The purpose of this communication is to present a very recent initiative lead by the French higher education and research institutions (ESR) : the creation of a network of quality referents named Higher Education and Research Quality Network : RELIER (for REseau quaLIté pour l’Enseignement supérieur et la Recherche) which aims to connect (relier in French) universities, institutes, colleges and engineering schools. Established by and for higher education and research institutions in order to support organizational, management, evaluation and improvement initiatives, this network gathers the people in charge of quality assessment within their institutions on both a political and an operational level. A 15-people steering committee was introduced in January 2013. Gathering every six weeks this committee's main objective is to reinforce a quality culture within the ESR, share good practices, promote and favor the appropriation of the reference tables and the standards of quality for a better management of the institutions.