15 years student accreditation pool in Germany: achievements, failures and future challenges

Representing over 2 million students with different expectations about quality assurance a substantial lack of funding and the natural fact of limited time and experience of students in managing complex structures raised more than once questions about the future existence of the GSAP. New and ongoing challenges include the decentralization of accreditation in Germany cross border activities of accreditation agencies ensuring the participation of students with diverse backgrounds QA for the GSAP itself and sustainability in processes and funding of the GSAP.

This paper was presented at EQAF and reflects the views of the named authors only.