Stefan Handke, Professor of Public Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany

‘This consideration of quality assurance (QA) and accreditation bodies, primarily in the EHEA, posits a tension between the non-profit status of these organizations intended to serve the common good and their structures as business entities engaged in at least some commercial activity. By framing this tension and exploring its likely impact, Stefan Handke challenges the thinking of especially those who deem change in QA and accreditation as essential to effectively serving higher education institutions and society in the future.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Get the show on the road: introducing higher education quality assurance and nonprofit organisations 2. Staking the claim: quality assurance in higher education 3. Taking stock: quality assurance from a (nonprofit) business perspective 4. Explaining trends: nonprofit QA agencies becoming business-like 5. Exploring dynamics: the future system of higher education quality assurance 6. Conclusion Index

Stefan Handke, Professor of Public Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany

‘This consideration of quality assurance (QA) and accreditation bodies, primarily in the EHEA, posits a tension between the non-profit status of these organizations intended to serve the common good and their structures as business entities engaged in at least some commercial activity. By framing this tension and exploring its likely impact, Stefan Handke challenges the thinking of especially those who deem change in QA and accreditation as essential to effectively serving higher education institutions and society in the future.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Get the show on the road: introducing higher education quality assurance and nonprofit organisations 2. Staking the claim: quality assurance in higher education 3. Taking stock: quality assurance from a (nonprofit) business perspective 4. Explaining trends: nonprofit QA agencies becoming business-like 5. Exploring dynamics: the future system of higher education quality assurance 6. Conclusion Index

Stefan Handke, Professor of Public Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Applied Sciences, Dresden, Germany

‘This consideration of quality assurance (QA) and accreditation bodies, primarily in the EHEA, posits a tension between the non-profit status of these organizations intended to serve the common good and their structures as business entities engaged in at least some commercial activity. By framing this tension and exploring its likely impact, Stefan Handke challenges the thinking of especially those who deem change in QA and accreditation as essential to effectively serving higher education institutions and society in the future.’

• Contents: Preface 1. Get the show on the road: introducing higher education quality assurance and nonprofit organisations 2. Staking the claim: quality assurance in higher education 3. Taking stock: quality assurance from a (nonprofit) business perspective 4. Explaining trends: nonprofit QA agencies becoming business-like 5. Exploring dynamics: the future system of higher education quality assurance 6. Conclusion Index