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Heads of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (AKA) were received in Podgorica by the representatives of the Agency for Quality Control and Assurance (ACQAHE) in Montenegro, with whom they discussed interstate cooperation in the field of quality assurance in higher education. The Kosovo delegation consisted of the President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), professor Hasnije Ilazi; the member of SCQ, professor Gëzim Tosuni and the director of KAA, Naim Gashi. From the Montenegrin side, professor Nada Jaukovic, chairperson of the Management Board of ACQAHE; deputy director Tijana Stankovic and senior quality assurance advisor Tamara Djurickovic were present at the meeting. [...]

The State Quality Council (SQC) of the Kosovo Agency for Accreditation (KAA) held on 14.07.2022, the 102nd meeting, in which the reports of international accreditation experts were reviewed. After these decisions, HEI in Kosovo will have opportunity to announce calls for recruitment of students in all accredited programs in the Republic of Kosovo. SQC of KAA wishes a successful academic year to all students and academic staff.

With the support of the QAINT project implemented by Kosovo Education Center, on 13 July 2022, the KAA held an information session with Kosovo HEIs on the Methodology on Monitoring and Post-Accreditation Procedures. During the event speakers were Hana Hasimja from the QAINT Project, Marija Vasilevska the engaged international expert, and Flamur Abazaj Senior Officer from the KAA. The presentation included all relevant details on the methodology, including explanations on the specific processes, as well as the differences between the two procedures. The HEIs were also given the time and space to ask questions about and address any concerns that they [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Agency for Accreditation (AKA), at the 101st meeting, held on 30.06.2022, has reviewed and approved the reports of international experts, creating the opportunity to announce calls for the recruitment of new students in all accredited study programs. Despite the large volume of work and limited number of staff, AKA has managed to timely evaluate the programs that have been in the process of accreditation. KAA calls on all students to visit the KAA website before deciding to apply to any HEI program in Kosovo, to verify if the offered programs have valid [...]

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Open Call for the selection of three members of the Appeal Committee in the Kosovo Accreditation Agency One (1) regular member and Two (2) reserve members Application criteria: The members of the Appeal Committee must have the scientific degree of Doctor of Sciences and have the academic title of at least Prof. Assoc. Selection and appointment: The members of the Appeal Committee are selected by the Commission appointed by the Minister of MESTI and have a two-year term, with the possibility of re-election for another term. Compensation: For their work members are compensated according to Article 22 paragraph 14 of the [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held on 13.06.2022 a public hearing regarding the draft document on the "Kosovo Subject Area Code". This document will enable higher education institutions to identify and adapt academic staff to the program of study in which they will be serving as heads. At the beginning of the meeting, the Chairwoman of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, said that the Kosovo Accreditation Agency has already drafted a document which is based on international and European practices, but also considers the needs of the local context. She added that this document excludes the possibility [...]

A delegation of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), for two days has participated in an event organized by the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), in Cologne, Germany, where the process of external evaluation for membership in ENQA was discussed. The KAA delegation, the only delegation from the Balkan region, consisted of the President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, the Director of the Agency Naim Gashi and the senior official Arianit Krasniqi. The purpose of this event, which was attended by 29 European countries, was to prepare accreditation agencies for ENQA review and [...]

In front of representatives and students from all Higher Education Institutions in Kosovo, KAA organized two informative events to present the Guidelines for Student Involvement in project "Increasing Student Involvement in Quality Assurance Procedures in Higher Education" funded by the US Embassy in Kosovo. The purpose of these informative events was to unveil the Guide to the representatives of higher education institutions as well as to the representatives of student organizations of all public and private institutions of higher education in Kosovo. For two days in a row, the international expert Mrs. Anca Prisacariu presented the principles and ways how to [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has started the process of monitoring of higher education institutions in the Republic of Kosovo, thus fulfilling an important recommendation of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). The process of monitoring of higher education institutions and their academic programs is also one of the recommendations of the European Commission in the field of education in Kosovo within the framework of the Stabilization and Association Process. The team of the KAA, in accordance with the Monitoring Methodology and Post-Accreditation Procedures, at the beginning of the process, monitored the schedules of lectures and exercises, [...]