Council on International Higher Education Supervision
Council on International Higher Education Supervision
Founding Members are the Institutions of Higher Education, Universities and Colleges establishing the International Confederation of Higher Education (Confederación Internacional de Educación Superior CONIES) in 2012. Founding Members are Full Members of CONIES. Only Full Members can participate in Institutional Meetings and have a vote in decision making.
Institutional Members
Institutional Members are Quality Assurance Agencies, Accreditation Agencies, Professional Guilds and Bodies, Certification Agencies, Non-Profit Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Institutions of Higher Education, Universities and Colleges. Other Learning Provider Services can apply for Affiliate Membership, if the Institution is interested in QM Certification and Programme Validation. Application for Quality Management Certification is available to any Learning Provider Service.
Institutions of Higher Education, Universities and Colleges with CONIES certified QMS and/or CONIES programmatic accreditation
Industry, government agencies, public or private for-profit organisations other than Institutions of Higher Education, Universities and Colleges, Quality Assurance Agencies, Accreditation Agencies, Professional Guilds and Bodies, Certification Agencies, Non-Profit Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations.
Individual membership
Individual membershipis open to everybody not working for Quality Assurance Agencies, Accreditation Agencies, Professional Guilds and Bodies, Certification Agencies
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Hercegovina University
Location: Mostar, Bosnia-Hercegovina
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Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
Location: Managua, Nicaragua
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Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico
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Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM
Location: Murcia, Spain
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Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University
Location: Warsaw, Poland
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EIC Elite International College
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
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SMC Swiss Management Center
SMC University
Location: Zug, Switzerland (SMC Switzerland)
Valetta, Malta (SMC Malta)
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International Association of NLP Institutes
Location: Berlin, Germany
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International Institute of Management and Technology Studies (IIMTS)
Location: India
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Mahatma Gandhi University
Location: Meghalaya, India
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Fundación Universitaria Samuel Hahnemann FUSH
Location: Bogota, Colombia
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Red Autónoma para un Movimiento Político Pedagógico, CAORDIA
Location: Costa Rica
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Universidad de la Salle ULASALLE
Location: Costa Rica
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Universidad de Cundinamarca UdeC
Location: Colombia
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Instituto Europeo Campus Stellae, S.L.
Praza da Quintana, 3
15704 – Santiago de Compostela
A Coruña – España
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Interuniversitäres Kolleg für Gesundheit und Entwicklung (IUK)
Inter-University College for Health and Development
Campus Brixen, Italy. Vormals: Campus Graz-Seggau, Austria
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Ukcollegeonline UOC
Location: 7 Bell Yard, London, WC2A 2JR
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The International Polytechnic Institute IPI
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
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Cambridge Management and Leadership School (CMLS)
Location: Cambridge. United Kingdom.
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WYITH INSTITUTE™
Location: Hong Kong Administration Office.
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CONCORD BUSINESS COLLEGE
Location: Accra. Ghana.
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PARIS AMERICAN INSTITUTE
Location: Paris. France.
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ACACIA UNIVERSITY
Location: Tempe. AZ, USA.
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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY LONDON
Location: London. United Kingdom.
Institutional Members are Quality Assurance Agencies, Accreditation Agencies, Professional Guilds and Bodies, Certification Agencies, Non-Profit Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations. CONIES is also a member of some of the below organisations listed here.
QUALITY ASSURANCE BODIES
ACCREDITATION AGENCIES
NETWORKS
The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) is a world-wide association of 300+ organisations active in the theory and practice of quality assurance in higher education.
The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) provides information associated with accreditation. The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) carries out periodic review (“recognition”) of institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations. CHEA’s purpose is to scrutinize and affirm the quality of regional, faith-based, private career, and programmatic accrediting organizations.
The CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG) is a rewarding and important forum for colleges, universities, accrediting and quality assurance organizations and others worldwide to address issues and challenges focused on quality and quality assurance in an international setting.
The European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) is the EHEA’s official register of QAAs, the quality assurance agencies registered on EQAR have demonstrated their substantial compliance with ESG Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA.
The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) is an umbrella organisation which represents its members at the European level and internationally, especially in political decision making processes and in co-operations with stakeholder organisations.
The Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA) is a non-governmental and non-profit organization with the purpose of promoting the cooperation between the member organisations in the development and harmonisation of their activities, in the field of quality assurance and quality improvement in higher education in Central and Eastern Europe, thereby making a contribution towards the development and implementation of the European Higher Education Area.
The International Association of Universities IAU, created under the auspices of UNESCO in 1950, is a membership-based organisation serving the global higher education community through: expertise & trends analysis, publications & portals, advisory services, peer-to-peer learning, events, global advocacy.
In collaboration with UNESCO, the IAU WHED Portal is the global reference tool for higher education systems, credentials and institutions (HEIs).
The European University Association (EUA) represents more than 800 universities and national rectors’ conferences in 48 European countries.
The European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) represents universities of applied sciences and university colleges; other members of EURASHE are national and sectorial associations of higher education institutions, and other individual institutions, such as universities. EURASHE members operate within and across different national systems whether these are unitary or binary, professional and/or academic.
The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) is an international network created in 1999 and supported by the UNESCO and the Catalan Association of Public Universities (ACUP) located in Barcelona, which hosts its secretariat and presidency.
The European Union and African Union Commissions have announced the publication of the African Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (ASG-QA), under the Harmonisation of African Higher Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation (HAQAA) Initiative. EUA has been pleased to be part of the consortium in charge of implementing the Initiative together with the University of Barcelona (Coordinator), the Association of African Universities (AAU), the European Network for Quality Assurance (ENQA) and the DAAD.
see also NEPAD WEBSITE
Founded in 2003, the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) is a non-governmental and non-profit network who has been striving for “Enhancing the Quality of Higher Education in the Asia-Pacific Region” and “Dissolving Boundaries for a Quality Region”. After 16-year development, APQN has 222 members from 41 countries and territories, becomes the largest and the most influential international organization on higher education in this Region. APQN has played a crucial and unique role in improving the QA mechanism, exchanging theory and practice experiences, promoting substantive co-operations, establishing Consultant Bank, reviewing Asia-Pacific Quality Register(APQR) and Asia-Pacific Quality Label(APQL) in this Region.
The Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) was established on 1 January 2019 by the amalgamation of two former regional accreditation cooperations – the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and the Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (PAC). APAC ‘s primary role is to manage and expand a mutual recognition arrangement (MRA) among accreditation bodies in the Asia Pacific region. The MRA facilitates the acceptance of conformity assessment results (e.g. test reports, test certificates, inspection reports, and certification) across the region and with other regions around the world. APAC’s members include accreditation bodies, accreditation focal points and other organisations that have an interest in accredited conformity assessment results. APAC is recognized by the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).
ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN) aims to serve as a platform for collaborative efforts for quality assurance in higher education, capacity building, recognition of qualifications and cross-border mobility throughout the region, and the development of a harmonized regional quality assurance framework.
Red Iberoamericana para el Aseguramiento de la Calidad en la Educación Superior RIACES. La Red Iberoamericana para el Aseguramiento de la Calidad en la Educación Superior –RIACES- es una asociación que integra a 37 miembros representados por 30 agencias acreditadores públicas o privadas con presencia en 20 países de Centroamérica, América Latina, El Caribe y Europa, y 7 organismos regionales e internacionales. Todo ello congrega una numerosa comunidad de personas trabajando a favor de la acreditación y certificación de la calidad de la educación superior.
ARCU-SUR es el Sistema de Acreditación Regional de Carreras Universitarias, es resultado de un Acuerdo entre los Ministros de Educación de Argentina, Brasil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia y Chile, homologado por el Consejo del Mercado Común del MERCOSUR a través de la Decisión CMC Nº 17/08. El Sistema es administrado por cada Agencia Nacional de Acreditación que integra la Red de Agencias Nacionales de Acreditación (RANA) y contempla las siguientes titulaciones: Agronomía, Arquitectura, Enfermería, Ingeniería, Veterinaria, Medicina, Odontología, Farmacia, Geología y Economía.
Sistema de la Integración Centromericana SICA established the Consejo Centroamericano de Acreditación de la Educación Superior CCA
Unión de Universidades de América Latina y el Caribe, UDUAL.
La Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior (FIMPES) es una agrupación de instituciones mexicanas particulares, que tiene como propósito mejorar la comunicación y colaboración de éstas entre sí y con las demás instituciones educativas del país, respetando las finalidades particulares de cada una, para que sus miembros puedan cumplir mejor la responsabilidad de servir a la nación. La FIMPES agrupa a las principales universidades particulares en México.
The African Quality Assurance Network (AfriQAN) has been set up to provide assistance to institutions concerned with Quality Assurance in higher education in Africa. The network is committed to the enhancement of the quality of higher education and also with collaboration with similar organizations on other continents. The Network has been set up by the Association of African Universities (AAU) with financial support from Global Initiative on Quality Assurance Capacity (GIQAC)/United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The Association of African Universities AAU member universities collectively help shape policy for higher education, science, and innovation; promote best practices in undergraduate and graduate education; and strengthen the contributions of research universities to society. AAU Partners support us in our quest in improving Higher Education in Africa through student, academic, quality assurance, governance and many other key areas that are pivotal to the development of Higher Education in Africa.
Association of Specialized and Professional Accreditors ASPA is an association of organizations that evaluate the quality of programs in colleges and universities for more than 100 different professions and specialized disciplines – from nursing to architecture, and physical therapy to engineering.
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) was established in 1986 with a founding membership of eighteen institutions. Because of HACU’s exemplary leadership on behalf of the nation’s youngest and fastest-growing population, the Association rapidly grew in numbers and national impact. Today, HACU represents more than 500 colleges and universities committed to Hispanic higher education success in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America, Spain and U.S. School Districts. Although our member institutions in the U.S. represent only 17% of all higher education institutions nationwide, together they are home to two-thirds of all Hispanic college students. HACU is the only national educational association that represents Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).
Educause is a nonprofit association that helps higher education elevate the impact of IT. We are a community of IT leaders and professionals working together to tackle challenges and leverage opportunities that are constantly evolving within higher education. We welcome diversity, in viewpoints and experience, and believe in the transformative power of uncommon thinking for the common good. Educause supports those who lead, manage, deploy, and use information technology to advance higher education.
The Forum on Education Abroad is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission as the Standards Development Organization for Education Abroad. The Forum provides training and resources to education abroad professionals and its Standards of Good Practice are recognized as the definitive means by which the quality of education abroad programs may be judged. The Forum’s mission is to cultivate educators who champion high quality education abroad experiences that ignite curiosity, impact lives, and contribute to a better world.
The Higher Education Compliance Alliance was created by the National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA) to provide the higher education community with a centralized repository of information and resources for compliance with federal laws and regulations. The participating associations listed below represent a broad cross-section of higher education interests, and share a joint commitment to providing high quality, free resources on a broad range of compliance topics as a service to the higher education community at large. A wealth of additional resources, denoted throughout the site with a padlock symbol, are available to members of the association providing the resource.
The American Council on Education (ACE) is a membership organization that mobilizes the higher education community to shape effective public policy and foster innovative, high-quality practice. As the major coordinating body for the nation’s colleges and universities, our strength lies in our diverse membership of more than 1,700 colleges and universities, related associations, and other organizations in America and abroad. ACE is the only major higher education association to represent all types of U.S. accredited, degree-granting institutions: two-year and four-year, public and private. Our members educate two out of every three students in all accredited, degree-granting U.S. institutions. ACE convenes, organizes, mobilizes, and leads advocacy efforts that shape effective public policy and help colleges and universities best serve their students, their communities, and the wider public good. We help institutions build their capacity through high-quality innovation. We work to improve equity, expand access to our colleges and universities, and diversify the higher education leadership pipeline.
ACCREDITATION BODIES
The accreditation bodies listed here are not endorsed or promoted by CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation, however, they are in good standing and their accreditations are recognised by CONIES.
The Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) is listed on the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education and is a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education.
The British Accreditation Council BAC was established in 1984 to provide a comprehensive quality assurance scheme for independent further and higher education in the UK. BAC’s services include accreditation and bespoke consultancy for a wide range of diverse education providers. UK and overseas governments seek BAC’s advice based on our experience and unrivalled knowledge of the sector.
ACEEU Accreditation Council for Entrepreneurial and Engaged Universities is an international body specialising in acknowledging and fostering entrepreneurial and engaged potential of universities on institutional, divisional and programme levels.
The Accreditation Service for International Schools, Colleges and Universities ASIC UK is an independent UK quality assurance body specialising in the institutional accreditation of education providers worldwide.
The National Council on Evaluation and Accreditation (CNEA) is the Nicaraguan accreditation agency charged with institutional accreditation.
Los Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de la Educación Superior (CIEES), somos el organismo pionero y más grande de México dedicado al aseguramiento de la calidad de los programas educativos y de las instituciones de educación superior (IES). Evaluamos cualquier programa de educación superior sin importar su nivel (Técnico Superior Universitario, Profesional Asociado, Licenciatura, Especialidad, Maestría y Doctorado), su área disciplinar, el régimen de la institución o la zona del país donde se imparte. Asimismo, evaluamos y acreditamos cualquier tipo de institución de educación superior.
Agencia Internacional de Acreditación de la RLCU es una unidad de la Red Latinoamericana de Cooperación Universitaria, que acredita instituciones universitarias latinoamericanas, tanto asociadas a la Red como extra Red. La Agencia tiene por misión el aseguramiento de la calidad de las instituciones de educación superior y su mejora, mediante el autoestudio y la evaluación por pares evaluadores. Se trata de un proceso voluntario y riguroso que examina la institución como un todo. Frente al escenario universitario de desarrollo de procesos de acreditación por parte de los gobiernos de la región y a fin de evitar la duplicidad de acciones en la materia, la RLCU aprobó en noviembre de 2003, en la XIV Asamblea de la RLCU, la posibilidad de homologar las acreditaciones otorgadas por otras asociaciones.
El Consejo Centroamericano de Acreditación de la Educación Superior CCA es una agencia de acreditación de segundo nivel encargada de dar validez internacional a la acreditación de la calidad de la Educación Superior que se realiza en los distintos países de la región centroamericana.
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation accepts and recognises programmatic accreditations as comparable to our accreditations in the areas covered by the existing accreditations, if the accreditation agency is a member of a recognised network of accreditation agencies (e.g. CHEA, EQAR, ENQA, INQAAHE, etc.). In particular we accept programmatic accreditations for business school programmes for recognition of qualifications by and transfer of credits to the accredited member universities to degree programmes accredited by CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation:
ECBE, the European Council for Business Education, is committed to supporting academic and professional learning institutions in economics, business and related fields.
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a global business education accrediting body and the first organization to offer accreditation to all levels of collegiate business educational degree programs from associate to doctoral. ACBSP accredits quality business programs across the globe, at more than 1,000 campuses.
Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA) is a European, internationally oriented agency for quality assurance and quality development in higher education. We see ourselves as a partner for Higher Education Institutions and comparable education providers. The disciplinary focus of our activities is on management studies, law, social sciences and economics.
Association of MBAs AMBA accreditation service is the global standard for all MBA, DBA and Master’s degrees, currently accrediting programmes from the top 2% of Business Schools in more than 75 countries; a professional membership association that connects MBA students and graduates, accredited Business Schools and MBA employers throughout the world.
The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education IACBE is recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). The IACBE accredits business, accounting, and business-related degree programs at the associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels in institutions of higher education worldwide.
Counseling Accreditation:
International Accreditation of Counseling Services IACS is the only international organization that focuses solely on accrediting professional counseling centers on higher academic campuses. An established leader in the field.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs, CACREP, is an independent accrediting agency that assures graduate counseling programs throughout the United States and the world meet standards within the counseling profession. ACES approached the American Personnel and Guidance Association (APGA, a pre-cursor to ACA) about cooperative accreditation efforts and the result was the establishment of CACREP in 1981.CACREP accredits master’s and doctoral degree programs in counseling and its specialties that are offered by colleges and universities in the United States and throughout the world. Accreditation decisions are granted to each specialty within the applicant counseling program. For example, the CACREP Board could confer accreditation on an institution’s counseling program specialty in School Counseling for eight years, its specialty in Clinical Mental Health Counseling for two-years, and could deny accreditation of the specialty in Addiction Counseling. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES) developed a number of standards and accreditation-related documents that allowed them to conduct voluntary accreditation of counseling programs.