Recognized quality Bodies

The BQS recognized  quality bodies
Membership into these organizations does exempt the member institution from complying with the BQS Accredited process to obtain the BQS  Accredited membership status . Members of these quality bodies are eligible  to  be an accredited member

AAHEA - American Association for Higher Education and Accreditation  (recognition on review)
BAC - British Accreditation Council
CQAIE - The Center for Quality Assurance in International Education
CHEA - Council for Higher Education Accreditation
ECA - European Consortium for Accreditation
ENIC Network (European Network of Information Centres)
EUA - European University Association
EUCEN - The European Universities Continuing Education Network
EuroPACE
GUNI - Global University Network for Innovation
IAO - International Accreditation Organization (  recognition on review)
IAU - International Association of Universities
INQAAHE - International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education
NARIC Network (National Academic Recognition Information Centres)
QAAHE - Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
UCEA - University Continuing Education Association
UDUAL - Unión de Universidades de América Latina

  BQS recognized Quality Organization
These organizations provide educational quality references and/or assessment.  

ACA - Academic Cooperation Association
CASE - Council for Advancement & Support of Education
CCE - Commonwealth Consortium for Education
CUFCE - California University Foreign Credentials Evaluation
ECBE - European Council for Business Education
EFQUEL - European Foundation for Quality in eLearning
EROD - Education Resource Organizations Directory
IARC - International Accreditation & Recognition Council
IACET - International Association for Continuing Education & Training
IEA - International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
ODLQC - Open Distance Learning Quality Council
OUI - Organización Universitaria Interamericana
APPETD South Africa

BQS recognized Professional Bodies and Awarding Bodies
Institutions recognized by this bodies are eligible to participate as Accredited  institutional members

• Architects Registration Board
• Ballsbridge university Professional Bodies
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Association of Clinical Scientists
• Association of Graduate Recruiters
• Association of International Accountants
• Association of Masters of Business Administration
• Bar Council
• British Association For Counselling and Psychotherapy
• British Dental Association
• British Institute of Facilities Management
• British Medical Association
• British Psychological Society
• British Quality Foundation
• British Sociological Association
• Broadcasting Journalism Training Council
• Cambridge Academy of Management, The 
• Cambridge Association of Managers, The
• Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI)
• Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists
• Chartered Institute of Building
• Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
• Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals
• Chartered Institute of Linguists
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Chartered Institute of Marketing
• Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
• Chartered Insurance Institute
• Chartered Management Institute
• Chartered Quality Institute
• Chartered Society of Designers & The Design Association
• Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
• College of Occupational Therapists
• Engineering Council UK
• General Chiropractic Council
• General Dental Council
• General Medical Council
• General Optical Council
• General Osteopathic Council
• General Social Care Council
• General Teaching Council For England
• Health Professions Council
• Institute for Learning
• Institute of Actuaries
• Institute of Administrative Management
• Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institute of Payroll Professionals (IPP)
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Science and Technology, The
• Institution of Chemical Engineers
• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales
• Institution of Engineering and Technology
• Institution of Occupational Safety and Health
• Landscape Institute
• Law Society
• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Oxford Association of Management, The
• Registration Council For Clinical Physiologists
• Royal Academy of Engineering
• Royal College of General Practitioners
• Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
• Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
• Royal Economic Society
• Royal Institute of British Architects
• Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
• Royal Society of Chemistry
• Royal Statistical Society
• Royal Town Planning Institute
• Sector Skills Council for the Justice, Community Safety and Legal Services sectors
• Society and College of Radiographers
• Solicitors Regulation Authority
• UK Inter-Professional Group

 BQS  recognized  institution strongly address quality issues in higher education

Other Organizations That Address Quality Assurance Issues
ASEAN University Network
  Asian-Pacific Quality Network
Association of African Universities
  Association of Arab Universities
Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA)
  Council for Higher Education Accreditation
Council of Europe
  Eurasian Quality Assurance Network (EAQAN)
European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
  European Center for Higher Education (UNESCO-CEPES)
European Network of Information Centres (ENIC)
  European Training Foundation
European University Association
  Inter-American Organization for Higher Education
International Association of Universities
  International Institute for Higher Education for Latin America and the Caribbean (IESALC)
International Network for Higher Education in Africa
  International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
Latin American Network Information Center (Higher Education) (LANIC)
  National Academic Recognition Information Centres (NARIC)
Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
  Red Iberoamericana para la Acreditación de la Calidad de la Educación Superior (RIACES)
UNESCO Higher Education Portal
  Union of Universities of Latin America and the Caribbean
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