ASIIN e. V. is a registered association in accordance with the law of the Federal Republic of Germany.
The association is supported by many organizations, which view the quality of university education as a central concern. They are associations of universities and universities of applied sciences, expert societies, profession-related organizations, industrial and business associations and unions.
This alliance was first founded in 1999 as the non-profit association ASII for the accreditation of degree programmes in engineering an informatics, which rapidly expanded to ASIIN in 2002 by including the fields of natural sciences and mathematics.
Since 2000, ASII or ASIIN has the right to award the accreditation seal of the German Accreditation Council, in addition to the ASIIN quality seal.
Significance
For students: ASIIN-certified engineering degrees are recognized in the European Union, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and other countries, and their graduates are qualified to work as engineers in the above-mentioned countries.
Standard and Objectives
ASIIN's certification standards mainly involve the reasons for opening courses, the teaching organization and requirements of courses and content, teachers and material guarantees, quality assurance measures, and teaching-related cooperation projects. The expectations and requirements of people from all walks of life in Germany for engineering education and the basic development trend of international engineering education are the basis for the formulation of certification standards.
The objectives of the ASIIN certification system: First, the certification system enables the establishment of related majors, effectively guarantees the teaching quality of existing majors, and makes the corresponding majors comparable in the international context; second, the certification system aims to ensure the professional content The starting point standard is to establish the professional correspondence between various college graduation certificates at home and abroad; third, the certification system aims to promote the continuous development and improvement of education in engineering science, information science and computer science, natural science and mathematics. Contribute to improving the quality of subject teaching.
Process and Result
Process: 1. Self-assessment report writing → 2. Formal preliminary audit: completed by ASIIN → 3. Questionnaire for appraisers/certification experts → 4. Field visits, certification reports → 5. The accredited colleges and universities conduct the certification report Status→6. Evaluation of the final opinion of the expert→7. Re-processing by the professional committee→8. Processing, decision and final decision of the certification committee.
Possible results: Pass unconditionally, valid for 5 years; Pass conditionally, submit materials and improvement plan within a time limit; Termination (with a maximum period of 18 months); Finally rejected.
