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With the invitation of the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and the World Bank, under the patronage of the Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia, the Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, participated in the Regional Conference on Quality Assurance in Higher Education, held on 26–27 March 2026 in Skopje. The conference, titled “Bridging Futures: Internationalisation of Higher Education in the Western Balkans and Southeast Europe”, brought together high-level institutional representatives, international experts, and policymakers from across the region and beyond, focusing on internationalisation, academic mobility, quality assurance, governance, and financing in higher education. In his [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), during a visit to the Faculty of Islamic Studies (FIS), was received by the management of this faculty, with whom they discussed strengthening mechanisms for enhancing the quality of the programs offered at this higher education institution. The SCQ delegation, led by President Hasnije Ilazi, was welcomed by the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Islam Hasani, together with his associates. On this occasion, Dean Hasani expressed his appreciation for the continuous cooperation and support provided by KAA in accreditation processes, while also presenting a brief overview of the history [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), on 23 March 2026, held its regular meeting, during which a range of issues of significance to quality assurance in higher education in Kosovo were discussed and reviewed. One of the key points of discussion was an update on the evaluation process conducted by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States, where KAA has applied to be recognized as an accrediting authority. During the meeting, the Council examined a considerable number of applications for the accreditation of study programmes, as well as the evaluation reports [...]

Within the framework of its strategic orientations aimed at internationalizing the higher education system in Kosovo and strengthening international cooperation in the field of quality assurance, the Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, together with KAA Senior Official for post-accreditation procedures, Fjollë Ajeti, conducted an official visit to Arizona State University (ASU) in the United States of America, which is the largest public university in the United States under a single administration. During this visit, the KAA delegation held a series of meetings and academic engagements at the university’s campus in Tempe and across several units of [...]

The Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency, Naim Gashi, in his address before the Board of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the United States, emphasized that the Republic of Kosovo has built a modern and independent quality assurance system in higher education, fully aligned with international standards. He underlined that Kosovo, as one of the most pro-American countries in the world, views cooperation with the United States as a strategic partnership for the development of higher education, and that the recognition of KAA by CHEA would further strengthen academic ties between universities in Kosovo and those in [...]