List
of Sites Containing Relevant Information on
“Quality Assurance and Accreditation” |
| Following
is a list
of sites identified to assist the Egyptian
National Committee
in its endeavor to establish the National
Quality Assurance
and Accreditation body and the operational
mechanisms: |
| 1.
www.chea.org |
Council
for Higher Education Accreditation in
the U.S.A.
responsible for the accreditation of accrediting
bodies.
Contains all information about recognized
accrediting
bodies/agencies and their websites. |
| 2.
www.msache.org |
Middle
States Association – Commission on Higher
Education.
One of the major accrediting agencies in the
U.S.A. Have
had an experience in Egypt accrediting the
American University
in Cairo as a higher education institution
(Institutional
Accreditation). |
| 3.
www.ace.net |
American
Council on Education responsible for
disseminating
information and good practices in quality
assessment and
accreditation requirements. |
| 4. www.qaa.ac.uk |
Quality
Assurance Agency for Higher Education
in the
U.K. responsible for the evaluation of Higher
Education
Programs to promote public confidence that
quality provision
and standards of awards in higher education are
being
safeguarded and enhanced. |
| 5.
www.nlnac.org |
National
League for Nursing Accrediting Commission
responsible
for accrediting Post-Secondary, Baccalaureate
and Higher
Degree Programs in Nursing. |
| 6. www.lcme.org |
Liaison
Committee on Medical Education
responsible for
accreditation of educational programs
culminating in the
Doctor of Medicine Degree in the U.S.A. and
Canada. LCME
is sponsored by the American Medical Association
(AMA)
and the Association of American Medical Colleges
(AAMC). |
| 7. www.abet.org |
Accreditation
Board for Engineering and Technology
responsible
for accrediting engineering & technology
programs
worldwide. |
| 8. www.enqa.net |
European
Network for Quality Assurance in Higher
Education
responsible for the dissemination of
information, experiences,
good practices and new developments in the field
of quality
assessment and quality assurance in higher
education. |
| 9. www.inqaahe.nl |
International
Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher
Education
collects and disseminates information on current
and developing
theory and practice in the assessment,
improvement and
maintenance of quality in higher education. |
10.
www.unige.ch
|
The University of Geneva in Dufour |
| 11.
www.akkreditieungstrat.de |
German
Accreditation Council responsible for
ensuring
quality in higher education teaching and study,
for providing
reliable orientation and for enhancing
transparency for
students, employers and higher education
institutions
alike. |
| 12.
www.eua.org
|
European
Universities Association |
| 13.
www.cne-evaluation.fr
|
National
Evaluation Committee in France. |
| 14.
www.hac.huninet.hu
|
Hungarian
Accreditation Committee |
| 15.
www.members.tripod.com/naac
|
National
Assessment and Accreditation Council in India. |
| 16.
www.mrn.stjr.is
|
Ministry
of Education, Science and Culture, Division of
Evaluation
& Supervision in Iceland. |
| 17.
www.minedu.fin
|
Finnish
Higher Education Evaluation Council (FINHEEC)
in Finland. |
| 18.
www.ncea.ie
|
National
Council for Educational Awards in
Ireland. |
| 19.
www.aqf.edu.au
|
Australian
Qualifications Framework |
| 20.
www.auqa.edu.au
|
Australian
Universities Quality Agency. |
| 21.
www.detc.org |
Distance
Education and Training Council a U.S.
recognized
accrediting agency and a recognized member of
CHEA. |
| 22.
www.nzqa.govt.nz |
New Zealand
Qualifications Authority is a
government body
established by the Minister of Education under
the umbrella
of the Ministry. |
| 23.
www.aau.nz |
Accreditation
Audit Unit in New Zealand is an
independent body
set up by universities to carry out audits of
their quality
assurance processes and to provide advise and
assistance
with regard to the maintenance and enhancement
of national
academic standards. |
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