Regulation and Quality Assurance Agencies of Higher Education in Mexico

Abstract

This article examines the quality assurance (QA) regime of higher education (HE) in Mexico. In particular, we examine how the regulatory framework of HE quality has evolved in the past three decades and the different regulatory configurations and policy instruments used by QA agencies. We argue that the Mexican case is illustrative of a (weak) hybrid regulatory model that combines the policy instruments of both a state‐centred model and a market‐oriented model. Our results show diverse institutional patterns in the evaluation and accreditation of both public and private institutions.

Implementing Accreditation Standards in Academic Medical Programs is Necessary to Trust Higher Education: The Experience of Two Academic Programs at Qassim University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

“…The European education ministers authorized standards and guidelines which form the framework for QA in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) [18]. The Bologna Declaration and the Lisbon Strategy, two reform initiatives in Europe, accelerated the HE reform process, leading to the adoption of QA systems or QA regulatory bodies in about half of the world's countries [20].…”