ACQUIN

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Accrediterungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungs-Institut

Abbreviation	ACQUIN
Formation	2000
Type	NGO
Purpose	Educational accreditation
Location	Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany
Membership	ENQA EUA ANQAHE CEEN INQAAHE
Website	www.acquin.com

The Akkrediterungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungs-Institut (Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute) (ACQUIN) is a school accreditation system founded in the year 2001 as a consequence of the European Bologna process and the upcoming need for assuring the quality of newly introduced undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in Germany. ACQUIN is a member-based, non-profit organisation located in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. The Institute operates under the licence of the German Accreditation Council and is thus empowered to award its quality seal to study programs which have successfully undergone accreditation. ACQUIN was reaccredited by the German Accreditation Council until 30 September 2011. ACQUIN operates internationally in several key regions, including the German-speaking European region, Middle and Eastern Europe and North Africa - Near and Middle East.^[1][2] Nowadays ACQUIN is an association of over 100 higher education institutions from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary and the United States of America. ACQUIN operates as a non-profit organisation which is financed through membership fees as well as through Higher Education Institutions for accreditation services provided.

ACQUIN is a member of and is recognized by various international agencies such as: the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR),^[3] the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA),^[4] the European University Association (EUA),^[5] the Central Eastern European Network for Quality Assurance (CEENQA),^[6] and the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE).^[7]