Regulatory evolution of university accreditation in Peru from 2014 to 2025
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accreditation, higher education, educational policy, institutional evaluation.Abstract
University accreditation constitutes a key mechanism in the configuration of higher education systems. Its relevance increases in contexts of institutional reform. In Peru, the enactment of University Law No. 30220 in 2014 marked a turning point in the organization of the system and redefined the role of accreditation in relation to other regulatory mechanisms. This study analyzes the regulatory evolution of university accreditation in Peru between 2014 and 2025. It examines changes in the legal framework and considers institutional transformations and regulatory trends that explain its recent development. A structured qualitative literature review was conducted based on academic sources indexed in Scopus and Google Scholar. It included official normative documents issued by the National Superintendence of Higher University Education and the National System for the Evaluation, Accreditation and Certification of Educational Quality. The final corpus consisted of 32 documents. The findings show a transition from an approach centered on academic recognition toward a function linked to state regulation. This process results in a hybrid model where voluntary and mandatory mechanisms coexist with a predominance of the regulatory approach. University accreditation is undergoing a process of redefinition and its development depends on its articulation with other regulatory mechanisms. There is still a lack of empirical studies demonstrating its effectiveness in improving academic quality.
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