Accrediting Bodies

ABET is a nonprofit, non-governmental agency that accredits programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering, and engineering technology. They provide voluntary, specialized accreditation for post-secondary programs within degree-granting institutions already recognized by national or regional institutional accreditation agencies or national education authorities worldwide.

Since its founding in 1999, the Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) has strived to assure the quality of educational programs in engineering and related disciplines, and to enhance the professional competence of the graduates of those programs in Korea. ABEEK aims to promote the development of engineering education and produce qualified engineers by providing the accreditation of college educational programs in engineering and related fields and the consultation through the criteria and guidelines suggested for those programs.

The Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders, or Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO), is a quality assurance agency that safeguards the quality of higher education in the Netherlands and Flanders, in an expert and independent manner, and that fosters the quality culture pursued within the higher education institutions in the Netherlands and Flanders. It accredits existing and new programmes, and assesses the quality assurance of higher education institutions. NVAO bases its assessments on the recommendations of recognised experts.

Acredita CI is committed to high quality standards in the awarding of accreditation within engineering and external evaluation processes. They are committed to excellence, independence of opinion and transparency in decisions, spreading the value of accreditation, and the continual improvement of the training process as a way of contributing to the assurance of the quality of higher education. In 2018, Acredita CL became a provisional signatory of the Washington Accord.

On the basis of the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria is responsible for carrying out accreditation procedures in Austria. Private universities and universities of applied sciences (FH) require accreditation as a prerequisite for state recognition. In accrediting a higher education institution, AQ Austria certifies that they have met the prerequisites for accreditation. In addition to the statutory accreditation procedures in Austria, AQ Austria also offers voluntary accreditation of degree programmes for HEIs abroad.

ASIIN is a German accreditation agency specialised in accrediting degree programs from the fields of engineering, informatics/computer science, the natural sciences and mathematics at bachelor, Maser and PhD levels. Within an ASIIN programme accreditation procedure, it is possible to acquire specific quality seals (labels) for certain subjects in addition to the ASIIN 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.

The Association for Engineering Education of Russia was one of the founding members of the Independent Accreditation Center (IAC), which was the first non-governmental agency for the evaluation of engineering educational programs. In 2001 the AEER initiated the revision of the accreditation criteria and procedures to make them consistent with the world experience in quality assurance in higher education. In 2002, the AEER developed new criteria and procedures for public accreditation of engineering programs.

The Australian Computer Society has mission to advance professional excellence in information and communication technology, and provide accreditation for "information and communications technology." For the purpose of these Guidelines, the term "information and communications technology" means: "Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, including directly related subjects and technologies, and their use in analysis, design, construction and application of computer an ccommunications based systems."

BAETE provides accreditation to programs offered by institutions of higher learning approved in Bangladesh. In general, the accreditation of a program recognizes and acknowledges the value of transforming a student into a capable engineer with sound knowledge of fundamentals and an acceptable level of professional competence. Accreditation is granted only to programs and not to the institution as a whole. The same program offered at different campuses of an institution must be accredited separately at each campus.

The Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), through its Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC), conducts accreditation of engineering degree programmes offered by institutions of higher learning within Malaysia. Accreditation is done through the evaluation panel (from academic and industry/practice) whose members are appointed by EAC. The accreditation panel visits the institution to evaluate the curriculum, facilities and the quality management system and have dialogues with management, academic and support staff, students and industry stakeholders.

The Brazil Ministry of Education oversees accreditation of institutions (private and public) awarding engineering degrees via the Comissão De Especialistas De Ensino De Engenharia. The organization originally met in 1999 and based their accreditation system on the ABET system. Currently the National Commission for Higher Education Evaluation-CONAES (Commisao Nacional de Avaliacao da Educacao Superior) is also involved with assessing Brazilian programs.

CIPS is a Canadian IT Federation of 10 Provincial regulators that license IT professionals in Canada and abroad. It provides accreditation of IT university and college programs. As part of this responsibility CIPS undertakes a program of visits to universities and college/technical institutes to review computing and information technology related programs.

Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (CAPES) Foundation is a federal agency within the Brazilian Ministry of Education, which is responsible for the evaluation of graduate courses/programs at the master and doctorate levels as well as encouraging international scientific cooperation. The evaluation procedures consist of critical analysis of annual reports of each course and their re-evaluation every third year. The results of this process are expressed by assigning a grade on a scale of "1" through "7".

The Central American Agency for Accreditation of Architecture and Engineering is a non-profit, self-regulating and independent Central American regional body, made up of the academic sectors (public and private universities), government (Science - technology and education), employer (chambers of employers) and professional associations of Central America. It is in charge of carrying out the accreditation processes of architecture and engineering study programs.

KAZSEE (Kazakhstan Society for Engineering Education) was established as a non-profit organization dedicated to the improvement and development of engineering education and engineering activities in Kazakhstan, including accreditation. In 2024, KAZSEE has rebranded to be the Central Asian Association for Accreditation of Education (CAAAE).

The CTI is an independent body, charged by French law since 1934, with evaluating all engineering training, developing the quality of training, promoting the title and the profession of engineer in France and abroad. The missions of the CTI include the evaluation of all engineering courses at French institutions issuing the title of graduate engineer. Since 2020, the CTI has also been in charge of evaluating Bachelor training from French engineering schools. On request, CTI also evaluates engineering programs at foreign establishments.

The Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is a government body that is responsible for the accreditation of institutes and degrees in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). To ensure that the colleges and universities of the United Arab Emirates operate at international standards of quality, the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research conducts a program of licensure of institutions of higher education and accreditation of each of their academic programs.

The Consejo de Acreditación de la Enseñanza de la Ingeniería, A.C., (CACEI) is a non-profit civil association. Its primary objective is, through the accreditation of educational programs in the area of engineering, to promote higher education institutions (IES) to offer quality education to future graduates.

The Consejo Nacional de Acreditación en Informática y Computación (CONAIC) sets quality criteria to be met by educational institutions dedicated to teaching informatics and computing. The group accredits academic programs of higher education that meet the quality standards set by the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES). The accreditation of the educational program is valid for 5 years, with accreditation carried out in the following areas: Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, and Computational Engineering.

The Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) was established in 1970 with the mandate to regulate the practice of Engineering in all aspects and ramifications. The council carries out this mandate through the accreditation of engineering programs and other initiatives.