In 2000, the German higher education has implemented the policy of accreditation for the new programs after the grade of bachelor and master has been introduced. So far, the main critics of this system have been: it is too expensive, too wasteful and inappropriate for so many programs. In addition to that, it provides the university too little knowledge for control, and can not support the university’s quality assurance. As a result, at the joint meeting held in September 22, 2005, the Conference of Cultural Minister (KMK) requested the Accreditation Council to develop a new system with a view to simplify procedures and reduce costs. Based on the study by experts, the Accreditation Council made a recommendation for the development of the accreditation system in May 8, 2007. The core of this proposal is to supplement the program accreditation through accrediting the internal quality assurance system of the university. That is, to introduce the “system accreditation”. And then in February 29, 2008, the Accreditation Council made the resolution about the standards and procedures of the system accreditation, which lays thecornerstone for the introduction of this system. The purpose of this study is then on the one hand to explore the development, concrete procedures, standards of the accreditation system and its problems and challenges. On the other hand, based on the study of the system in Germany and the considerations from the relevant literatures about the quality assurance, it aims to indicate some aspects which should be taken into account when designing a accreditation system to improve and enhance the quality of higher education.