WP 2024-11.
Executive Summary
Our study uses a qualitative comparative analysis method in order to assess the impact of national
accreditation schemes and also other relevant features of the higher education systems of 20 OECD
countries on quality of the higher education sector measured by world rankings of national higher
education systems. The analysis shows that higher education systems with accreditation system focused
mainly on inputs, lacking involvement of professionals in the accreditation process, having a single body
granting accreditation for the respective type of institution or degree, not having English as an official
language, and not allowing public universities to charge tuition fees do worse in the higher education
system rankings. There were different drivingforces behind the introduction of formal quality assurance
schemes in different world regions and countries. The legacy of the iron curtain seems to be present
also with regard to the approaches to quality assurance and cost sharing in higher education.
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