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Where Can Singapore Students Find University Quality-Assurance Reports in DEQAR?

Start with DEQAR’s official provider search, maintained by the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). DEQAR—the Database of External Quality Assurance Results—provides reports and decisions from participating EQAR-registered quality-assurance agencies.

Search for the provider, then read the relevant report rather than treating the institution’s appearance as a general approval badge. EQAR’s Essential info page explains the database’s coverage, decisions and national context. Check whether the evidence concerns the institution or a particular programme.

Did you know? A missing DEQAR result does not by itself establish that a university is illegitimate. Participation and coverage have limits. Likewise, a listed report is not an admission offer or a universal recognition decision. Use our overseas degree recognition guide for the wider purpose of your check.

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Find DEQAR’s reports · Check scope, decisions and dates · Resolve the remaining question

Which official source should I use?

Your questionOfficial sourceWhat to check
Where can I look for a provider?DEQAR provider searchOfficial name, location and the matching institution.
How should I read a result?EQAR Essential infoReport scope, formal decision, validity and coverage limits.
What do the labels mean?DEQAR glossary and iconsProvider versus awarder, review type and historic-record markers.
Use the source that matches the decision you are making.

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What should I check inside a DEQAR record?

Begin with the question you actually need answered. Evidence that a review took place, evidence about a particular programme and evidence that a qualification is accepted for your next step are not interchangeable.

Match the provider and the awarding body

The glossary distinguishes the organisation providing learning from the body certifying it; the awarder can be different in a partnership or franchise arrangement. It also distinguishes a recognised higher education institution from other providers.

Put the full award title, teaching organisation and awarding body beside the record. If a brochure uses a group name while the report names a particular institution, resolve the relationship before relying on it. A clear enquiry includes the course link and the exact names, not simply a request to approve a brand.

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Read the review’s scope before its conclusion

EQAR explains that external quality assurance can operate at institutional or programme level. National systems differ, so the report’s formal role needs to be read in that context. DEQAR is not intended as a complete catalogue of every available course.

Open the report and decision that answer your question. Look for what was examined and which provision it covers. Do not extend a review of one programme to every subject at the provider, or assume a missing programme-level report is necessarily a problem in an institution-level system.

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Keep the decision and its date together

The glossary identifies positive, conditional or restricted, negative and historic-record markers. The FAQ explains validity information and the option to include historic reports. A record of an earlier review should remain visibly tied to its own period.

Note the agency, report date, decision wording and any conditions. If you are investigating a past award, say which study period matters. If you are considering a future intake, ask the responsible agency or institution how the available evidence applies now. Avoid replacing that question with an undated screenshot.

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Treat an absent result as a question to investigate

EQAR’s FAQ explains that missing results can reflect limits in agency registration or participation. It cautions that absence does not necessarily establish a problem with an institution’s quality or legitimacy.

Check the relevant national authority or quality-assurance agency before drawing a conclusion. Record what you searched and what remains unknown. For institution-directory research, our WHED source guide covers a different tool; it does not replace reading the DEQAR report or the receiving organisation’s requirements.

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What should I do next?

Find one matching provider record and record the specific review you relied on, its scope, date and decision. If something does not match your intended qualification, ask the institution or agency a precise follow-up question before using the result in a study decision.

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EQAR’s DEQAR search, Essential info and glossary reviewed on 20 October 2026. This guide does not certify an individual institution, programme, qualification or admission outcome.

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