About ATHEA

Welcome to ATHEA The Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA) is a voluntary, non-governmental, membership association that is dedicated to quality assurance through institutional accreditation. ATHEA is located in Vienna, Austria and promotes the following activities: 

  1. To provide educational, accrediting, quality assurance and other services to its member institutions. These are degree/diploma granting post-secondary educational institutions offering higher education inside or outside the European Higher Education Area.
  2. To conduct voluntary, non-governmental peer review and make decisions concerning the accreditation or pre-accreditation status of member institutions.
  3. To seek registration on the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR) for Higher Education.
 
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Education

The promotion of education and continuing education for adults, as well as life-long learning in the area of higher education.

02

Accreditation

To provide educational accreditation and quality assurance to its member institutions, comprised of degree/diploma granting post-secondary educational institutions offering higher education and located inside or outside the European area, including, but not limited to, the countries who are signatories of the Bologna Protocols.

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Accrediting

To serve as an accrediting agency that is included on the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education. As such the organization will conduct voluntary, non-governmental peer review and make decisions concerning the accreditation or pre-accreditation status of member institutions, programs, or both.

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Quality

To promote quality assurance and improvement through voluntary accreditation via peer evaluation, and instill public confidence in its institutional members’ missions, goals, performance, and resources through its rigorous accreditation standards and their enforcement.

Our Core Values
The Association for Transnational Higher Education Accreditation (ATHEA) is guided by these Core Values:

  • Self-regulation and peer-review
  • A seamless relationship with member institutions to promote continuous self-evaluation and institutional improvement
  • Respect for the unique mission of each institution and evaluation within that context
  • Transparency about the accreditation processes and the status held by each member institution
  • Responsiveness to the needs of the higher education community and societal changes