The Icelandic Agency for Quality Assurance (IAQA) is an independent quality assurance agency, recognised by the Icelandic Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation. Our mission is to safeguard the quality of Icelandic higher education through an enhancement-led approach.
Main functions are:
IAQA acts autonomously and works independently of higher education institutions, the government and other stakeholders. We benchmark our work against the most up-to-date standards and approaches to quality assurance across the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) while also fulfilling national legal requirements for quality assurance in higher education.