Shift of Paradigm in Quality Assurance in Germany: More Autonomy but Multiple Quality Assessment?

The tertiary sector in Germany includes higher education institutions and other institutions that offer courses which qualify for entry into a profession and that address to students who have completed upper secondary education and obtained a higher education entrance qualification. The state and state-approved higher education institutions are the following: Universities (i.e., Universitäten, Technische Hochschulen / Technische Universitäten, Pädagogische Hochschulen, Theologische Hochschulen);Colleges of art and music (Kunsthochschulen and Musikhochschulen);Universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulen). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]