ASIIN

The Accreditation Agency for Study Programmes in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics (ASIIN e.V.) is a non-profit association founded in July 1999. Since then it has provided expert support to German and international universities in the implementation of accreditation procedures on the programme and institutional level. It is a leader nationally and internationally in the accreditation of programmes in engineering, the natural sciences, mathematics, computer sciences as well as in medicine and economics.

Since 2018, Germany has adopted a new system whereby organizations such as ASIIN review and prepare an accreditation report, including a recommendation for decision and evaluation. Then, the German Accreditation Council is responsible for the final accreditation decision.

In this way, ASIIN functions as an independent, GAC-authorised agency that conducts the expert review and evaluation of engineering, informatics, and science programs, but the formal accreditation decision and national seal are now issued by the German Accreditation Council (GAC). ASIIN organizes peer reviews, compiles evaluation reports, and submits recommendations to the GAC, which then grants or denies accreditation under the unified national framework.

In addition to this role within the German system, ASSIIN also accredits in many other countries, and is also authorized by the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) to award the EUR-ACE® label, providing internationally recognized certification for engineering programs that meet European standards. In this way, within an ASIIN programme accreditation procedure, it is possible to acquire specific quality seals (labels) for certain subjects in addition to the ASIIN/GAC seal. Currently, the EUR-ACE label for engineering and the Euro-Inf label for computer science and business informatics may be applied for with ASIIN program accreditation.

NOTE: Because the responsibility for accreditation decisions was somewhat recently transferred to the GAC, not all previously accredited programs have yet been accredited by GAC. Also, our listings do include programs accredited by ASIIN which carry the EURACE label, whether they are also accredited by GAC yet or not. This is because ASIIN accredits in other countries outside of Germany and is authorized to apply the EUR-ACE label. It is best to double check a program's accreditation with the university in question to confirm its status before pursuing a degree.