The Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education “COPAES” in Mexico: Challenges and reflections

Authors

  • Blanca Yaquelin Zenteno Trejo
  • Armando Osorno Sánchez
  • Vicente López Portillo Tostado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i15.18319

Keywords:

Evaluation, accreditation, accreditation bodies, quality, COPAES

Abstract

The article aims to describe and reflect on the role of the Council for Accreditation of Higher Education, AC (COPAES) as a competent and empowered body to confer formal recognition in favour of organizations since the year 2000, whose purpose is to accredit academic programs of education Superior of public and private institutions, national and foreign, as well as collaborate with the competent educational authorities in the systematic increase of the quality of the higher education. The above, is contextualized with a brief review regarding the bac2kground of the evaluation and accreditation of institutions of higher education in Mexico. It ends with the presentation of some reflections and challenges of COPAES.

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How to Cite

Zenteno Trejo, B. Y., Osorno Sánchez, A., & López Portillo Tostado, V. (2017). The Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education “COPAES” in Mexico: Challenges and reflections. Education and Law Review, (15). https://doi.org/10.1344/re&d.v0i15.18319

Issue

No. 15 (2017): AGENCIAS DE GARANTÍA DE CALIDAD DE LAS UNIVERSIDADES LATINOAMERICANAS

Section

Monographic Section

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