| 1972-1977 | “Academic Standard” by the president (Bro.Martin) |
| 1978 | ABAC Quality Assurance was designed |
| 2000 | AUQS 2000 (1st ed.) was prepared for first round for External Audit and Assessment (Jun. 19 - Sep. 17, 2002) |
| 2003 | AUQS 2000: QMS (2nd ed.) was developed |
| 2004 | AUQS 2000: QMIPS 2000 (3rd ed.) |
| 2006 | AUQS QMIPS Quality Management System (4th ed., 2006) was in use, followed by 5th ed. in 2007 |
| 2010 | AU Quality Assurance Manual (6th ed., 2011) for EQA (3rd round) – Aug. 30 - Sep. 20 and Oct. 3 – 5, 7, 14, 2011) |
| 2012 | AUQS 2000 QMIPS QMS (7th ed.) |
| 2016 – 2019 | Setting up “Office of the Vice President for Policy, Planning and Quality Assurance.” |
| 2020 | Setting up “Office of Policy, Planning and Quality Assurance.” |
N.B. The AU Center for Excellence (CFE) has been established since 2001.