German Accreditation Council

We at the Accreditation Council Foundation would like to introduce ourselves on the following pages and give you an understanding of our work.

The German Accreditation Council is a joint institution of the federal states for quality assurance in studies and teaching at German higher education institutions. As the central decision-making body, the Accreditation Council decides on the accreditation and re-accreditation of study programmes, higher education quality systems and Alternative Procedures.

Together with universities, agencies, students, representatives of the federal states and professional practice, we promote the national development of quality in teaching and learning. We also shape international cooperation in the field of accreditation and quality assurance in order to realize the idea of a common European Higher Education Area.