The document discusses quality assurance and accreditation in Egyptian higher education. It outlines the mission and strategic objectives of the National Quality Assurance and Accreditation Committee (NQAAC) to ensure high quality education that meets international standards. The NQAAC is working to establish an internal quality assurance system in universities and a developmental engagement phase to help institutions prepare for the future accreditation phase. It has achieved this through various projects and by developing standards, benchmarks, and quality assurance centers in universities. Implementation of the quality assurance system faces some challenges around issues like relevance within the Egyptian system and resistance to change.

3. NQAAC Strategic objective To prepare Higher Education Institutions to qualify for application for Accreditation