CONIES Council on International Higher Education Supervision 
Accreditations
CONIES-ICHE Accreditation applies to the accreditation of distance and online education, trans-national, inter-university collaborative provision schemes. CONIES-ICHE Accreditation complements and does not substitute national recognition or accreditation.
The following programmes have been accredited by CONIES Board of Accreditation
Institution:
EIC Elite International College
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
Recognition status:
Elite International College, established in 1988, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,
EIC is a Private Higher Education licensed by Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia.
Programs accredited by Malaysia Qualification Agency.
Malaysian students can get Higher Education Fund from Malaysia Government
Licensed by Ministry of Home Affairs to recruit International Student to study in Malaysia.
Quality Management System:
National Accreditation and Licence
Four Star Rating College by MyQuest (Malaysia higher education rating assessment)
Gold Status Approved Learning Provider by Association of Chartered Certified Accountant, UK.
Programme:
Master programmes: MSc, MBA
Doctor programmes: Dr., DBA
in the following study areas:
Education, Business Administration, Management, including Civil Engineering Management..
Type of programme:
Only local programme support by EIC in TNE programmes provided with and by overseas universities. No award by EIC.
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: First, Second, Third Cycle
- NVQ: 7, 8, 7, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2020-2025
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Institution:
Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Secretary of Public Education since 1997 offering Graduate, Master and Doctor programmes with RVOE
Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 29990:2010, LAQI TQM, ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Traccert Canada Accreditation (2017) programmatic
BQS (INQAAHE member) institutional accreditation and QMS (2017)
Programme: MBA Master of Business Administration
Type of programme: University own continuous education programme acc. to Art. 59 Ley General de Educacion without RVOE by SEP
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Second Cycle
- NVQ: 7B MMC, 7B EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
with Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN and Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2017-2022
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Institution:
Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Secretary of Public Education since 1997 offering Graduate, Master and Doctor programmes with RVOE
Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 29990:2010, LAQI TQM, ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Traccert Canada Accreditation (2017) programmatic
BQS (INQAAHE member) institutional accreditation and QMS (2017)
Programme: DBA Doctor of Business Administration
Type of programme: University own continuous education programme acc. to Art. 59 Ley General de Educacion without RVOE by SEP
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Third Cycle
- NVQ: 8 MMC, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
with Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2017-2022
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Institution:
Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Secretary of Public Education since 1997 offering Graduate, Master and Doctor programmes with RVOE
Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 29990:2010, LAQI TQM, ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Traccert Canada Accreditation (2017) programmatic
BQS (INQAAHE member) institutional accreditation and QMS (2017)
Programme: Ed.M. Master of Education Science
Type of programme: National RVOE by SEP for national programme provision on campus and online. University own continuous education programme provided internationally acc. to Art. 59 Ley General de Educacion without RVOE by SEP
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Second Cycle
- NVQ: 7B MMC, 7B EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
with Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2016-2021
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Institution:
Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Secretary of Public Education since 1997 offering Graduate, Master and Doctor programmes with RVOE
Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 29990:2010, LAQI TQM, ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Traccert Canada Accreditation (2017) programmatic
BQS (INQAAHE member) institutional accreditation and QMS (2017)
Programme: Ed.D. Doctor of Education
Type of programme: National RVOE by SEP for national programme provision online. University own continuous education programme provided internationally acc. to Art. 59 Ley General de Educacion without RVOE by SEP
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Third Cycle
- NVQ: 8 MMC, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
with Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2016-2021
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Institution:
Universidad Azteca
Location: Chalco, Mexico / Extention European Programmes
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Secretary of Public Education since 1997 offering Graduate, Master and Doctor programmes with RVOE
Extension European Programmes is authorised to operate Branch Campus acc. to §124a Berlin University Law in Berlin, Germany; and authorised to conduct various foreign university programmes in Austria by Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency Austria AQ Austria acc. to §27 Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education.
Quality Management System: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 29990:2010, LAQI TQM, ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Traccert Canada Accreditation (2017) programmatic
BQS (INQAAHE member) institutional accreditation and QMS (2017)
Programme:
Master programmes: MSc, MBA
Doctor programmes: Dr.
in the following study areas:
Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Advanced Studies, Professional Studies, Individual Studies, Environmental Sciences.
Type of programme: University own continuous education programme acc. to Art. 59 Ley General de Educacion without RVOE by SEP
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: First, Second, Third Cycle
- NVQ: 7, 8 MMC, 7, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
with Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2019-2024
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PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA
Programmes accredited by
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation validates and accredits the postgraduate qualifications and programmes
(i) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 7) Master as accredited Master (MBA, MSc) degree programme;
(ii) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 8) Doctor as accredited Doctor (Dr.) degree programme, in Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Advanced Studies, Professional Studies, Individual Studies, Environmental Sciences.
The programme accreditation includes online distance education delivery. The transnational programmes have been accredited as stand-alone and as a collaborative provision with partner universities. Universidad Azteca programmes are accredited as bona-fide postgraduate programmes meeting the CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation standards.
Certificate no.: CONIES-BOA-AZTECA-14062019
Accreditation period: 14.06.2019 – 14.06.2024 – Extension Period: 18.02.2022 – 18.02.2027
PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA
Programmes accredited by
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation validates and accredits the following postgraduate qualifications and programmes
(i) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 7) Master of Education as accredited Master (M.Ed.) degree programme;
(ii) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 8) Doctor of Education as accredited Doctor (Dr.) degree programme.
The programme accreditation includes online distance education delivery. The transnational programmes have been accredited as stand-alone and as a collaborative provision with partner universities. Universidad Azteca programmes are accredited as bona-fide postgraduate programmes meeting the CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation standards.
Certificate no.: CONIES-BOA-AZTECA-28112016
Accreditation period: 28.11.2016 – 28.11.2021 – Extension Period: 18.02.2022 – 18.02.2027
PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA
Programmes accredited by
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation validates and accredits the postgraduate qualifications and programmes
(i) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 7) Master of Business Administration as accredited MBA degree programme;
(ii) UNIVERSIDAD AZTECA (EQF Level 8) Doctor of Business Administration as accredited DBA degree programme.
The programme accreditation includes online distance education delivery. The transnational programmes have been accredited as stand-alone and as a collaborative provision with partner universities. Universidad Azteca programmes are accredited as bona-fide postgraduate programmes meeting the CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation standards.
Certificate no.: CONIES-BOA-AZTECA-07122017
Accreditation period: 07.12.2017 – 07.12.2022 – Extension Period: 18.02.2022 – 18.02.2027
Institution:
Collegium Humanum - Warsaw Management University
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Recognition status: Private University recognised by Ministry of Higher Education and Research of Republic of Poland offering Bachelor, Master and long-duration one-tier graduate qualifications with national recognition.
Quality Management System:
National Accreditation
Programme:
Master programmes: MSc, MBA
Doctor programmes: DBA, Dr.oec., Dr.Sc., Dr.sci., Dr.edu., Dr.Jur.
in the following study areas:
Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Health Sciences, Law.
Type of programme: postgraduate further education programme acc. to Art. 160ff of the Polish Act on Higher Education 2018
Dual-degree transnational provision with collaborating university.
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Second, Third Cycle
- NVQ: 7, 8, 7, 8 EQF partial qualifications acc. Polish law
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2020-2025
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Institution:
SMC Swiss Management Center
SMC University
Location: Zug, Switzerland (SMC Switzerland)
Valetta, Malta (SMC Malta)
Recognition status: Private University recognised by government of Malta, accredited by NCHE Malta, offering Bachelor, Master and Doctor qualifications with national recognition.
SMC Education Group is a pioneering online-only higher education institution with an institutional EU-government accreditation/license offering Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate degree programmes in Business Administration, as well as undergraduate, and post-graduate business certificates/diplomas.
The Swiss SMC programmes were previously accredited by ECBE and ACBSP for Bachelor, Master and Doctor courses.
Subject to CONIES accreditation are the Swiss programmes provided as inter-university and transnational online programmes.
Quality Management System:
National Accreditation
Programme:
Master programmes: MSc, MBA
Doctor programmes: DBA, PhD
in the following study areas:
Business Administration, Management, Finance, Economics.
Type of programme: University own postgraduate education programme provided internationally as inter-university dual degree course
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: First, Second, Third Cycle
- NVQ: 7, 8; 7, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2019-2024
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Institution:
Universidad Catolica San Antonio de Murcia UCAM
Location: Murcia, Spain
Recognition status: Private University established by the Holy Chair, recognised by national government of Spain and regional government of Murcia, Accreditation by ANECA
Quality Management System:
TQM, QMS
Programme:
Master and Magister programmes
Type of programme:
Titulo propio University own continuous education programme provided internationally stand-alone and as joint provision acc. to Art. 34 Ley Organica de Universidades
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Second Cycle
- NVQ: 7 , 7 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2020-2025
PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA SAN ANTONIO DE MURCIA - UCAM
Programmes accredited by
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation validates and accredits the postgraduate qualifications and programmes
(i) UCAM (EQF Level 8) DBA Doctor of Business Administration as accredited Doctor degree programme in Business Administration.
The programme accreditation includes online distance education delivery. The transnational programmes have been accredited as stand-alone and as a collaborative provision with partner universities. UCAM programmes are accredited as bona-fide postgraduate programmes meeting the CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation standards. UCAM is a recognised university enjoying the rights and degree awarding powers recognised by government of Murcia and Spain and accredited by ANECA.
Certificate no.: CONIES-BOA-UCAM-14102022
Accreditation period: 14.10.2022 – 14.10.2027
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Institution:
Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN
Location: Managua, Nicaragua
Recognition status:
Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN, with central campus and satellite extensions in Nicaragua, is a fully autonomous recognised university enjoying the rights and degree awarding powers of an autonomous university and recognised HEI. UCN was approved by CNU, the National Council of Universities, the accreditation body in charge of institutional authorisation of a new university prior to award of autonomy status by Act of Parliament; additionally UCN is subject to participation in the quality assurance programme in accordance with the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education audited by CNEA the National Council of Evaluation and Accreditation in Nicaragua. In 2011 UCN has been awarded “Exemplary Central American University 2010” by the Central American Association in the USA.
Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN is a recognised university listed in the IAU International Handbook of Universities (World Higher Education Database WHED, “IAU-UNESCO list”): WHED number IAU-017332. Universidad Central de Nicaragua UCN is a full member of the IAU International Association of Universities. Internationally, UCN offers stand alone and joint provision degree programmes with partners and awards degrees officially recognised due to Law 89 in Nicaragua. The Campus and Deanship in Austria UCN European Programmes courses and degrees are approved and registered by Accreditation and Quality Assurance Agency AQ Austria (§ 27 Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education).
Quality Management System:
ASIC accreditation (2013-2016)
Graduate qualifications (4-6 years) carreras are approved by CNU National Council of Universities.
UCN is an institutional member of the CNEA National Council of Evaluation and Accreditation and participates in the legal quality assurance self-evaluation, audit and accreditation scheme acc. to the legal framework in Nicaragua with the agency CNEA.
UCN is a member of IAU International Association of Universities and of CHEA International Quality Group.
Programme:
Postgraduate qualifications:
Master programmes: MSc, MBA
Doctor programmes: Dr. (professional / research PhD)
in the following study areas:
Business Administration, Economics, International Law, Psychology, Education, Social Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Health Sciences
Type of programme: Autonomous regular postgraduate courses of study recognised by law.
Level of qualification:
- Dublin Descriptors: Second, Third Cycle
- NVQ: HE2, HE3; 7, 8 EQF
Scope of Accreditation: ACCREDITED
- Online / Distance Education YES
- Collaborative Provision (inter-institutional) YES
- Trans-national YES
Accreditation period: 2020-2025
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PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE NICARAGUA UCN
Programmes accredited by
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation
CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation validates and accredits the postgraduate qualifications and programmes
(i) UCN (EQF Level 7) Master as accredited Master (MBA, MSc) degree programme;
(ii) UCN (EQF Level 8) Doctor as accredited Doctor (Dr.) degree programme, in Management and Business Administration, Economics and Social Sciences, Psychology, Education, International Relations and Law, Health Sciences, Environmental Sciences.
The programme accreditation includes online distance education delivery. The transnational programmes have been accredited as stand-alone and as a collaborative provision with partner universities. UCN programmes are accredited as bona-fide postgraduate programmes meeting the CONIES-ICHE Board of Accreditation standards.
Certificate no.: CONIES-BOA-UCN-04112020
Accreditation period: 04.11.2020 – 04.11.2025– Extension Period: 18.01.2022 – 18.01.2027
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