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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, [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASCAL) in Northern Macedonia have signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in Skopje, which envisages the interstate cooperation in raising the quality of higher education. On the Kosovo side, the agreement was signed by the director of KAA, Naim Gashi, while for the Northern Macedonia, the agreement was signed by the director of ASCAL, Agim Rushiti. The agreement was signed during a visit to the counterpart agency of Northern Macedonia, by a delegation led by the Chairwoman of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi. Part [...]

In the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), students are recognized as key actors who should be involved in the shaping of their education and learning experience. The Prague Declaration signed by all EHEA education ministers stipulates that students should be considered equal members of the higher education academic community. The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) is committed to support the strengthening of the student role in the higher education system of the Republic of Kosovo. To this end, the KAA has developed a guide which is based on a set of European principles which provides assistance and guidelines to higher education institutions [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), concluded on 23.05.2022 its 99th meeting, which started on 13.05.2022, in which reviews and decisions were made on the reports of international experts of accreditation at the institutional level and some academic programs. With the participation of all members, the SCQ has reviewed all requests and complaints of higher education institutions. In today's meeting the SCQ has decided that the standard of "academic staff" and "infrastructure" be fulfilled mandatorily to be accredited for any higher education institution or study programs, starting from October 1, 2022. The State Council of [...]

KAA, within the project “Increasing student participation in internal and external quality assurance processes in Kosovo” funded by the U.S Embassy in Kosovo has prepared A guideline for Student engagement which aims to provide guidance on how students can contribute to quality provision and learning environments in higher education. The guidelines should also be used as a reference point when determining higher education legislation, accreditation provisions and institutional level regulations. The Guideline can be downloaded here.

With the support from the European Commission project TAIEX, the director of the Croatian Accreditation Agency, Sandra Bezjak, for three days engaged in the workshop organized by the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), where discussions took place about the quality assurance in higher education and benefitting from the  Croatian experience towards the returning of the KAA into the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and registering in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). Part of this workshop were the entire State Council of Quality (SCQ) and KAA staff, where the achievements of the KAA were discussed [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in its 98th meeting, held on 26.04.2022, has discussed the setting of the weights of the standards for accreditation of study programs. Also, in today's meeting was discussed the document developed by the SCQ for determining the study fields (Kosovo Subject Area Codes). These two documents will be released for public discussion on May 4, 2022, where all interested parties will have the opportunity to contribute with their comments and feedback. Due to the absence of an international SCQ member, Mr. Miklavic, all other issues on the agenda, for [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in its 97th meeting, held on 05.04.2022, has started the process of reviewing the reports of international accreditation experts at the level of institutions and study programs. In today's meeting some requests of higher education institutions were reviewed. SCQ has also discussed the process of reviewing standards at the bachelor and master level. A revised document is expected to be presented for public discussion soon.

Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASCAL) in Albania, have signed on 30.03.2022 in Prishtina, a Memorandum of Cooperation which provides for interstate cooperation in raising the quality of higher education. On the Kosovo side the agreement was signed by the director of the KAA, Naim Gashi, while for the Albanian side the agreement was signed by the director of ASCAL, Xhiliola Bixheku. Director Gashi said that this agreement will contribute to increasing the quality of higher education and advancing academic studies in both our countries, and the continuous improvement of the quality of [...]

Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has successfully secured the support of the U.S Embassy in Kosovo for funding of the project “Increasing student participation in internal and external quality assurance processes in Kosovo”. The aim of the project is to encourage student participation in activities related to quality assurance which in turn contributes to the improvement of the teaching and the learning process. International and local experts engaged for the implementation of this project, have drafted a research report which provides a background, drawn from both theory and practice, grounding the Guidelines for student engagement in internal and external quality assurance of [...]