What Is INQAAHE — The Global Quality Assurance Network Most Education Researchers Never Check
Over 300 member organizations. More than 90 countries. Founded in 1991.
INQAAHE — the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education — is one of the most significant organizations in global higher education quality assurance. It is also one of the most consistently overlooked in online accreditation discussions.
The crucial point for understanding INQAAHE is what kind of organization it is. INQAAHE does not accredit universities. It works with the organizations that do — the quality assurance agencies and accreditation bodies themselves.
Full INQAAHE membership is granted to quality assurance agencies that meet INQAAHE's Guidelines of Good Practice — internationally recognized standards for how quality assurance agencies should operate. When a quality assurance body holds full INQAAHE membership, it means that body's operations have been reviewed against these internationally recognized standards and confirmed to meet them.
INQAAHE and CHEA operate as complementary frameworks within the broader global quality assurance ecosystem. Quality assurance bodies holding both CHEA CIQG listing and INQAAHE membership hold recognition across two major international frameworks simultaneously.
Most online researchers never check INQAAHE. That gap leaves important verification information on the table.
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What Is INQAAHE — International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education 2026