1990: Establishment of licensing processes for new,
private HEIs, Consejo Superior de Educación
regulation of the system
1999: Establishment of Comisión Nacional de
Acreditación, CNAP, in charge of program
accreditation for public and private autonomous
HEIs. programs reviewed against national
standards, with participation of international
reviewers
2001: Development of institutional accreditation,
with a quality audit approach