Legal Provisions and Responsibilities
The KAA’s primary responsibilities are:
- Accreditation of Public and Private Higher Education Institutions;
- Accreditation of new Higher Education Institutions and their programs;
- Accreditation of new programs at accredited Higher Education Institutions;
- Continuous monitoring of Quality at accredited Higher Education Institutions.
Legal dispositions
The Kosovo Accreditation Agency is a public quality assessment agency in public and private institutions of higher education. Through the accreditation process, it supports the development of quality in these institutions. The responsibilities of the KAA and the accreditation criteria are provided through the following documents:
- Law No.08,L-110 for Kosovo Accreditation Agency
- Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Kosova (Nr. 04/L-037) (PDF)
- Regulation on the Appeals Commission
- Internal Quality Assurance Policy Update 2024
- Standards for Evaluation of Doctoral Programmes
- Decision on the long-distance accreditation process
- Manual on the KAA Staff Internal Evaluation
- Monitoring Methodology and Post-Accreditation Procedures
- European Standards and Guidelines ESG-2015
- Regulation on Organization and Systematization of Jobs in the KAA 23.01.2024
- Regulation on the Selection, Engagement and Compesation Procedures of External Experts 03/2024
- KAA Accreditation Manual-2024
- Regulation 05 2024 on the Evaluation Process of the KAA
- Regulation (KAA) no.012025 on Procedures and Criteria for External Evaluation by International Accreditation Agencies
- REGULATION (KAA) No.02/2025 ON THE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF QUALITY
- Manual for the Professional Development of New Staff at the KAA
- CODE OF ETHICS FOR CIVIL SERVANTS OF THE KAA
- Guidelines for General Procedures at the Kosovo Accreditation Agency
The legal obligations of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency are:
- Interpret the quality criteria set by law, through the drafting of guidelines and quality standards for accreditation;
- Development of instruments for regular control of higher education institutions if the requirements (by KAA) are met;
- Active participation in projects for international cooperation in the field of accreditation and quality assurance;
- Annual reporting on its activity.