Akreditimi

On August 28, 2025, the President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, and the Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Mr. Naim Gashi, welcomed a delegation from the U.S. Embassy in Pristina, composed of Ms. Rebecca Satterfield, Deputy Public Affairs Officer, and Ms. Remzije Potoku, Education Policy Specialist. The meeting was also attended by Ms. Lenda Hyseni, Head of the Division for Evaluation and Accreditation, and Ms. Fjollë Ajeti, KAA’s Coordinator for membership in the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States. Professor Ilazi expressed her gratitude to the U.S. Embassy delegation [...]

At its 141st regular meeting held on August 21, 2025, the State Council of Quality (SCQ) started the process of reviewing applications for institutional and program accreditation for the year 2026. In total, six applications for institutional accreditation and applications for program accreditation of nine higher education institutions were addressed. During the meeting, decisions were made regarding requests and appeals from higher education institutions. At the same time, the monitoring report of HEIs’ websites was also presented. As a regular agenda item, the SCQ also discussed the progress in organizing the annual conference on higher education in Kosovo, which will be [...]

On 31 July 2025, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) successfully concluded the academic staff declaration process via the electronic platform E-Akreditimi, in full compliance with the obligations arising from the Law on KAA. Between 1 and 31 July 2025, a total of 2,983 academic staff members from all higher education institutions in the Republic of Kosovo successfully completed their declarations through the platform. This process was technically supported by the State Agency for Information (ASHI), which manages and maintains the digital infrastructure and servers of the “E-Akreditimi” platform. Moreover, the professional staff of KAA, under the leadership of Mr. Kastriot Ilazi, [...]

On 24 July 2025, the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held its 140th regular meeting, during which it discussed several items on the agenda. The Council reviewed and reconsidered several expert reports regarding the accreditation of study programs in various academic fields. The agenda also included the handling of several institutional and programmatic requests, as well as the review of updated documentation for specific programs. During the meeting, a number of appeals submitted by higher education institutions were also examined. The Council reviewed the decisions of the Appeals Committee and made final decisions on each [...]

Pristina, 14 July 2025 – The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has been successfully registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), following a positive evaluation by an independent panel of experts from the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). In an official letter sent on Monday, the President of EQAR, Mr. Stéphane Lauwick, wrote to KAA’s Director General: “Dear Mr. Naim Gashi, The Register Committee has considered your application of 2024-02-02 for (renewal of) inclusion on the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR). Your application has been approved and your inclusion shall be valid until 2029-12-31. [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has published on its official website the Regulation on Standards for the Evaluation of Doctoral (PhD) Programmes, as approved by the State Council of Quality (SCQ) during its meeting held on 30 June 2025. The regulation, now in force, will serve as the legal basis for all accreditation processes related to PhD programmes in the Republic of Kosovo. This regulation is the result of an inclusive and consultative process with higher education institutions across the country, and is fully aligned with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). The [...]

Prishtina, 8 July 2025 – The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has officially published the list of accredited academic programs for the 2025/2026 academic year. This publication reflects the agency’s ongoing commitment to transparency, accurate public information, and the continuous enhancement of quality in higher education in Kosovo. The list includes both public and private higher education institutions that have successfully completed the institutional and program-level accreditation processes, in full compliance with national and international quality standards. The accredited programs cover a broad range of academic fields, including: Social Sciences Engineering and Technology Natural Sciences Health Sciences Business and Economics Education, along [...]

In accordance with the legally defined timeline, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has officially launched the application platform for institutional and program accreditation, as well as for the declaration of academic staff for the 2025/2026 academic year. The application process will remain open until July 31, 2025. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) are required to ensure the declaration of academic staff for all accredited programs and to submit applications for accreditation, re-accreditation, and validation for the upcoming cycle. Additionally, institutions must guarantee that the declaration of academic staff is fully compliant with the legal criteria and the regulatory framework of KAA. The [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), at its meeting held on 30 June 2025, approved the revised Standards for Doctoral Programmes as well as the updated Regulation on Monitoring and Post-Accreditation Procedures. This decision follows an inclusive and consultative process involving all key stakeholders in higher education in the Republic of Kosovo. The newly adopted PhD evaluation standards are the result of a comprehensive five-year review process initiated after the original standards were first introduced in 2020. The revised standards are structured across seven key areas: institutional framework, admission criteria, programme content, research environment, supervision, [...]

Pristina, 27 June 2025 – The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has organized a training session to mark the launch of its new online application component for accreditation processes by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Republic of Kosovo. The training was conducted by Mr. Kastriot Ilazi, the Agency’s Systems and Database Administrator, in collaboration with the KAA’s technical support staff. Participants included vice-rectors and quality assurance coordinators from both public and private HEIs across the country. The newly developed digital platform enables remote submission of applications for institutional and program accreditation or reaccreditation, the declaration of academic staff for each study [...]