13.4 Why does the Accreditation Council use freelancers?

In addition to its Head Office, the Accreditation Council also relies on the freelance services of external experts to process accreditation applications. In this way, applications can be processed more quickly than would be possible with the limited capacities at the Head Office. In addition, the external freelancers, some of whom work in the German higher education system, provide important additional expertise. They are carefully selected and sworn to secrecy. Due to their freelance work, they are not integrated into the Head Office’s work organization and are therefore visible in ELIAS with their individual contact details (email address, telephone number).