION · PRACTICE · LEARNING OUTCOMES
Specialist fields

Distinct fields. A shared commitment to quality.

Eight pathways bring together EPQA private higher education and seven proposed specialist fields, each with clear review scope and priorities.

Private Higher Education

European Private Higher Education Accreditation Council

For private higher education institutions and programmes, connecting current EPQA standards, applications and public verification.

Scope & review priorities

Business & Management

European Business Quality Accreditation

From programme objectives to management practice, with verifiable learning outcomes.

Scope & review priorities

Arts & Design

European Arts Quality Accreditation

Respect creative diversity through evidence from portfolios, process and assessment.

Scope & review priorities

Engineering & Technology

European Technology Quality Accreditation

Connect laboratory work, projects and technical capability with clear learning objectives.

Scope & review priorities

Social Sciences & Education

European Social Sciences Quality Accreditation

Review social sciences provision through research methods, teaching practice, ethics and learner support.

Scope & review priorities

Hospitality, Tourism & Culinary Arts

European Hospitality Quality Accreditation

Review learning through authentic tasks, practice facilities and professional standards.

Scope & review priorities

Vocational & Adult Learning

European Vocational Quality Accreditation

Start with adult learning needs and define what skills, assessment and certificates actually represent.

Scope & review priorities

Online & Distance Education

European Distance Education Quality Accreditation

Focus on distance-learning design, participation, learner support and reliable assessment.

Scope & review priorities
The review pathway

Define the scope.
Then review the evidence.

Evidence may differ by discipline. Application scope, review responsibilities and decision criteria should remain clear.

Explore standards and process ↗
  1. 01

    Eligibility & scope

    Confirm the operator, lawful delivery basis and level of the proposed provision.

  2. 02

    Evidence & self-evaluation

    Prepare curriculum, governance and learning evidence against applicable standards.

  3. 03

    Specialist peer review

    Relevant specialists review evidence and undertake further verification where needed.

  4. 04

    Decision & monitoring

    Define the decision, approved scope, validity and follow-up requirements.

Public verification

Behind every mark,
a verifiable record.

Check the issuer, institution, approved scope and validity. A programme decision should not be read as accreditation of every activity of an institution.

Open unified certificate verification
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Existing application system

Private higher education accreditation

Explore EPQA quality reviews for private higher education institutions and programmes, including applicable standards, eligibility requirements and accreditation scope.

Explore EPQA private higher education accreditation ↗

Start with a clear description of your provision.

Choose your field and review scope, then prepare the information for an eligibility discussion.

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