IAQA maintains an awareness of operating within a particular cultural, legal and social context. Consulting and seeking advice wherever appropriate are therefore key hallmarks of all operations and sectoral engagements. In this way, the Agency respects the variety of institutional experiences relating to quality assurance and recognises differences in organisational form, mission, size and scope.
IAQA engages with its stakeholders through various sectoral bodies, i.e., the Quality Forum for Icelandic Universities, the Research Evaluation Advisory Committee and the National Union of Icelandic Students. These groups form key points of liaison with the Agency and significantly benefit the ongoing development and enhancement of internal quality assurance across the sector.
Other stakeholder engagement takes place through regular meetings between the Agency and institutional leadership, as well as regular meetings with the Icelandic Rectors' Conference and the Ministry. IAQA also meets with other groups or national agencies as required, both in terms of consultation or where there are aspects of mutual interest in relation to emerging sectoral policy or developments.
IAQA hosts an annual enhancement-oriented conference with the aim of supporting a dialogue between the agency and its stakeholders with external speakers on current and key topics. IAQA also supports events run by the stakeholder groups themselves.