Being the national quality assurance agency in Bhutan, the erstwhile Quality Assurance and Accreditation Division attained as intermediate membership to Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and full membership to International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) in 2013 and 2014 respectively. Considering the benefits from these quality agencies, the transformed quality assurance (QA) agency in higher education (HE) in Bhutan, viz. Higher Education Quality Council (HEQC) under Bhutan Qualifications and Professionals Certification Authority continued to be a member to these two networks.