Quality assurance
We evaluate the quality of higher education and research. It is vital for students, employers and society at large that all Swedish higher education and research are of high quality. Four separate evaluations form a national system for quality assurance.
Quality assurance of higher education
The objectives of UKÄ’s reviews are to assess the performance of the study programmes and contribute to the HEIs’ work with quality improvements in higher education and research.
Institutional reviews of the HEIs' quality assurance processes
Institutional reviews aim to confirm that the quality assurance processes ensure high quality courses and programmes and help to enhance the HEIs’ quality.
Programme evaluations
The aim of programme evaluations is to monitor the programmes’ outcomes and to contribute to the higher education institution’s own quality improvements for the reviewed programmes.
Appraisal of applications for degree-awarding powers
The Swedish Higher Education Authority (UKÄ) decides which higher education institutions are to be entitled to award a degree.
Thematic evaluations
The purpose of thematic evaluations is to provide a better understanding and national comparisons of how various higher education institutions (HEIs) work and of achieved results in the examined theme.
International principles for quality assurance and ENQA
To build legitimacy for Swedish higher education, UKÄ has emphasised the importance of following international principles for quality assurance in our new quality assurance system.
Assessment panels and external experts
UKÄ's reviews are based on peer review by an independent external assessment panel.