Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation

Established in 2011, the Agencia Andaluza del Conocimiento, Dirección de Evaluación y Acreditación - DEVA (Andalusian Agency of Knowledge, Directorate for Evaluation and Accreditation) is an independent unit of the regional Andalusian Agency of Knowledge (AAC). The aim of AAC-DEVA is the assessment, accreditation and certification of quality within the terms of reference of the Universities and higher education institutions in Andalusia, a southern region of Spain. It covers the fields of institutional quality assessment, teaching staff accreditation and research evaluation. In particular AAC-DEVA's regional coverage and activities focus on: - Institutional accreditation - Programmatic accreditation - Follow-up/monitoring of study programs - Ex-ante verification of study programs - Ex-post re-accreditation verification of study programs - Modification of study programs - Accreditation of Quality Assurance Systems - Accreditation of foreign language skills - Reviews of private Universities for recognition - DOCENTIA program for teaching activity evaluation