About HEAD

HEAD – Higher Education Accreditation Division is a Conformity Assessment Body (CAB), responsible for carrying out audits and conformity assessments only for Higher Education Institutions at both the institutional level and programmatic level.

We conduct our audits in accordance with the IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes and services) and international regulations for higher education sector such as European Quality Assurance Framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQAVET) and Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area.

HEAD accreditation aims to ensure accountability of universities and degree programs which boosts public trust and confidence.

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Why choose us

Internationally comformity

HEAD conducts the accreditation process in accordance with the ISO/IEC 17065:2012 (Conformity assessment — Requirements for bodies certifying products, processes, and services)

Cross-recognition
standards

Passing the HEAD accreditation process means that your university meets and exceeds the standards of Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area; European Quality Assurance Framework for Vocational Education and Training, ISO 21001.

Independence &
credibility

HEAD is an independent accreditation body with a license issued by the German authorized as an accreditation awarding body. HEAD only accredits higher education institutions and their academic programs.

Focus only for
Higher Education

HEAD is only open to prestigious universities whose assessment standards are a combination of European university quality assurance standards and the Bologna process quality assurance guidelines.

Accreditation for all level of HEIs.

HEAD accreditation is not a one-time accreditation. HEAD forms a mechanism for universities to gradually improve quality through institutional and program-level accreditations.

Success through
continual improvement

HEAD understands that the quality is only achieved through continous improvement and we support the HEIs as they do so.

Our mission & vision

HEAD has only one mission that stimulate the quality of teaching, self-apparaisal and accountability in the higher education system, which help Higher Education institutions realize their academic objectives and adopt teaching practices that enable them to produce high-quality professionals.

HEAD – To be an Higher Education accrediting agency of international standard that all HEIs want to join and no HEIs want to leave.

HEAD must have...

HEAD accreditation standard must adapt the international education standard and local regulations in Higher Education sector.
HEAD accreditation certified must be recognized globally.

HEAD accreditation processs must be independent, transperancy and equal based on only the HEAD’s standards.
HEAD board of advisors must be the expert in the accreditation academic field.