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Quality and approvals

The Queensland Government has overall responsibility for the quality of higher education in Queensland, within a national quality framework. Universities in Queensland are established under state legislation. While they have a considerable degree of autonomy, they are accountable to the state government and the public for their operations.

Under the Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008 (new window) , the Minister for Education and Training is the approving authority for:

the establishment or recognition of new universities
the operation of overseas higher education institutions
the offering of higher education courses by institutions other than universities.

These approval processes ensure that Queensland's higher education system achieves and maintains a high quality recognised both nationally and internationally.

General information
Information on approval processes in general, including the legislation, fees, the national context and who to contact.

Becoming a university
An outline of how an entity becomes authorised to operate as a university in Queensland including information on criteria and the application process.

Overseas higher education institutions
An outline of how an overseas higher education institution is approved to offer courses in Queensland. Contains a list of approved overseas institutions.

Non self-accrediting higher education institutions
An outline of accreditation and how a domestic non self-accrediting higher education institution is accredited to offer a higher education course in Queensland and/or internationally.

List of registered institutions and accredited courses
A list of registered institutions and accredited courses and contact details for registered institutions.

Operation of an interstate self-accrediting institution in Queensland
An outline of how a self-accrediting higher education institution is registered in Queensland.

Bogus qualifications
Information and advice on bogus qualifications and higher education institutions.

Higher education student complaints
Information and advice on pursuing complaints or grievances against universities and other higher education institutions.

Delivery of courses to overseas students
Information and advice on gaining approval to deliver accredited courses to overseas students.

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This page was last reviewed on 02 Jun 2010