Government Regulatory Organizations
Ministerio de Universidades, España
Founded in 1979, the Ministerio de Universidades (Ministry of Universities) is a government ministry in Spain that is responsible for overseeing and regulating higher education in the country. Its main role is to ensure that universities and other higher education institutions are providing…
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Accreditation and Quality Evaluation Organizations
Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento, Direccio´n de Evaluacio´n y Acreditacio´n
Established in 2011, the Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento, Direccio´n de Evaluacio´n y Acreditacio´n - DEVA (Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation) is an independent unit of the regional Andalusian Agency of Knowledge (AAC). The aim of AAC-DEVA is the…
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Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva Universitaria de Aragón
Established in 2005, the Aragon Agency for Quality Assurance and Strategic Foresight in Higher Education (Agencia de Calidad y Prospectiva Universitaria de Aragón, ACPUA) is an autonomous agency for the evaluation of higher education in the Autonomous Community of Aragón in Spain. ACPUA's geo…
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Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación
Founded in 2002, the National Agency for the Evaluation of Quality and Accreditation (Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación, ANECA) is a government agency in Spain responsible for evaluating and accrediting the quality of higher education institutions and programs. ANECA was…
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Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario de Castilla y León
Established in 2004, the Quality Assurance Agency for the University System in Castilla y Leon (Agencia para la Calidad del Sistema Universitario de Castilla y León, ACSUCYL) is the external assessment body for higher education in Castilla y León, Spain. ACSUCYL's mission is the assessment,…
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Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya
Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya (AQU Catalunya) or Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency is an independent agency responsible for the evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance of higher education institutions and programs in Catalonia, Spain. It was…
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Axencia para Calidade do Sistema Universitario de Galicia
Founded in 2001, the Agency for Quality Assurance in the Galician University System (Axencia para Calidade do Sistema Universitario de Galicia, ACSUG) is a public and autonomous organization with the main mission to contribute to assuring and improving the quality of the Galician University System.…
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University Associations and Alliances
Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado
The Asociación Universitaria Iberoamericana de Postgrado (AUIP) or Iberoamerican Association of Postgraduate Universities, is a network of higher education institutions in Spain and Latin America dedicated to promoting postgraduate education and research collaboration in the region.
The…
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Compostela Group of Universities
The Compostela Group of Universities (CGU) is a non-profit association of universities from around the world, established in 1993. The group is named after the city of Santiago de Compostela, Spain, where the first meeting of member universities took place.
The CGU currently has over 70 member…
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Global University Network for Innovation
The Global University Network for Innovation (GUNi) is a non-profit international network that aims to promote innovation and collaboration in higher education. It was established in 1999 as a joint initiative of the United Nations University (UNU), UNESCO and the Universitat Politècnica de…
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Grupo Tordesillas
Established in 2000, Grupo Tordesillas (Tordesillas Group) is a network of universities with the aim of promoting academic collaboration and cultural exchange among its member institutions. The group comprises 55 universities from Spain, Portugal and Latin America, including Brazil, Chile, Colombia,…
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Rectors, Vice-chancellors or Presidents Organizations
Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades españolas
The Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE) is the national Conference of rectors of Spanish universities. Founded in 1994, it represents 76 public and private Spanish universities, as well as the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Spanish National Distance…
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