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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 [...]

Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), with the support of two projects of the Austrian Development Agency: Heras Plus Project and QAINT has presented on 01.12.2021 for public discussion the Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and the Monitoring Methodology and Post-Accreditation Procedures. Until December 14, 2021, KAA will accept suggestions from all higher education institutions in the Republic of Kosovo. The Director of the KAA, Naim Gashi, said that the Strategic Plan 2021-2025 of KAA is a basic document which will determine the orientation and direction of quality assurance processes in the higher education sector for the next 5 years. “This Plan has been [...]

The leaders of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ASCAL) in Albania, during a meeting held in Tirana agreed to cooperate in the field and improvement of quality in higher education between the two countries. KAA delegation, consisting of the Head of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi; The director of KAA, Naim Gashi and the member of the SCQ, Professor Dukagjin Zeka, were hosted in a meeting by the director of ASCAL in Albania, Xhiliola Bixheku and Erjon Xhako, Secretary of the Board of Accreditation. Representatives of the two [...]

With the support of the Embassy of the United States of America in Prishtina - Fulbright Project, in the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), on Thursday, 25 November 2021, the implementation project of the feasibility study for the general digitalization of processes was finalized and published at the Kosovo Accreditation Agency. Through an online meeting, the final document was presented led by the American expert Dr. Trenia Walker, member of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Krenare Pireva Nuçi and KAA official, Mr. Flamur Abazaj. This project will contribute to the digitalization and automation of all processes in the KAA [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held on Tuesday, 23.11.2021 the next meeting in which the Action Plan for 2022 was approved. In the SCQ Action Plan, in addition to the legal obligations for the accreditation process, there were also activities related to the return of the KAA to the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), and registration in the European Register for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (EQAR). In today's meeting also were reviewed the requests and appeals of higher education institutions. The next meeting of the CSC will be held [...]

The Head of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, together with other members of the SCQ, Professor Dukagjin Zeka, in the continuation of the visits to the institutions of higher education, on 25.11.2021 visited the ISPE College. Head of the SCQ, Ilazi said that the SCQ is in the process of reviewing policies in order to increase the quality of higher education. Në takim Kryetarja foli për procesin e rishikimi të standardeve, procesin e hartimit të metodologjisë së monitorimit dhe rishikimit të rregulloreve me të cilat funksionon Agjencia e Akreditimit. At the meeting, the Head spoke about the [...]

Prof. Asoc. Dr. Arta Basha-Jakupi, former member of the State Council of Quality - SCQ (2018-2021)     is engaged as an international expert at European accreditation agencies, those of Latvia and Romania. Prof. Basha-Jakupi was selected to carry out evaluations of programs in the field of architecture and urban studies, for programs at the Masters and Doctorate level. The engagement of professor Basha-Jakupi, provides evidence that the experience gained at the Kosovo Accreditation Agency is internationally recognized and valued at many European agencies, and is an additional argument that KAA is heading towards increased development and international recognition. The KAA wishes Professor [...]

The State Attorney General, Sami Istrefi during a reception given to the director of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, said that KAA is fully respecting the legal framework of the Republic of Kosovo and is not endangered by any court dispute. Attorney Istrefi praised the cooperation of the State Advocacy with the Kosovo Accreditation Agency to ensure legal protection in the implementation of applicable legislation. Istrefi and Gashi agreed that the State Advocacy will fully support the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, not only for legal protection in the courts, but also for the drafting of legal acts, to ensure that [...]

Dear Sir/Madame, The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has recently adopted its supplemented Accreditation Manual (KAA Standards and Guidelines) and the Work Plan for the (re) accreditation of institutions of higher education and their study programs. The accreditation process will be conducted by the KAA starting from January 2022 until end of June 2022, at the public and private HEI’s in the Republic of Kosovo. In compliance to this working plan, KAA has launched a call for international higher education experts and student experts from all fields of studies to become a member of the expert panel. Required Skills and Experience of [...]

At the invitation of the American counterpart agency – The Association of Technology, Management and Applied Engineering (ATMAE) which accredits all academic programs in the field of technology and engineering in the US, the delegation of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and MESTI (NARIC Center), stayed for a week in Orlando, Florida, USA. During the meetings with US counterparts, ATMAE has expressed its readiness to support the KAA with eminent experts to promote the development of academic programs in the field of technology and engineering in Kosovo. ATMAE executives have expressed readiness for KAA staff to be involved as external experts [...]