September 28, 2009

ACCREDITATION

Accreditation of Programmes or Institutes

As reported by The Star, Focus on Sunday, August 23 2009 (pg F20-F22), “More than 50 Malaysians contributed US$7.3mil (RM25.6mil) to the Spokane-based syndicate, which issued phony and counterfeit high school and college degrees from institutions such as Concordia University, St Regis University, St Lourdes University, All Saints American University and Heartland University.”

To verify the authenticity of the programme or institution, here are some of the partners of local accreditation body Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA):

United States of America:
Council for Higher Education Accreditation (www.chea.org)

United Kingdom:
Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (www.qaa.ac.uk)
British Accreditation Council (www.the-bac.org)

New Zealand:
New Zealand Qualifications Authority (www.nzqa.govt.nz)

Australia:
Australia Universities Quality Agency (www.auqa.edu.au)

India:
National Assessment and Accreditation Council (www.naacindia.org)

Ireland:
National Framework of Qualifications (www.nfq.ie)

Malaysia:
Malaysian Qualification Agency (www.mqa.gov.my)

Thailand:
Office for National Education Standards and Quality Assessment (www.onesqa.or.th)

Hong Kong:
Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (www.hkcaa.edu.hk)

Note:
Formal or legal national accreditation and quality assurance agencies are normally members of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE). For more details, go to www.inqaahe.org.

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