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Quality Audit<\/h4>\n

Quality audits are procedures that focus on the internal quality assurance systems in higher education institutions. Quality audits were carried out in Switzerland in a four-year cycle between 2004 and 2014 until the introduction of the Federal Act on Funding and Coordination of the Higher Education Sector (HEdA<\/span>). Quality audits at Swiss HEIs have been replaced by institutional accreditation under the HEdA.<\/p>\n

The AAQ conducts Quality Audits in Austria. They are based on the Austrian Higher Education Quality Assurance Act (HS-QSG), which provides for Austrian higher education institutions to have their quality management systems regularly certified by an external body.<\/p>\n

Based on the Quality Audit, the AAQ Commission<\/a> decides on the certification of the quality management system in accordance with the HS-QSG. If the certification decision is positive, the AAQ awards the higher education institution the corresponding quality seal.<\/p>\n

Universities certified by the AAQ Commission in accordance with the HS-QSG:<\/b><\/p>\n