INTERNATIONAL

www.efqm.org
The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) is a not-for-profit membership organization. It aims to help European businesses make better products and deliver improved services through management practices, such as the EFQM excellence model. The Web site offers free brochures and the opportunity to purchase publications. You can also apply for the European Quality Award.

www.eoq.org
The European Organization for Quality (EOQ) is made up of 34 European quality organizations as well as institutions and organizations around the world. The site provides links to current news, a chat room, Q Magazine, a detailed information center and a list of upcoming events.

www.euskalit.net/new/indexenglish.php
The Basque Foundation for Quality, known as EUSKALIT, is a not-for-profit organization that promotes total quality management in the region of Spain known as Basque Country. Its website has free articles and information on EUSKALIT, its 5S club, European Quality Week and the Basque Quality Award. While this is the address of the English homepage, some of the links send users to pages in Spanish.

www.nqi.ca
The National Quality Institute (NQI), a not-for-profit organization in Canada, promotes excellence, quality and healthy workplace practices. Its Web site includes a calendar of events, job postings, training information and several articles. The latest issue of NQI’s magazine, Excellence, is also available. Any Canadian organization can be a member.

www.piqc.com.pk
The Pakistan Institute of Quality Control provides training and consulting services to organizations in and outside of Pakistan. The Web site includes a total quality management dictionary, a list of free case studies available for order and PDFs of the institute’s newsletter.

www.qca.org
The Quality Council of Alberta (QCA) is a not-for-profit society that promotes quality practices in organizations in the Canadian province. Its website offers information on QCA membership, events and awards, as well as several quality related links. The QCA Awards Program is considered a steppingstone to the Canada Awards of Excellence, administered by Canada’s National Quality Institute.

www.snqc.org
The Saudi National Quality Committee provides a detailed website that includes information for quality professionals from all countries. The Quality College section features information on quality awards and leaders, a glossary and links. Other sections include information on publications, membership, activities and standards.

www.tuv.com
The TÜV Rheinland Group describes itself as an international service company that “documents the safety and quality of new and existing products, systems and services.” Its Web site is mostly a collection of links to TÜV’s national affiliates, which cover more than 50 countries on five continents.

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