National policy · Quality assurance and accreditation · Germany
HRK and Accreditation Council convene nearly 300 in Halle to debate future of accreditation
Germany's Rectors' Conference and the Accreditation Council will hold a joint conference on 5-6 November 2026 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg on the future accreditation system.
Why it matters: German universities, accreditation agencies and science administrators attending in Halle will discuss how external review relates to internal quality management and the use of AI in accreditation.
The German Rectors' Conference (HRK) and the Akkreditierungsrat (Accreditation Council) said they will hold a joint conference on the accreditation system of the future on 5 and 6 November 2026 at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU).
According to HRK, the event is run in cooperation with MLU and supported by the Stiftung Innovation in der Hochschullehre (Foundation for Innovation in Higher Education Teaching).
HRK said almost 300 representatives of universities, accreditation agencies, science policy and administration will discuss topics including the relationship between external review procedures and internal quality management, and the limits of national regulation in the European Higher Education Area.
The programme also covers strengthening academic freedom and institutional autonomy, and the opportunities and risks of digitalisation and artificial intelligence in accreditation, HRK said.
Editor’s view
Richard Davies, Policy and Finance Editor
Representatives of universities, accreditation agencies and science administration will debate external review, internal quality management and AI in accreditation when the conference meets in Halle on 5 and 6 November 2026.
What to watch
- The HRK and Accreditation Council conference takes place in Halle on 5 and 6 November 2026.
