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Regulations and References
Within our Internal Quality Assurance (IQA) Accreditation Framework, we uphold the pinnacle benchmarks of quality and institutional integrity for global private higher education.
We establish membership standards drawing on comprehensive best practices, official regulations and authoritative guidance from world-leading bodies. This page outlines all key reference documents supporting our criteria to uphold transparent, trustworthy review workflows.
The sections below outline the foundational reference materials we adopt to formulate membership standards, academic quality accreditation frameworks, and codes of conduct and ethics. They empower members and all stakeholders to fully grasp our stringent institutional frameworks and operational protocols—crafted unswervingly to champion exemplary benchmarks for private higher education and foster groundbreaking academic innovation worldwide.
We invite you to explore these resources and delve deep into the core principles that steer our mission to advance premium higher education and empower our members to deliver exceptional academic experiences.
Key Regulations & Reference Documents
Section 1: Management and Staff Resources
- U.S. Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China
- Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE)
- ISO 9001: Quality Management Systems
- ISO 29994:2021: Learning Services Outside Formal Education — Service Requirements
- ISO 21001:2025: Educational Organizations — Management Systems for Educational Organizations
- ISO 45001:2018: Occupational health and safety management systems
- ISO 29993:2017: Learning services outside formal education
- ISO 29995:2021: Education and learning services — Vocabulary
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)
- UNESCO Guidelines on the Recognition of Qualifications
Section 2: Digital Information Transparency
- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)
- Quality Matters (QM) Standards
- Open Educational Resources (OER) Commons
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Guidelines
- Social Media Best Practices by Higher Education Marketing For IAPUC
- ISO 29994:2021: Learning Services Outside Formal Education — Service Requirements
- IAPUC Social Media Best Practices for Higher Education Marketing
Section 5: Learning Platform and Technology
Section 6: Content Quality
Section 7: Assessment and Feedback
Section 9: Educational Staff Management
Section 10: Data Security and Privacy
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