Dear Sir/Madame,

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), has recently adopted its revised Accreditation Manual for the accreditation of institutions of higher education and their study programs. The accreditation process will be carried through the entire year including both the public and private HEI’s in the Republic of Kosovo.

KAA has launched a call for higher education experts and student experts from all fields of studies to become a member of the expert panel.

Required Skills and Experience of Experts:

–           PhD or equivalent degree

–           Proven teaching or scientific/scholarly research experience;

–           Experience in designing and developing academic programs;

–           Experience in management and provision of quality in higher education institutions;

–           Experience within an organizational and administrative structure of an HEI;

–           Academic writing skills;

–           Proficiency in English;

Required Skills and Experience of Student Experts:

–           BA, MA or PhD student

–           Proven experience related to quality assurance;

–           Experience within an organizational structure of a HEI, Student Organization, or a QA Agency;

–           Academic writing skills;

–           Proficiency in English;

Responsibilities according to KAA Accreditation Manual include:

–           To review documents submitted by HEIs prior to the site visit

–           Carry out the site visit to HEIs arranged by KAA

–           Draft an external review report after the site visit in compliance with KAA Standards

–           Finalize the external review report and provide final recommendation for accreditation to KAA Board

The site visit to a higher education institution lasts one day and in some occasions it might last two days, depending on the size of the institution. The payment fee for each member of the expert panel is €1800 euro, plus 100 euro per daily expenses and accommodation. The payment fee for each student expert is €900 euro plus 100 euro for daily expenses and accommodation. Costs of travel are also covered by KAA. The final approval on the appointment of members of the expert panel is made by KAA’s State Council of Quality.

All interested experts should fill out the application which can be downloaded here and attach this file along with the CV and a list of publications to the following email shkelzen.gerxhaliu@rks-gov.net

The call is actively open.