Accreditation is an external evaluation process based on specific, predetermined, internationally accepted quantitative and qualitative criteria and indicators that have been published in advance and are in line with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015). The purpose of accreditation is the assurance of the quality of higher education, as well as the effectiveness and transparency of the overall functioning of institutions of higher education. Responsible for the regular quality accreditation for institutions of higher education both in respect of their internal quality assurance system and their study programmes is the Hellenic Authority for Higher Education (HAHE).