Akkreditierungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungsinstitut e.V.

Established in 2001, the Accreditation, Certification and Quality Assurance Institute (Akkrediterungs-, Certifizierungs- und Qualitätssicherungs-Institut, ACQUIN) is a member-based, non-profit organisation, operating under the licence of the German Accreditation Council, whose members are higher education institutions, professional associations and business companies. Its core competence is the evaluation and accreditation of study programs for different types of higher education institutions both in Germany and abroad as well as evaluation and accreditation of quality management systems of higher education institutions. ACQUIN's international geo coverage includes the following activities:
- Joint program accreditation
- Institutional accreditation abroad
- Program accreditation abroad
- Certification of further education courses
- Certification procedures in Germany and abroad