Quality assurance and accreditation
There is no single, central accreditation body that is responsible for accreditation of the entire higher
education system in South Korea.
There are a number of accreditation bodies that focus exclusively on their own target groups. For
example, the Korean Council for University Education (KCUE) (한국대학교육협의회, Hanguk Daehak
Gyoyuk Hyupyihoe) is responsible for the evaluation and accreditation of all programmes in 4-year
colleges and universities. The Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) is responsible for all
non-formal programmes. The Korean Council for College Education (KCCE)(한국전문대학교육협의회,
Hanguk Jeonmun Daehak Gyoyuk Hyupyihoe), established in 1997, is made up of the directors of all
junior colleges in the country. Among other things, the KCCE focuses on improving the quality of
education in junior colleges, on increasing their autonomy and promoting mutual collaboration among
them. The English version of their website contains a list of junior colleges. See under List of Higher
Education Institutions.
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