INQAAHE Conference 2027 – Doha (Qatar)

INQAAHE 19^th Biennial Conference 2027

Beyond Compliance:
Reimagining Quality through the Lens of Human Value

4-7 April 2027

Doha (Qatar)

The INQAAHE Board sought expressions of interest from member agencies to host INQAAHE Conference 2027 in November of 2024. Considering the venues for the INQAAHE annual events for the last ten years, preferences for hosting the INQAAHE Conference 2027 were given to the Arab States, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America and Western Europe. During the 2025 General Assembly Meeting held in Tokyo (Japan) under the frame of INQAAHE Conference 2025, proposals to host this event were formally presented by the different applying agencies. The INQAAHE members later on electronically voted for Conference 2027 to take place in Doha (Qatar) and to be hosted by the National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation (NCQAA).

Conference theme

Rapid technological change, shifting societal expectations, and an increasingly uncertain global context are challenging the continued adequacy of compliance-driven quality assurance models in higher education. These shifts call for a rethinking of quality beyond standards and procedures, toward approaches that capture the human, societal, and ethical value of education, and strengthen trust and relevance in higher education systems.

This conference provides an opportunity for the international higher education and quality assurance community to explore the required shifts in perspectives, practices, and paradigms repositioning quality assurance as a human-centered, impact-oriented system that supports innovation while safeguarding integrity and public trust. It aims to empower higher education providers and quality assurance agencies to respond effectively to a rapidly changing technological, societal, economic, and global landscape.

Discussions will be structured around the following sub-themes:

1. Quality Assurance for Societal Impact and Public Value
2. AI-Enabled Quality Assurance: Enhancing External Review Through Automation and Analytics
3. Risk, Resilience, and Innovation: Reframing Quality Assurance for a Fast-Evolving Global Higher Education
4. Ethics, Integrity, and Trust in Higher Education: Safeguarding Human-Centered AI through Quality Assurance

Call for Proposals

Know more about the different sub-themes on the call for proposals.

Call for proposals

INQAAHE is looking for forward-looking, critical, and practice-oriented proposals that rethink quality assurance as human-centered, impact-driven, and future-ready. Proposals may be based on new research, innovative practices, or other relevant experiences and initiatives. Presentations should be interactive and foster a high level of engagement. The proposals should be accessible and understandable to an international academic audience operating in diverse contexts.

The deadline for submissions is 31 October 2026.

Registration fees