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The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), on 04.07.2023 reported to the Committee for Education, Science, Technology, Innovation, Culture, Youth and Sports of the Parliament of Kosovo. In the meeting chaired by the Chairman of the Committee, Ardian Gola, the president of SCQ, professor Hasnije Ilazi, presented the work of the Council for the year 2022 and the vision for 2023. She said that the 2022 was very successful due to the fact that KAA gained the status of affiliate member in the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), based on the professional [...]

A team from the Kosovo Accreditation Agency and NARIC Kosova conducted a three-days study visit to the Czech Republic with the aim of exchanging experiences and good practices in the field of quality in higher education. This project is supported by the Higher Education Intervention 2025 Project (HEI 25), financed by the Austrian International Development Agency (ADA). During the visit to the ENIC-NARIC Center of the Czech Republic, it was discussed about the procedures for diploma recognition and the ways to further promote cooperation between Kosovo and the Czech Republic. According to the Czech counterparts, until now all diplomas from Kosovo [...]

A delegation of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), consisting of the President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), professor Hasnije Ilazi; Vice-president of SCQ, professor Klemen Miklavic; the General Director of KAA, Naim Gashi, and the member of SCQ, professor Gëzim Tosuni, have conducted an official visit to Brussels for three consecutive days, where they met with the heads of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education ( ENQA), the European Register for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (EQAR) and other important institutions in the field of education. The delegation from Kosovo received support from ENQA and EQAR [...]

For the first time since its establishment, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) is regulated by its own law. On June 7th, 2023, the Law on the Kosovo Accreditation Agency was voted in the Assembly of Kosovo. The adoption of this law guarantees the institutional and financial independence of the KAA, has a direc affect on the improvement of quality in higher education and in the internationalization of our education system and paves the way for the return of the KAA to the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and the European Register for Quality Improvement in Higher Education [...]

Naim Gashi, the General Director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), hosted a delegation from the Austrian Accreditation Agency (AQ Austria) led by Dr. Maria Weber, Director for Accreditation and International Cooperation, and Barbara Schinwald from the Accreditation Department, from May 30th to June 1st. As part of a joint project funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), AQ Austria is supporting KAA in building its capacities and meeting the criteria for membership in the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). The delegation from Austria was welcomed by [...]

The Senior Officer for Evaluation and Monitoring at the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Shkelzen Gërxhaliu, is staying in Dusseldorf, Germany as part of a staff exchange with the German counterpart agency, the Accreditation Agency for Study Programs in Engineering, Informatics, Science Natural and Mathematics (ASIIN). During this stay, Gërxhaliu will be part of the panel for evaluation of a number of universities. This staff exchange is facilitated by the Central European Network of Accreditation Agencies (CEENQA) in cooperation with the German Accreditation Agency ASIIN. In addition to professional development and staff capacity building, this staff exchange will also be used for [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Rectorate of the University of Pristina on 16.05.2023 organized an information session regarding the standards and process for accreditation of academic programs, with participation of quality coordinators and programme holders from all academic units of the University of Prishtina. The president of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), professor Hasnije Ilazi, said that KAA has created a national cohesion related to quality in the higher education system, and this momentum has also received strong support from donors and international partners. President Ilazi added that inclusiveness, partnership and feedback from all stakeholders of higher education [...]

A delegation of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) was received in Bratislava by the leaders of the Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education (SAAVS), with whom they discussed about cooperation in the field of quality in higher education, academic exchanges and the possibility of joint projects. The delegation of KAA consisted of the Chairperson of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), professor Hasnije Ilazi, the general director of KAA, Naim Gashi, and the senior official for accreditation, Ilirjana Ademaj Ahmeti. On the Slovakian side the KAA delegation was hosted by professor Robert Redhammer, chairman of the SAAVS Board, professor René Matlovič, [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held its regular meeting on 14.04.2023, in which several items of the agenda were discussed. In this meeting, the reports of international experts on the process of accreditation and re-accreditation at the institutional level and academic programs were reviewed and decided upon. SCQ has reviewed and decided on all requests and appeals addressed to this institution. At this meeting, SCQ also discussed about the preparations for the international conference on quality in higher education, which will be organized by AKA, in Prishtina, on September 26, 2023. The heads of [...]

The General Director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, received the Ambassador of Italy in Kosovo, Mr. Antonello De Riu, with whom they discussed about the possibility of opening study programs in Italian language in higher education institutions in Kosovo. Director Gashi expressed the willingness of the institution he leads to provide professional assistance in the field of accreditation to look for possibilities of opening study programs in Italian language in Kosovo. Ambassador De Riu said that Italy encourages cooperation in the field of education with Kosovo. Ambassador De Riu and Director Gashi have agreed to support the opening [...]