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Our Vision, Mission and Values

Our Vision

A world where substantial equivalence of quality assured engineering education and competence supports global recognition and mobility of engineering professionals.

Our Mission

We strive for excellence in international engineering education, accreditation and professional competence

The IEA is recognised as the leading international entity for setting engineering benchmark standards and enabling mobility of engineering skills for the benefit of sustainable community.

Our Values

Independence: the IEA is responsible only to its collective membership and to the health, welfare, and safety of the communities its members serve; it actively ensures the independence of IEA governance, review processes and membership decisions.

Trust: The IEA operates with integrity and in a fair, equitable, impartial and professional manner.

Diversity:  The IEA respects the diversity of engineering education systems, competence frameworks and quality assurance approaches among its members and operates in keeping with these values which it promotes among its members.

Collaboration: The IEA achieves success through teamwork and collaboration among IEA members and external organisations.

Excellence: The IEA draws on its diversity to develop expertise In forward leaning, innovative quality assurance of engineering education accreditation and independent practice certification.