Activities

The main activities of A3ES in developing its mission are:

• To define and enforce the quality standards of the HE system;
• To assess and accredit study programmes and higher education institutions, as well as to audit and certify the internal quality assurance systems of institutions;
• To promote the public disclosure of the assessment and accreditation results;
• To promote the internationalisation of the Portuguese higher education system.

The Agency also performs the following additional activities:

• To provide the Portuguese State with expertise in matters of higher education quality assurance;
• To elaborate studies and expert reports on its own initiative or in answer to State demands;
• To participate in the European Quality Assurance Register - EQAR;
• To coordinate assessment and accreditation activities in Portugal with international institutions and mechanisms.