Instituto de Calidad y Acreditación de Programas de Computación, Ingenieria y Tecnología

ICACIT is an international accrediting agency specializing in undergraduate and graduate STEM and Architecture programs, with over 20 years of uninterrupted professional experience, committed to promoting the continuous improvement of educational quality in higher education in Latin America.

ICACIT has sought to be an important and leading player in Latin America, promoting challenging accreditation criteria for higher education institutions that aim for academic excellence in the comprehensive and quality education of graduates in the STEM and Architecture fields.

ICACIT is part of various international networks and agreements that bring together the most prestigious specialized accrediting agencies in the world, such as the Lima Accord (Founding member and Signatory since 2020), the Washington Accord (Signatory since 2018), the Sydney Accord (Provisional member since 2016), the Seoul Accord (Provisional member since 2022), the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education – ENAEE (Member since 2020), the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education – INQAAHE (Full member since 2020), and the International Federation of Engineering Education Societies – IFEES (Observer member since 2019).

ICACIT grants the international quality label 'ICACIT Accreditation,' which is an audit of compliance with international standards from the Washington Accord and the Sydney Accord of the International Engineering Alliance, the Seoul Accord, the Canberra Accord, and the European Network for Accreditation of Engineering Education, adopted by ICACIT. This audit is conducted for undergraduate and graduate programs of educational institutions.

ICACIT has recently announced the accreditation of its first architecture program: The Arquitecture Program (Programa de Arquitectura), undergraduate level, at Universidad Privada de Tacna. ICACIT is committed to supporting the accreditation of Architecture programs throughout Peru and beyond.