1. At the General Assembly all member groups have the same number of votes. Each member group has as many votes as the largest member group has members at the particular point in time. All members within a given member group have the same number of votes. This principle of vote allocation can be changed only with a majority of ¾ of the total number of votes of all member groups.
2. Each member can issue attorney in writing to a specific authorized person. A member can also authorize another member to cast the vote by proxy.
3. The General Assembly has a quorum when more than half of the total number of votes is present. If the conference does not attain a quorum, another General Assembly with the same agenda must be convened with a notice period of at least 14 days. In such a reconvened conference, a quorum will be considered constituted irrespective of the total number of votes present. In the invitation, reference must be made to the reduced quorum requirements for the second General Assembly.
4. The regular General Assembly takes place each year, if possible in the last quarter of a calendar year. A General Assembly must also be convened by the Board if such a measure is necessitated by the interests of the association.
5. The General Assembly will be convened by the Board in writing with a notice period of six weeks, and the invitation will include notice of the agenda. The agenda will be decided by the Board. Members and member groups may request additional agenda items to the Board in writing up to three weeks before the General Assembly. The General Assembly may rule on additions to the agenda set by the Board.
6. The General Assembly is responsible for the following matters:
   • formal approval of the members of the Board
   • approval of the budget submitted by the Board for the next financial year.
   • acceptance of the Board's annual report
   • discharge of the Board
   • fixing the amount and the due date for the annual members' fees and contributions. In all decisions in this regard deviating from § 6.1 each paying member will have one vote.
   • resolutions on changes to the by-laws and dissolution of the association
   • resolutions on important matters relating to the association, such as a limitation or expansion of association activities.
   • resolutions on by-laws.
7. The General Assembly will be chaired by the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence, by the Deputy Chairman.
8. Resolutions of the General Assembly will be passed by a majority of all valid votes cast. Voting abstentions will not be counted. The by-laws can be amended only with a majority of ¾ of the total votes of all member groups.
9. An extraordinary General Assembly will be convened by the Chairman of the Board either in accordance with a board resolution or a petition by 1/5 of all members or 1/4 of the votes, if possible within 6 weeks.
10. Resolutions of the General Assembly will be recorded in the minutes and signed by the acting chairman.

1. The Board consists of 12 persons. Each member group appoints two representatives to the Board for a term of three years. The General Assembly approves the members of the Board. A second term of office is possible. The Chairman, who can hold office for a maximum of 2 consecutive terms, is appointed in rotation by the first two and the last two member groups in accordance with § 3. The Deputy Chairman is always from a different group. In the case of parity of votes, the vote of the Chairman will be counted twice. Board members must be active in their professional functions at the time they are appointed and may not be older than 65 years of age. The Board will have a quorum when two-thirds of its members are represented.
2. The Board shall remain in office until it is newly constituted.
3. The Chairman of the Board and the Deputy Chairman will be elected by the Board for a term of office of three years. These individuals may be re-elected once.
4. The Board is responsible for all matters and business of the association, unless such matters are assigned to some other body of the association by these by-laws.
5. The Chairman of the Board and the Deputy Chairman comprise the Board in accordance with § 26 BGB (German Civil Code). The Chairman of the Board and the Deputy Chairman are empowered jointly to represent the Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics.
6. Duties of the Board:
   • appointment of the Accreditation Commission
   • confirmation of the accreditation procedure and standards of the Accreditation Commission
   • recruitment as members of the association of all associations and organizations relevant for accreditation
   • negotiation and signing of reciprocal agreements with national and international accreditation institutions
   • decision on acceptance and exclusion of members.
7. Members or the party concerned may appeal against decisions made by the Board. These appeals will be considered at the following General Assembly.

1. The specialists of the Accreditation Commissions, who are appointed by the Board for a period of three years with the possibility of one re-election, are independent as regards their specialist field and shall be made up of 1/3 each of representatives of technical universities, universities of applied science and industry, as well as student representatives from the universities and universities of applied science, international consultants and employees’ organizations. The student representatives serve 2-year terms of office. The members of the Accreditation Commissions are changed regularly in a “rolling system”, whereby every year during each three-year period one-third of the members is re-elected. Care must be taken when the Accreditation Commissions are being convened that all study programs to be accredited in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics will, where possible, be represented by one or two experts for the relevant study programs. The Accreditation Commissions shall ensure that the accreditation standards and proceedings are in compliance with German laws and the relevant European directives.
2. The Accreditation Commissions are subject-independent and have the following duties:
   • fixing the procedural principles and standards for accreditation of study programs in Engineering, Informatics, Natural Sciences and Mathematics
   • taking all necessary measures in order to achieve international recognition of the accredited graduation certificates and degrees
   • appointment of Audit Teams for the study programs to be accredited, with reasonable consideration being given to the recommendations of the Technical Committees
   • accreditation of the study programs on the basis of the reports of the Audit Teams and the recommendations of the Technical Committees
   • maintenance and publication of a list of accredited study programs
   • appointment of Technical Committees and the organization of general training for auditors
   • reporting to the Board on the work of the Accreditation Commissions.
3. The established procedural principles and standards for accreditation must have the approval of a majority of votes from the representatives of universities/technical universities, universities of applied science or industry, in each case including the student representatives and employees’ organizations.

1. The Accreditation Commissions set up Technical Committees for the different subject areas. The Technical Committees are to be made up of 1/3 each of representatives of universities/technical universities, universities of applied science and industry, as well as student representatives from the universities and universities of applied science. If there is a very unbalanced representation of study programs at universities and universities of applied science, an exception to the one-third parity can be made. Suitable consideration is given to appointing the Technical Committees to the proposals of the relevant faculties/departments/conferences of the universities. The members of the Technical Committees are appointed for a period of 3 years, the student representatives for a period of 2 years, and may be re-elected once.
2. The Technical Committees have the following duties:
   • proposal of auditors for the study programs to be accredited
   • development and revision of standards, compilation of documentation and instruction of auditors
   • decisions on subject-related questions of accreditation
   • acceptance and checking of reports from the Audit Teams
   • an option to comment on reports from the Audit Teams to the Accreditation Commissions
   • participation in the training of the auditors.

1. Headquarters is managed by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the association. He is responsible for managing all the work of the Accreditation Agency in accordance with § 2 of these statutes as well as to ensure uniform principles in the work and management of the association and its institutions.
2. The CEO is responsible to the association for administering as part of his assignment the assets and the accounts of the association.
3. The CEO of the association is appointed by the Board.
4. Headquarters personnel may have only a consultative role in bodies with honorary members.

Members of the Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering and Informatics

1. Technical and scientific associations and professional organizations

• German Federal Chamber of Engineers
• BDG Berufsverband Deutscher Geowissenschaftler e.V.
• Bund der öffentlich bestellten Vermessungsingenieure (BDVI)
• Deutsche Botanischen Gesellschaft
• Deutsche Mathematiker Vereinigung
• DGM Deutsche Gesellschaft für Materialkunde e.V.
  (German society for material science)
• DGQ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität e.V.
  (German society for quality assurance)
• Deutscher Hochschulverband
  (German federation of universities and colleges)
• DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.
  (German institute for industrial standards)
• CV Deutsche Vereinigung für Chemie- und Verfahrenstechnik
  (German association for chemical and process engineering)
• Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh)
• Gesellschaft für Biochemie und Molekularbiologie e. V. (GBM)
• GI Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (society for informatics)
• Ifkom - Ingenieure für Kommunikation e.V.
  (engineers for communication)
• Deutsche Ges. für Biomedizinische Technik
  (German society for biomedical technologies)
• VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies
• VDI The Association of Engineers
• VDL Bundesverband e.V.
  (federal association for agriculture, food, environment)
• Verband Hochschule und Wissenschaft im Deutschen Beamtenbund (association of universities and science in the German civil service confederation)
• Verband Angestellter Akademiker und Leitender Angestellter der Chemischen Industrie e.V. (VAA)
• Verband Deutscher Biologen e.V. (VDBiol)
• Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie (VAAM)
• Zentralausschuss der Deutschen Landwirtschaft
• ZBI Zentralverband der Ingenieurvereine e.V.
  (umbrella organization of engineering associations)
• Institute of German Engineers

• Bundesverband Informationswirtschaft, Telekommunikation und Neue Medien e.V. (BITKOM)
  (German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications and New Media e.V.)
• Bundesarbeitgeberverband Chemie e. V. (BAVC)
• IG Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGBCE)
• IG Metall (für den Deutschen Gewerkschaftsbund)
  (German Metalworkers Trade Union (for Federation of German Trade Unions))
• Landesvereinigung der Arbeitgeberverbände NRW
  (regional association of employers’ federations in North-Rhine Westphalia)
• Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI)
• VDA Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V.
  (association of German motor vehicle manufacturers)
• ZVEI Zentralverband Elektrotechnik und Elektronikindustrie e.V.
  (federation of electrical engineering and electronics technologies)

4. Coordination group of German universities of applied science