The paper have answered the research questions: What is the relationship between governanceand quality assurance (QA) in highe education institution (HEI)? What good practices are there toconcretize the roles and functions of the University Council (UC) in the work of QA? We agreed thatin pricipal, UC is responsible for university governance activities in line with the HEI's developmentstrategy with 4 important areas of work: Determining vision, mission, cultural values; Buildingdevelopment strategies and policies including QA policies; Mobilizing resources inside and outsidethe institution including investment; and risk management. QA is one of the strategic contents andtherefore is one of the most important policies. Self-assessment of educational quality is a tool forimplementing accountability, one of the contents of governance, and also a condition for HEI toimplement autonomy. Educational quality accreditation is a tool for the State and society to monitorHEIs in implementing national educational goals and assigned autonomy; it is a measure to protectconsumers - students in the process of developing market-oriented HE