ASIIN
The ASIIN e. V. (accreditation agency for courses in engineering, computer science, natural sciences and mathematics e.V.) in Düsseldorf is a non-profit association that works nationally and internationally for the recognition, comparability and quality testing ( accreditation ) of bachelor and master degrees courses . Among the accreditation agencies examined by the Accreditation Council, ASIIN is the only one that specializes in engineering , natural sciences and computer scienceand math .
The chairman of the board has been Hans-Heinz Zimmer, chairman of the board of the association of electrical engineering, electronics and information technology since January 1st, 2009 .
history
The association was founded in July 1999 as a non-profit association for the accreditation of engineering and computer science courses. In July 2001, the first engineering / IT programs are accredited and they receive the ASII certificate. In September 2002 the ASII merged with the accreditation agency for courses in chemistry , biochemistry and chemical engineering at universities and technical colleges , resulting in today's ASIIN. In 2003, the establishment of committees for natural sciences and mathematics began.
In February 2006 the association was a founding member of the European network of engineering accreditation agencies and associations European Network for the Accreditation of Engineering Education (ENAEE) , in April of that year an application was submitted to the EU Commission for the promotion of the development of European standards for the accreditation of computer science courses , Euro-Inf project (European Accreditation of Informatics Programs) submitted. The admission as a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) took place in February 2007. Associated with the admission was the determination that the ASIIN meets the requirements of the "Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area" .
Between August 2007 and April 2008 the bodies for the evaluation of quality management systems (system accreditation) were set up.
In the reaccreditation decision, the Accreditation Council also determined that ASIIN e. V. has not met some quality requirements in the past. However, some of these requirements were only formulated in an Accreditation Council resolution of December 15, 2005, and the resulting deficiencies are also described as not essential. Nevertheless, 7 conditions were issued to further improve the quality standards. At its meeting on 14./15. In February 2007 the Accreditation Council determined that ASIIN e. V. has fulfilled these requirements.
The registered association is supported equally by professional societies from the natural sciences and technology, by mergers of universities and technical colleges as well as by business associations of employers and employees.
Technical committees
ASIIN has set up the following specialist committees :
- FA 1: Mechanical engineering and process engineering
- FA 2: Electrical / Information Technology
- FA 3: Construction and surveying
- FA 4: Computer Science
- FA 5: Physical technologies, materials and processes
- FA 6: Industrial engineering
- FA 7: Business Informatics
- FA 8: Agricultural and nutritional sciences and land maintenance
- FA 9: Chemistry / Technical Chemistry
- FA 10: Life Sciences
- FA 11: Geosciences
- FA 12: Mathematics
- FA 13: Physics
Other accreditation organizations
- Accreditation agency for degree programs in the field of health and social affairs e. V. (AHPGS)
- Agency for quality assurance through accreditation of study programs - (AQAS)
- evalag (Evaluation Agency Baden-Württemberg)
- Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA)
- Central Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (ZEvA)