Grounds of Enforcement of Accreditation

• The exemption law for educational information disclosure of education related institutions
  (established on May 25, 2007;Act No.8492)
• Paragraph 2 of Article 11 of the Higher Education Act (Newly established Oct. 17, 2007)
• The enforcement ordinance for the exemption law for educational information disclosure of education related institutions (established on Nov. 17, 2008;Presidential decree No.21119)
• Paragraph 2 of Article 2 of the Regulation of Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions(Established on Dec. 17, 2008;Presidential decree No.21163)
• The rule of self evaluation of higher education institutions(Established on Dec. 18, 2008;The Order of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, No.21)
• Notification of criteria for designating a recognition agency for higher education accreditation(Notification of the Ministry of Educations, Science and Technology No.2009-26;Jun. 30, 2009)

Subject of enforcing accreditation

• The subject of enforcing accreditation should be an agency or a group designated by the government as a recognition agency for enforcing accreditation. In other words, as agency or a group holding qualification provided by Paragraph 3 of Article 11-2 of the Act shall submit ”the application for designation of recognition agency”(Article 6 of the Regulation of Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions) to the Minister of Education, Science and Technology and undergo final examination to be recognized as the subject of accreditation.
• Meanwhile, the KCCE had established the KAVE as affiliated institution for and exclusive charge of college accreditation. (Sep. 4, 2009)
• KAVE had submitted “the application for designation of recognition agency” for designation of recognition agency of higher education accreditation by the government on Dec. 4, 2009, and was officially designated as the recognition agency by the government on Dec. 20, 2010 (for five years)(see Figure).Thus, KAVE has enforced accreditation for colleges since 2011 as the subject of accreditation.