Institutional Governance & Quality
Transparent authority and accountable institutional practice.
This material is a public proposed criteria resource designed to support evidence-based self-study and later independent peer review where eligibility and authorisation are established. It does not certify an organisation, programme or degree and does not grant any European accreditation.
What can be examined
- Verified institutional authority and governance roles
- Quality policy ownership and documented decision rights
- Stakeholder participation and oversight records
- Risk management, internal reporting and remedy routes
- Disclosure of shared ownership, related parties and influence
Sample evidence categories
- Legal documents and adopted governance charters
- Organisational and delegation matrix
- Meeting minutes with action tracking
- Risk register and published quality policy
- Independent declarations and conflict controls
Reporting and safeguards
Evidence provenance, reviewer independence, scope, material findings, outcome terminology and public decisions require an approved operational review process. Publishing a link to this page is not an evaluation result. Related-party ownership must be disclosed; no QUAA review involving an affiliated university can be marketed as independent recognition without genuine independence and legal eligibility.
Evidence is stronger than an unearned seal.
Use our general published framework as context for your internal quality systems.