IQAP 2026 Brochure
Publication date: 02 Nov 2026
QAA’s International Quality Assurance Programme (IQAP) is a five-day professional development course that provides opportunities to expand your understanding of the current issues in higher education quality assurance, equip yourself with new knowledge to apply in your own organisational context and build relationships with quality assurance professionals from around the world.
Explore UK and international quality assurance best practice, visit London university campuses and build lasting relationships with quality assurance peers and professionals from all over the world.
Who is it for?
IQAP is designed for professionals from outside the UK with at least five years' management experience in higher education quality assurance, ideally, at an institutional or national level as part of a ministry or national quality assurance agency.
To date, IQAP has welcomed over 200 delegates from almost 50 countries across Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East and Australasia.
What is the value of IQAP?
IQAP provides you opportunities to:
- explore current and emerging issues in global higher education quality assurance
- exchange knowledge and practical solutions with peers from around the world
- reflect on and strengthen your own quality assurance approaches
- develop skills to enhance institutional processes and drive meaningful improvement in quality and standards
- understand how to benchmark your practices against global peers and align with international frameworks
- build strategic partnerships that can lead to collaborative projects, mutual recognition and shared learning
- strengthen your institution’s reputation and readiness for international accreditation or partnerships.
The IQAP 2026 programme (below) shows the agenda, speakers and activities that made last year’s event such a memorable and valuable experience for our delegates.
IQAP 2027
Monday 21 to Friday 25 June 2027
IQAP 2027 will take place at One Birdcage Walk, an iconic building in the heart of historic London and home to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
The venue is very close to some of central London’s most famous attractions, such as the River Thames, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey and the London Eye.
Testimonials
IQAP was a truly enriching and insightful experience. The training content was exceptionally well-presented, and the exercises and activities allowed us to apply the concepts we learned effectively.
Dr Nazih Khaddaj Mallat, Vice President (Accreditation and Quality Assurance), Al Ain University, UAE
As a representative from a quality assurance agency, I gained lots of insights and reflections from the group discussions with other colleagues from around the world. The exercises in different sessions encouraged us to go deeper into quality culture, theory, knowledge and skills.
Jenny Chan, Assistant Registrar, The Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ)
The programme has been very empowering as it leads to a 360-degree understanding of the quality assurance cycle and the importance of the quality culture at all levels of a higher education institution.