Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities (OAQ)

The purpose of the Center of Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Swiss Universities (OAQ) is to assure and promote the quality of teaching and research at the universities in Switzerland. It operates independently, and bases its work on international practices and research findings. It organizes and manages its own affairs under the terms of its bylaws and has its own budget.

Procedures Quality audits 2007/08 Concluded accreditation procedures		Events ECA Conference: "Joint Programmes: Too many cooks in the kitchen?" Graz, 10-11 june 2010
Reports Annual report 2009 (german), PDF Glossary OAQ (de), PDF		Points of View Position of the OAQ on the new Higher education law (de), PDF Institutional Accreditation: The Swiss Experience, PDF
The OAQ Accreditation in Germany Official accreditation agency in the area of universities of applied sciences (de)		News Job vacancy: Scientific Collaborator for the accreditation of Basic and Postgraduate Medical Education (80-100%)

OAQ  Falkenplatz 9  P.O.Box  CH-3001 Bern  Phone +41 31 380 11 50  Fax +41 31 380 11 55
Last version: August 2010