Defined criteria
Published review criteria, interpretation notes and version control offer a consistent basis for evidence-led discussion.
Explore the reviewQUAA develops transparent criteria and evidence-led approaches to reviewing universities, academic programmes and digital learning. Through QUAA Education, we focus first on European-informed higher education quality reviews with clear methods and public accountability.
We design review approaches that make quality understandable, assessable and open to scrutiny. Credibility starts with transparent rules — not an impressive badge.
Published review criteria, interpretation notes and version control offer a consistent basis for evidence-led discussion.
Explore the reviewDocument-based analysis, proportional review design and clear separation of assessment and decision functions.
Explore the reviewA registry model that connects any legitimately issued result to its precise scope, status and supporting record.
Explore the reviewEuropean Higher Education Quality Reviews. Our initial work focuses on higher education institutions, academic programmes, online learning and continuing education, using a developing framework informed by European quality-assurance principles.
Every credible review needs an intelligible process, documented evidence and a decision mechanism that is protected from commercial influence.
Eligibility, objectives and boundaries agreed before evidence is collected.
Documents, interviews and learning environments reviewed against clear criteria.
Strengths, gaps, conditions and recommendations documented with traceable reasoning.
Where a valid decision has been made, the public record shows exactly what was reviewed.
The QUAA Public Registry is designed to protect the value of an assessment: searchable scope, evidence, review status and a stable reference for each legitimate published outcome.
There are currently no completed QUAA reviews in the public registry. The absence of entries is intentional, and reflects our development stage.
Open public registryExplore a review scope or prepare an institutional enquiry.
Explore the QUAA Quality Code, the 40-criterion framework, published reports and public decision records. There are no published review decisions at this time.