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The Acting Head of the European Union Office in Kosovo, AnnaCarin Platon, said that she is impressed with the good work of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency in the last two years. “I would also like to congratulate the Agency for the good work, and as it was mentioned it has also been presented in our (European Commission) report for Kosovo. Especially in the challenging circumstances of the last two years, I am impressed by your achievements. Especially also considering the workload that you had and the number of staff”. Said Platon in the ceremony of presentation of Accreditation Agency activities for [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in its 95th meeting, held on 18.01.2022, has approved the list of international experts who will be involved in the process of accreditation of higher education institutions and their study programs. The SCQ meeting also addressed some of the agenda items left over from the previous meeting, for the holders of academic programs, as well as setting the date for the discussion of the document for the Monitoring Methodology and Post-accreditation Procedures. In today's meeting, with unanimous votes, the international member of the SCQ, Professor Klemen Miklavic, was elected [...]

The KAA Team wishes a Happy 2022 to all citizens of Kosova, as well as, local institutions, international partners, representatives of civil society and the media. Our best wishes go to the higher education institutions, students, the academic community, local and international experts and everyone else we have cooperated in the year we are leaving behind. Cheers!

The Director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, and the senior official Shkelzen Gërxhaliu, held on 16.12.2021, a meeting with the Director of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), Anna Gover and the Reviews Manager, Goran Dakovic. The topic of this discussion was the application of KAA for membership in ENQA. ENQA leaders have praised the work of the KAA in implementing the European Standards and Guideline (ESG) for quality assurance in higher education and the implementation of ENQA recommendations from the preliminary evaluation. The heads of KAA and ENQA agreed that KAA should apply [...]

The December issue of the newsletter of the Central and Eastern Europe Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA), presents the successful work of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in finalising the implementation project for general digitisation of processes in the KAA. Side by side with the other sister agencies of Central and Eastern Europe, on page 13 of this newsletter, KAA-Kosovo is presented with the title "The feasibility study for the digitisation and automation of processes in the KAA has been finalised". This is the third time in a year that CEENQA presents Kosovo and its Accreditation Agency [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) in its 94th meeting, held on 21.12.2021, with the physical presence of all members, has reviewed and made decisions on all submitted applications for accreditation at the institutional and study program levels. In accordance with the legal provisions in force, the review of study program holders has been completed. All higher education institutions (HEIs) will be notified individually about SCQC decisions. According to the Administrative Instruction on Accreditation, HEIs have one month to submit the self-evaluation reports to the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, to pave the way for the evaluation [...]

Leaders of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), on 20.12.2021, during a meeting held with the management of the University of Applied Sciences in Ferizaj (UShAF), said that they are partners with institutions of higher education (HEI) for quality enhancement. The Head of the SCQ, Professor Hasnije Ilazi, accompanied by members of this institution: Professor Dukagjin Zeka, Professor Gëzim Tosuni, Professor Seb Bytyqi and the director of KAA, Naim Gashi, were received in a meeting by the Rector of UShAF, Agron Bajraktari, Deputy Rector Bujar Pira and senior management of this institution. Head of the [...]

During a visit to the University of Mitrovica "Isa Boletini" (UMIB) on 20.12.2021, the Head of the State Quality Council (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, asked the institutions of higher education (HEIs) in Kosovo to create more plenty of space for new staff. Head of SCQ, Ilazi said that the inclusion of young professionals in the higher education system, especially in areas where there is a lack of certain profiles, directly affects the quality of study programs. She said that higher education institutions, the State Council of Quality, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, the academic community and students have become partners in raising [...]

On the proposal of the Minister of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation, Arbërie Nagavci, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo, in the meeting held on 10.12.2021, approved the Draft Law on the Kosovo Accreditation Agency. “This Draft Law regulates the status of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency as a regulatory agency in the processes and responsibilities of accreditation, re-accreditation, validation and monitoring, to ensure quality in higher education in the Republic of Kosovo. The drafting of this law are involved all relevant actors, experts from MEST, Kosovo Accreditation Agency, representatives of the academic community, donors and civil society ", said at [...]

The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Austrian counterpart Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation, with the support of the Heras Plus project, funded by the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) have launched the twinning project. This project increases the cooperation in the field of education between Kosovo and Austria. The main beneficiaries of this project will be the KAA and all stakeholders in higher education in Kosovo, including public universities and private colleges which have thousands of students and teaching staff. Improving policies and increasing the capacity of the KAA directly affects the quality of higher education in Kosovo. Through the [...]