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Press release 05.01.2026

The members of the new term of office of the Accreditation Council begin their work.

Accreditation Council in Dialogue: “Topic of the day: System accreditation – efficiency of QM systems”

On 08.10.2025 , the ninth edition of the format “Accreditation Council in Dialogue” took place, which was dedicated to…

27.05.2025 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: Special challenges in the accreditation of music, art and design study programmes

On May 27, 2025, the eighth edition of the “Accreditation Council in Dialogue” format took place, which was dedicated…

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The Chairperson of the Accreditation Council, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, and the Management of the German Accreditation Council, Dr.…

“Amendment for quality development at higher education institutions – the 2024 specimen decree”

Information event: “Amendment for quality development at higher education institutions – the 2024 specimen decree” The event “Amendment for…

14 November 2024 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: Alternative procedures

On 14.11.2024, the seventh edition of the format “Accreditation Council in Dialogue” took place, which focused on the “Topic…

Quality Dialogues 2024: “Studyability, dropping out, academic success”

The fifth edition of the “Quality Dialogue” took place on 26 June 2024. With this year’s Quality Dialogues, the…

“Three Actors, One Objective (?) – The Roles of Higher Education Institutions, Agencies and the Accreditation Council in System Accreditation”

On 07.03.2024, the Accreditation Council Foundation and ACQUIN e.V. held a joint digital information and training event on the…

14 February 2024 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: Cooperation with non-university institutions

On 14 February 2024, the sixth edition of the format “Accreditation Council in Dialogue” took place on the topic…

19 October 2023 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: Diversity of QM systems – What freedom do universities have?

On October 19, 2023, the fifth edition of the format “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue” took place on the…

Quality Dialogues 2023 – “Diversity at higher education institutions – challenges and design options for teaching”

On 26 June 2023, the “Quality Dialogue” entered its fourth round. This time, the Accreditation Council focused on the…

21 November 2022 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: Role and self-image of expert committees

On 21 November 2022, the fourth edition of the format “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue” took place on the…

“Quality dialog 2022 – Teacher training”

The third edition of the “Quality Dialogues”, this time on teacher training study programs, took place on 08.06.2022. Around…

05 May 2022 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: System accreditation

The third edition of the format “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue”, which took place on 5 May 2022 on…

17 February 2022 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – The importance of qualification objectives for the accreditation of study programmes

The second edition of the format “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue”, which took place on February 17, 2022 on…

08 September 2021 – The Accreditation Council in dialog – Topic of the day: dual study programmes

With the format “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue”, the Accreditation Council would like to enter into a mutual exchange…
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