The Higher Education Quality Assurance Section of the Higher Education Division (HED) of the Ministry of Education oversees quality assurance in MOE-funded post secondary educational institutions; conducts research on quality assurance of higher education in other countries and manage HED’s PS21 and knowledge management portal.

As a member of ASEAN, Singapore is party to the 2000 Bangkok Accord. Singapore is also part of the ASEAN University Network and an active member of the AUN-QA Network. The AUN-QA Network is a group of Chief Quality Officers (CQOs) appointed by AUN member universities to coordinate harmonisation of educational standards and continuous quality improvement activities across ASEAN.