The Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group (CIQG), the international affiliate of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), is an assembly/body of higher education experts from across the globe, committed to the promotion of quality higher education internationally.  CIQG members include quality assurance agencies of post-secondary institutions that are recognized by their government (or any other official authority), higher education associations, government agencies, higher education consultants, and individuals who are vested in and committed to quality assurance in higher education.  CIQG members are poised to collaborate for the purpose of addressing matters which may enhance, or compromise, quality assurance in higher education, worldwide.

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) International Quality Group (CIQG) is an initiative associated with CHEA, a nonprofit institutional membership organization that provides coordination of accreditation. Eligibility for international membership in CIQG is based solely on criteria published in CIQG documents. CIQG membership criteria are separate and distinct from those that pertain to CHEA-recognized accreditors.