Transparency
Following its Code of Ethics, AQUA is committed to actively publishing relevant information about its activities and ensuring the right of acces to public information.
In this section, the strategic plans of the Andorran Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AQUA) and the corresponding closing reports are published. These documents outline the lines of action, strategic objectives, and initiatives implemented by the Agency in each period, as well as the level of implementation and the main results achieved.
Their publication reflects AQUA’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and the continuous improvement of the Andorran higher education system, and provides citizens and stakeholders with a clear overview of the Agency’s evolution and strategic priorities.
The Steering Committee's resolutions are published to maintain transparency and efficient communication with the educational community and other stakeholders.
The activities of AQUA are published in the annual activity reports. These are approved by the Steering Committee and submitted to the Legislative Committee for Education, Research, Culture and Sport of the General Council.
The quality policy of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in Andorra is based on the pillars of the agency's mission, vision, and values, aiming to ensure the internal quality assurance of AQUA. Its primary objective is to contribute to sound strategic planning and operational management of the institution. AQUA expresses the following commitments to quality:
• Compliance with current legislation and the Agency's Code of Ethics.
• Design, implementation, monitoring, and review of its internal quality assurance system (IQAS), based on the cycle of continuous improvement.
• External evaluation according to international quality standards.
• Accountability and effective communication with its stakeholders.
The internal quality policy applies to all AQUA's internal processes, deployed in procedures. All the management and technical team are subject to this policy.
The Code of Ethics of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education in Andorra (AQUA) defines the values that should guide the actions of AQUA personnel and those who collaborate with it, as well as the commitments that arise from them, to promote ethical behavior and foster best practices in carrying out their duties.
You can consult the Code of Ethics here.
The development of a Gender Equality Plan responds to the AQUA's desire to ensure that its operational functions and working conditions are developed by the principle of effective equal opportunities between people and following Law 6/2022, of 31 March, for the effective application of the right to equal treatment and opportunities and non-discrimination between women and men.
The AQUA equality plan was approved by the Steering Committee on 19 June 2024. You can consult the document here.
Below are the minimum and maximum annual salaries for each position at AQUA.
The AQUA Executive Committee approved the salaries in July 2023 (since then, adjustments have taken into account CPI increases starting from 2025).
Position | Salary | |
Minimum | Maximum | |
Junior Quality Assurance Specialist | €24.624,00 | €30.780,00 |
Quality Assurance Specialist | €30.780,00 | €41.040,00 |
Senior Quality Specialist | €41.040,00 | €56.430,00 |
Director | €61.560,00 | €71.820,00 |
The salary remunerations for the year 2025 of the current AQUA team, with an annual CPI of 2.6%, are as follows:
Position | Salary | |
Monthly remuneration | Anual remuneration * | |
Junior Quality Assurance Specialist 1 | 1.846,15 € | 24.624,00 € |
Junior Quality Assurance Specialist 2 | 2.146,39 € | 27.903,07 € |
Quality Assurance Specialist 1 | 2.843,51 € | 36.965,63 € |
Senior Quality Specialist 2 | 2.935,24 € | 38.158,12 € |
Director | 4.953,21 € | 64.391,73 € |
AQUA public holidays are published annually.