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On the eve of the official visit to Brussels, the President of the State Quality Council (SQC), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, and the Director General of the Kosova Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, were received by the Ambassador of Kosova in Brussels, Agron Bajrami. During the meeting, they discussed KAA’s progress in international recognition processes, as well as the importance of internationalizing Kosova’s higher education system. The President of the SQC informed Ambassador Bajrami that Kosova has become the only country in the Western Balkans whose national agency is registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). She also [...]

A delegation of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) and the Ministry of Education and Science (MASH) conducted an official visit to Brussels, where they met with representatives of the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), as well as other European institutions active in the field of quality assurance in higher education. The purpose of this visit was to strengthen interinstitutional cooperation with key European higher education organizations, exchange experiences in the field of quality assurance, and discuss the latest developments within the European Higher Education Area and the implementation [...]

The President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, the Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, and the international member of the SCQ from Croatia, Professor Maja Martinović, were received at the University of Split during an official visit aimed at drawing on the Croatian model for the development of double and joint study programs in Kosovo. The Vice-Rector for Science and Quality at the University of Split, Professor Igor Jerković, emphasized that cooperation between higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies is important for the development of contemporary programs, particularly those related to [...]

On the occasion of the recognition of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency as an accrediting authority by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in the United States of America (CHEA), CHEA President, Nasser H. Paydar, through a video message, welcomed KAA into a growing international community committed to advancing academic quality and fostering mutual learning across nations and cultures. “We are proud to welcome KAA into a growing international community committed to advancing academic quality and fostering mutual learning across nations and cultures,” emphasized CHEA President, Nasser H. Paydar. In his video message addressed to the Agency, President Paydar described this achievement [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) and the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), upon the completion of her mandate, have proclaimed Professor Hasnije Ilazi Honorary President of KAA, in recognition of her “vision, leadership, and contribution to KAA and to the higher education system in the Republic of Kosovo.” Professor Ilazi served as President of the SCQ for the past five years and did not seek a second mandate. The decision to proclaim Professor Ilazi “Honorary President of KAA” was taken with full unanimity by the SCQ and the staff of KAA. In the reasoning behind this decision, the Vice President of [...]

Heads of state institutions, representatives of the U.S. Embassy, representatives of higher education institutions, representatives from countries of the region, students, professors, and friends of higher education attended the gala evening organized by the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) on 19.05.2026, on the occasion of its admission to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States. The President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, in her opening remarks, thanked all higher education stakeholders, representatives of local and international institutions, as well as representatives of civil society, for their cooperation and support in the process of [...]

At the 149th regular meeting of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Professor Avni Berisha of the University of Prishtina was unanimously elected President of the SCQ. His mandate in this position will begin on 18 June of this year. Until now, the SCQ has been presided over by Professor Hasnije Ilazi, who did not seek a second mandate on the Council. The Kosovo Accreditation Agency expresses its gratitude to President Hasnije Ilazi for her vision, leadership, and contribution to guiding the work of the State Council of Quality. Under her leadership, KAA was registered [...]

The Embassy of the United States of America in Pristina has congratulated Kosovo on the occasion of the recognition of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency as a “recognized authority” by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States. “Congratulations to Kosovo on its Accreditation Agency being officially recognized in the United States by CHEA - Council for Higher Education Accreditation as a ‘recognized authority’ through 2033—an important milestone that affirms institutional quality, reform, and growing international trust in Kosovo’s higher education system!,” reads the congratulatory message of the U.S. Embassy, published on the Embassy’s official Facebook page. The U.S. [...]

The Board of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the USA has recognized the Kosovo Accreditation Agency for seven years (until 31.12.2033), with the status of a “recognized authority” in the United States of America. In the official notification sent to the General Director of KAA, Naim Gashi, Loretta C. Waldron, Vice President for Recognition Services at the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in the USA, confirms that “the CHEA Board of Directors has approved the recommendation of the Committee and has recognized the Kosovo Accreditation Agency as an accrediting authority.” Kosovo becomes the first and currently the only [...]

The President of the State Quality Council (SQC), Professor Hasnije Ilazi, and the Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, during their participation in the Members’ Forum of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), held on 22–24 April 2026 in Budapest, met with counterparts and delegations from across Europe. The Forum was hosted by the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB). At the outset, the KAA delegation met with the hosts of the event, namely the President of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB), Prof. Dr. János Ede Szilágyi, as well as the Director General of MAB, [...]