 At the same time, only one accredited engineering course was offered by a private university, and over 90% of the accredited courses with recognition in the fields of engineering, architecture, and law were provided by state-run universities.The "Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior (A3ES)" (Higher Education Accreditation and Evaluation Agency) was created in the late 2000s and started to work in the early 2010s.In 2012, its first thorough accreditation and evaluation report to date concluded that 25% (or 107) of 420 (out of 3500) bachelor's, master's and doctorate degree programs offered in Portugal, did not comply with elemental quality and academic integrity standards and should be terminated.