EQAR, European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education
EQAR (European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education) was launched in March 2008 by the E4 Group organisations within the framework of the Bologna process. The E4 Group is composed of ENQA (European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education), ESU (European Students' Union), EUA (European University Association) and EURASHE (European Association of Institutions in Higher Education). EQAR’s mission is to promote the ESG through increased transparency in quality assurance.
The EQAR register provides users with clear and reliable information and a list of quality assurance agencies considered to be solvent, trustworthy and with good credibility that operate in the EHEA. The listed agencies have demonstrated in an external review by independent experts that they comply substantially with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG).
AQU Catalunya was one of the first three agencies to be listed with EQAR subsequent to it successfully undergoing an international external review coordinated by ENQA.