Membership

IAABEP

Membership

IAABEP is a worldwide association of near 300 organizations active in the theory and practice of quality assurance in higher education. The great majority of its members are quality assurance agencies that operate in many different ways, although the Network also welcomes (as associate members) other organizations that have an interest in QA in HE.

Following the amendments to the Constitution introduced in 2018, based on the accumulated experience throughout the years, as well as introduction of a new membership category, a revision of the membership criteria and processes has been undertaken. The current membership criteria and procedures wants to ensure quality, accountability, and responsibilities of the applicants and current members in order to keep instilling trust and credibility among the wider HE community.

Membership

IAABEP offers four categories of membership:

GGP ALIGNED MEMBERS

are organizations responsible for assuring the quality of post-secondary provisions – institutions and programs, such as accreditation, audit or other bodies responsible for the external evaluation of institutions and/or programs, which have successfully undergone the IAABEP GGP Alignment procedure and whose alignment is current.

FULL MEMBERS

are organizations responsible for assuring the quality of post-secondary provisions – institutions and programs, such as accreditation, audit or other bodies responsible for the external evaluation of institutions and/or programs.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

 are tertiary education institutions or organizations with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions or education programs.

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

 are individuals with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education and a proven track record of involvement in tertiary education quality assurance.