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At the meeting of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), held on 01.11.2022, it was established that last night at midnight the process of declaring 2835 academic staff in the Republic of Kosovo was successfully completed. On 31.10.2022, the application process for accreditation and re-accreditation of higher education institutions and their study programs was also completed. In accordance with the administrative instruction, the declaration of the academic staff is made from October 1st to 31st of each year via the electronic platform of the KAA called E-Accreditation. The KAA team has established that the electronic platform E-Accreditation has been fully functional, without [...]

The Director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, Naim Gashi, on the occasion of the successful completion of the activities, expresses their gratitude for the QAINT Project. “The successes and achievements of the Accreditation Agency in the last three years are also attributed to the cooperation and support from the QAINT Project.”, it is stated in the appreciation certificate of the KAA, which was submitted by the senior official, Shkëlzen Gërxaliu. The QAINT project is funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) in partnership with MESTI. This project is the main donor of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency. During the past three years [...]

During the proceedings of the General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), which is being held in Stockholm, Sweden, the President of ENQA, Douglas Blackstock, officially handed over to the director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, the decision on the "affiliate" status of the KAA. The decision to grant "affiliate" status to KAA was taken by the Board of ENQA on September 20, 2022, while KAA was notified of this decision on October 3, 2022. After receiving the new status in ENQA, the opportunity has been created for KAA to participate in [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in its 106th meeting, held on 25.10.2022, reviewed a variety of requests submitted by Higher Education Institutions and NGOs. All institutions will be communicated regarding the decision made during the meeting as per their requests. The SCQ has also taken the decision to cancel the CHAIR Conference. The SCQ and KAA will review the information and resources collected up to this point, in hopes that the conference can be organized with a large pool of participating agencies and entities. Respectfully, Kosovo Accreditation Agency.

The European Commission, in the Report on Kosovo that was published on 12.10.2022 in Brussels, has said that the Kosovo Accreditation Agency has implemented the recommendations of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) related to institutional and financial independence. “Following the expulsion from the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has implemented the recommendations, related to institutional and financial independence, and an increase in the number of staff. The Law on KAA has yet to be adopted by the Assembly.”, it is stated in the Report of the European Commission on [...]

The president of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), professor Hasnije Ilazi and the director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, have met representatives of the United States Embassy (USA) in Pristina, Mrs. Kelsey De Rinaldis, deputy public affairs officer and Ms. Remzije Potoku, specialist at the American Embassy for education policies. The meeting discussed the institutional and financial support of the US Embassy for the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, as well as the work of the KAA in raising the quality of higher education. The president of the SCQ, professor Hasnije Ilazi, said that the KAA is successfully implementing [...]

On the official website of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) the logo and credentials of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) have been placed. This has been made possible since the Board of ENQA has given the "affiliate" status to the Kosovo Accreditation Agency. With the recommendation of ENQA, all decisions and communications of KAA will also carry the "ENQA Affiliate" logo. On September 3, 2022, the director of ENQA, Anna Gover, has confirmed to the director of the KAA, Naim Gashi, that the application of the KAA for "affiliate" member status has been accepted. This decision [...]

After the good news that was received yesterday about the advancement of the status of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, as an affiliate member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Mr. Albin Kurti, has welcomed at the meeting Ms. Hasnije Ilazi, President of the State Council of Quality and Mr. Naim Gashi, director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency. Prime Minister Kurti congratulated the work, commitment, and dedication of the KAA and the State Council of Quality, but also of our partners for this joyful news for everyone. The lack [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (AKA), at its regular annual meeting, on Tuesday, 04.10.2022, discussed with the heads of higher education institutions (HEIs) about enhancing quality in the education system in Kosovo. The President of SCQ, professor Hasnije Ilazi, initially congratulated all higher education institutions for the new status of AKA as an affiliate member in the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). President Ilazi said that this is a joint success of KAA, HEIs, Kosovo institutions and international donors. The head of SCQ spoke about the main achievements of KAA during [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held its regular meeting on 04.10.2022 where a number of items of the agenda were discussed. In this meeting, two reports of international experts were revised and decided upon, as well as a number of requestas and appeals of higher education institutions. SCQ has welcomed the recent decision of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) to grant KAA the affiliate member status.