CHEA/CIQG Memorandum of Understanding

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation/International Quality Group (CHEA/CIQG) Memorandum of Understanding is designed to engage quality assurance and accrediting organizations in a shared effort to affirm and promote fundamental principles for higher education quality.

The Memorandum is based on the seven International Quality Principles developed by CHEA/CIQG in 2015. More than 65 institutions and organizations worldwide have already entered into this understanding as part of addressing higher education quality internationally.

Click here to view a copy of the Memorandum.

To date, organizations that have signed the Memorandum of Understanding with CIQG are:

 

Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM) United Arab Emirates
Accreditation Agency Curaçao BV Curaçao
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs U.S.
Accreditation Council for Chinese Business Education (ACCBE) Taiwan
Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education U.S.
Accrediting Agency of Chartered Colleges and Universities in the Philippines Philippines
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools U.S.
Accrediting Council for Collegiate Graphic Communications, Inc. U.S.
Agency for Science and Higher Education Croatia
American International University Bangladesh Bangladesh
American University of Armenia Armenia
American University of Iraq, Sulaimani Iraq
Asia Theological Association Philippines
Brighton College U.S.
The British Accreditation Council United Kingdom
California State University, Northridge U.S.
Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education U.S.
Council for Higher Education, Israel Israel
Dallas Nursing Institute U.S.
Distance Education Accrediting Commission U.S.
Dominican College of Blauvelt U.S.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University U.S.
Enugu State University of Science and Technology Nigeria
Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care The Republic of Kazakhstan
European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education Belgium
European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education Belgium
European Council of Leading Business Schools Latvia
Federación de Instituciones Mexicanas Particulares de Educación Superior Mexico
Finance Accreditation Agency Kuala Lumpur
Franklin University U.S.
Fuller Theological Seminary U.S.
German Accreditation Council Germany
High Council for the Evaluation of Research and Higher Education France
Higher Colleges of Technology (all campuses) The United Arab Emirates
Holy Spirit University of Kaslik Lebanon
Independent Kazakh Quality Assurance Agency for Education The Republic of Kazakhstan
Inter American University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau Macau
Lincoln University U.S.
Manhattan School of Music U.S.
Manipur International University India
Middle East University Jordan
Moravian College U.S.
National Assessment and Accreditation Council India
National Accreditation and Equivalency Council of The Bahamas The Bahamas
National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance, Foundation Armenia
National Institution for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education Japan
Ontario College Quality Assurance Service Canada
Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment Thailand
Ontario Universities Council on Quality Assurance Canada
Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities Philippines
Pillar College U.S.
Postsecondary Education Quality Assessment Board Canada
Quality and Qualifications Ireland Ireland
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education United Kingdom
Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
South African Council on Higher Education South Africa
Stratford University U.S.
Sullivan University U.S.
TCM International Institute U.S.
Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency Australia
Tonga National Qualifications and Accreditation Board Tonga
Ukrainian-American Concordia University Ukraine
United Arab Emirates University The United Arab Emirates
United States Sports Academy U.S.
V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University Ukraine
WASC Senior College and University Commission U.S.
Western Governors University U.S.
William Howard Taft University U.S.

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