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On October 23, 2025, the General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) elected Cristina Ghițulică, Director of the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS), as the new President of ENQA. The Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, welcomed the election of President Ghițulică — a long-standing partner and friend of KAA — who had previously participated in KAA’s 2023 International Conference held in Prishtina. The ENQA Assembly also elected two Vice Presidents: Patrick Van den Bosch (VLUHR QA) and Kristin Vinje (NOKUT). On the sidelines of the ENQA [...]

The President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Assoc. Prof. Hasnije Ilazi, and the Director of the Department for Evaluation and Accreditation, Mr. Arianit Krasniqi, participated in the Annual Conference of the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), held in Memphis, United States of America. Within the framework of this conference, the KAA delegation held meetings with the President of the Accreditation Board, Dr. Ahmad Zargari; the Chair of the Board of Directors, Mr. Walt Pozgay; the Director of Accreditation at ATMAE, Ms. Amy Good; as well as other key stakeholders in [...]

Prishtina, October 20, 2025 – The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has approved its Privacy Policies, an institutional document that defines the procedures for collecting, processing, and protecting personal data in accordance with Law No. 06/L-082 on Personal Data Protection and the European Union’s data protection legislation. The document was adopted during a two-day workshop held on October 16–17, 2025. The approved policies ensure transparency, security, and the protection of personal data for all parties cooperating with the Agency, including higher education institutions, experts, contractual partners, and the general public. The document clearly outlines the procedures for collecting, using, storing, and sharing [...]

Tirana, 10 October 2025 – The Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Mr. Naim Gashi, participated as a panelist and moderator at the EU Policy Conference “Advancing Quality Assurance and Recognition in the Western Balkans,” organized by the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in cooperation with the European Commission. In the thematic session titled “Institutional-level Quality Assurance Systems: From ESG to Cross-border Practice,” Mr. Gashi shared with representatives of higher education agencies and institutions from across the region and the European Union the best practices stemming from KAA’s registration in the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR). He emphasized that Kosovo [...]

Prishtina, 9 October 2025 – With the participation of representatives from higher education institutions, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has published its new thematic analysis entitled “Enhancing Scientific Research through Quality Mechanisms.” The analysis explores the impact of external quality assurance on the development of scientific research within higher education institutions in Kosovo. This thematic analysis provides an in-depth examination of how the Research Field Standard of the KAA—developed in alignment with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG)—is implemented during institutional evaluations and programme accreditation processes. Going beyond formal documentation, the analysis [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held its 142nd regular meeting on October 8, 2025, during which several important issues related to accreditation processes and quality assurance in higher education in the Republic of Kosovo were reviewed. Among the key points of discussion were the review of several reports prepared by international accreditation experts, the assessment of new program accreditation applications, as well as applications that had been postponed from the previous meeting. The Council also discussed monitoring reports and post-accreditation procedure reports for higher education institutions, in addition to addressing various institutional requests submitted [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), through its Division of Monitoring, has initiated the implementation of the monitoring process for the 2025/2026 academic year. During this period, the KAA team will conduct informative visits to all higher education institutions in the Republic of Kosovo, with the aim of familiarizing them with the monitoring process, in accordance with the new Regulation on Monitoring, which entered into force earlier this year. The Regulation has previously been distributed to all institutions and is also available on the official website of the KAA. These informative meetings are also being organized based on the recommendations provided by [...]

As part of October, recognized worldwide as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the staff of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has joined the global awareness campaign by wearing pink ribbons — a symbol of support and solidarity with those affected by this disease. This symbolic gesture aims to convey a message about the importance of regular medical check-ups, prevention, and continuous education as essential steps in the fight against breast cancer. The Kosovo Accreditation Agency encourages all citizens to take care of their health and to support initiatives that promote awareness and prevention.

On 1 October 2025, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), with the support of the SHER programme, organized a one-day workshop dedicated to finalizing the draft of the KAA Strategic Plan 2026–2030. The workshop aimed to engage the contributions of all relevant stakeholders in shaping this important strategic document, which will play a key role in enhancing the institutional performance of KAA and improving the overall quality of higher education in Kosovo. Participants included members of the State Council of Quality, the KAA staff, Ms. Veronika Nitsche from WUS Austria, and representatives of the SHER programme. The work on the strategic document [...]

On September 30, 2025, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) organized the third annual International Conference on Higher Education under the theme: “Internationalized Higher Education: Crossing Borders to Unite People.” More than 160 participants from European countries, the region, the United States, and Kosovo took part in panel discussions addressing the advantages and challenges of higher education internationalization. Key topics included the role of ENQA and EQAR in building bridges between higher education institutions through the implementation of European quality standards; transnational education; the impact of internationalization on quality assurance and national education systems; cross-border cooperation; and the contribution of the diaspora. [...]