The International Association for Quality Assurance in Pre-Tertiary and Higher Education (QAHE) is pleased to announce that it has been featured in a detailed article published by The Evening Leader on 10 September 2026. The piece, titled “How QAHE Builds Trust Through Accreditation and Global Recognition,” examines the Association’s independent quality-assurance model and the practical foundations of its worldwide recognition.
The article highlights QAHE’s role as an independent, non-governmental organisation that reviews educational institutions against its own standards. It notes that trust in such a body is built through transparent processes, ISO-aligned frameworks (including ISO 17011), disciplined renewal practices, and a growing network of partnerships with national, regional, and specialised quality-assurance agencies.
Particular attention is given to QAHE’s network of memoranda of understanding and collaborative agreements across Europe, Central Asia, South and Southeast Asia, Africa, and related professional networks. These relationships enable reciprocal recognition and information exchange while maintaining clear boundaries: QAHE accreditation does not replace national licensing or degree-equivalence procedures, and only institutions that complete the process independently appear on the official directory.
The feature also underscores the importance of public verification. QAHE maintains an open directory of accredited institutions and has issued clear statements that partners, agents, or affiliates of an accredited institution are not themselves accredited unless they undergo independent review. These safeguards, the article observes, strengthen rather than dilute the value of recognition.
QAHE welcomes the coverage as an accurate reflection of its commitment to process integrity, transparency, and meaningful international collaboration in quality assurance.
Readers may view the full article here:
How QAHE Builds Trust Through Accreditation and Global Recognition
For further information about QAHE accreditation, institutional listings, and partnerships, please visit www.qahe.org.
