Organisation of ACE Denmark

ACE Denmark is based in the old university quarter in the heart of Copenhagen. ACE Denmark's 35 employees solve a broad range of tasks in support of our main task – accreditation of study programmes. As part of the Accreditation Institution, ACE Denmark is an independent government institution comprising three secretariats and a management team.

Established by law as an independent institution in 2007 the Accreditation Institution comprises the Accreditation Council as the decision-making authority and ACE Denmark as the accreditation operator.

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ACE Denmark is the accreditation operator for bachelor, master's and professional master's programmes.  ACE Denmark is charged with a number of analysis and dissemination tasks involving the collection of national and international experience of relevance to accreditation. The accreditation operator consists of three units:

• The Professional Secretariat
• The Council Secretariat
• The Administrative Unit

The Professional Secretariat
The Professional Secretariat (PS) is ACE Denmark's engine room. This is where the main task is solved. PS facilitates the accreditation of all Danish university study programmes. This involves preparation of a rotation plan for the study programmes, setting-up and preparation of the expert panels to assess the study programmes, organising university visits and authoring the concluding reports. In addition, PS handles a number of analysis and dissemination tasks in relation to national and international experience and trends in the quality assurance field.

The Council Secretariat
The Council Secretariat (CS) undertakes secretarial duties for the Accreditation Council. CS prepares the Council's meetings and facilitates its contact and dialogue with stakeholders in different areas. These include the operators ACE Denmark and EVA as well as professional organisations, universities, student organisations, public authorities and the political environment, e.g. in the Danish Parliament.

The Administrative Unit
The Administrative Unit (AU) sets out the framework for the many activities. AU reports to the director and undertakes assignments relating to communication, law, finance and general service functions.

Read more about the Danish accreditation system:

• why accreditation in Denmark,
• the Danish concept,
• the accreditation process.