Bid to host the INQAAHE Conference 2027

The INQAAHE Conference is a biennial gathering of quality assurance professionals from around the world to discuss emerging issues and best practice in higher education quality assurance. The event offers an enhancement platform for QA professionals and HE policymakers and other key stakeholders and features pre-Conference workshops, a Regional Networks meeting, a 2-day Conference around emerging issues delivered through interactive learning sessions, networking events, and an INQAAHE General Assembly meeting.

Agencies interested in hosting the event should note that it is not the practice to hold events in the same region or continent where a recent INQAAHE Conference or Forum took place. Considering the venues for the INQAAHE annual events for, at least, the last ten years, preferences for hosting the INQAAHE Conference 2027 will be given to the following regions:

• Latin America and the Caribbean
• Arab States
• North America
• Western Europe

There will be a three-step process for members interested in hosting the INQAAHE Conference 2027:

1. Preliminary Proposal: Submission of a brief proposal, including a letter of intent and responses to specific criteria, to the INQAAHE Secretariat. The Board will review the proposal and decide whether to proceed to the next step.
2. Full Application: Submission of a comprehensive application addressing all outlined requirements. The INQAAHE Secretariat will review applications for completeness before presenting them to the Board. The Board may request additional information if necessary.

3. Presentation and Voting: Complete applications will be distributed to INQAAHE members for voting at the General Assembly. A comparison grid will be provided to aid members in their review.

The preliminary proposal must be submitted electronically using this application form to INQAAHE Secretariat by January 31, 2025.