BAC has signed a Memorandum of Affiliation with The Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group (CIQG), supporting the CIQG International Quality Principles. The CIQG Quality Principles can be seen here: CIQG-Quality-Principles CHEA-International-Quality-Group
Management of the University held a meeting with the British Accreditation Council (BAC) In the occasion of the four day visit to London, UK, on November 30, 2015, the delegation of Epoka University presided by the Rector, Prof. Dr. Gungor Turan, held a meeting with the British Accreditation Council (BAC). BAC, a full member of [...]
Any UK public document can be ‘legalised’ by asking the UK government to confirm that a UK public official’s signature, seal or stamp on the document is genuine. This might be needed to if a local authority abroad has asked for the provision of a document and they've said it must be 'legalised’. The BAC [...]
Since 24 April 2015, it has not been possible to apply for entry clearance or leave to remain as a 'student visitor'. Routes for various types of 'short-term student' have been introduced instead. The old 'Student Visitor Visa' (SVV) has been replaced by the Short Term Study Visa (STSV). This is a change in name [...]
The BAC is happy to announce that it has now a full member of The European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) – an umbrella organisation which represents quality assurance organisations from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) member states. ENQA promotes European co-operation in the field of quality assurance in higher education, [...]
I am delighted to be joining the BAC team and thank Sheila Needham, BAC Chief Inspector, for doing such an outstanding job as Interim CEO. The challenges facing the independent education sector are many but opportunities are increasing. BAC will continue to partner independent education and BAC will continue to be an active partner in [...]
On 22 January 2015, Ikh Zasag University were presented their accreditation certificate by the Embassy. The award ceremony took place at the State Theatre and was attended by Ms Oyun, MP, senior member of the UK Alumni in Mongolia, as well as Embassy staff. Ikh Zasag International University in Mongolia (IZIU) was founded in 1994 [...]
May I take this opportunity to send Seasons Greetings and a very Happy New Year from everyone at the British Accreditation Council. We wish you and your colleagues all the best for 2015. For your information, the BAC office will be closed from 4.30pm on Wednesday 23 December, re-opening at 8.30am on Monday 5th January [...]
Firstly, apologies for the lack of an update for some months. This autumn we’ve seen significant changes at BAC which have led to some blips in our regular activities. I’ll fill you in. In October, Tony Evans, who joined us in March, decided to leave BAC for pastures new. Our Inspections Manager, Christina To, also [...]
EO Blog – a new chapter for BAC, & immigration remains top talking point First of all, I would like to introduce myself. My name is Tony Evans and I took over as Chief Executive of BAC in March. My background is mainly in the private ELT sector and my most recent posts were Director [...]