The National Centre for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA) is an independent organization founded by the RA government in 2008.

ANQA implements quality assurance processes through institutional and programme accreditation in preliminary, vocational and higher educational institutions. Its goal is to support tertiary level institutions to create a quality culture in accordance with the legislation of RA.

ANQA has been attaching great importance to the creation of continuous quality enhancement culture and promotion of educational reforms at tertiary level institutions in the Republic of Armenia. While performing its activities, ANQA represents public interest, strives to increase the competitiveness of TLIs at the national and international levels and is guided by the following principles:

• Trust: through its activities ANQA strives to guarantee public trust to tertiary education.
• Innovation: through its activities, ANQA promotes innovation in the higher and vocational education system.
• Equity: ANQA strives to ensure equal opportunities for every social stratum through its approach to all the stakeholders of tertiary education.
• Accountability: ANQA ensures accountability for all its stakeholders.
• Collaboration: ANQA cooperates with all stakeholders to achieve its strategic goals.

For further information please see։ https://www.anqa.am/en/