The Swiss Accreditation Council is the joint body of the Confederation and the Cantons for accreditation and quality assurance in the Swiss higher education landscape. It is therefore the institution responsible for the accreditation procedures under HEdA, whether for institutional accreditation or for programme accreditation. Within the framework of institutional accreditation, it reviews the quality assurance system of the higher education institutions regarding teaching, research and services; within the framework of programme accreditation, it reviews the quality assurance of the conception and implementation of the curriculum. The Council is also the supervisory body of the Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ) and the recognition body of other agencies in Switzerland and abroad.
The Council currently consists of 15 independent members, five of whom work abroad. It has a representation of teaching and research areas as well as a gender balance.
