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In its session held on December 5, 2024, the Assembly of Kosovo, by majority vote, appointed Ms. Shkurtë Bajgora as a member of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA). This decision by the Assembly aligns with the Law on the KAA, which stipulates that one voting member of the Council must be a representative from the student body. The President of the SCQ, Professor Hasnije Ilazi, and the General Director of the KAA, Naim Gashi, have welcomed the Assembly's decision, emphasizing its significance in completing the KAA Board (SCQ). With this decision, the final criterion [...]

In its meeting held on December 11, 2024, the State Council of Quality (SQC) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) approved the report of international experts granting institutional accreditation to the University of Prishtina for a five-year period. Today's meeting was extraordinary for the absence of three SCQ members affiliated with the University of Prishtina. The expert team conducting the institutional evaluation of the University of Prishtina comprised Prof. Dr. Melita Kovacevic (Croatia), Prof. Dr. Magdalena Platis (Romania), Prof. Dr. Mauro Zarrelli (Italy), and Ms. Marija Vasilevska, a student expert. Additionally, the SQC approved two other institutional accreditation reports the previous [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ)of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), in its 132nd meeting held on December 9 and 10, 2024, continued the process of reviewing applications for the accreditation of study programs and made decisions. The approval of applications is a prerequisite that paves the way for the evaluation of study programs by international accreditation experts. Additionally, the Council reviewed and made decisions on two reports submitted by international experts for institutional accreditation. During this meeting, the SCQ also addressed appeals and requests submitted by higher education institutions in the Republic of Kosovo. Furthermore, the Council approved the modalities [...]

On December 3, 2024, the Director-General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Naim Gashi, hosted a meeting with Ms. Marina Grubišić, Head of the Evaluation Division, and Ms. Mia Đikić, Head of the Research Division at the Croatian Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO). The discussion focused on the benefits KAA will gain from the Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) project aimed at improving the quality of higher education in the Western Balkans. Director Gashi highlighted KAA's achievements in completing legislation, regulations, and criteria that enable the full implementation of European quality standards. He emphasized that KAA has tripled its staff, [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), in its meeting held on November 27, 2024, established criteria for study program holders in the field of arts. The new criteria are grounded in the Law on KAA, European standards and guidelines, and the Standards and Accreditation Manual of KAA. Before making this decision, KAA engaged in discussions with representatives of higher education institutions and adopted best practices from several European countries, including Finland, Croatia, Slovenia, and others. The SCQ decided that, upon submitting applications for accreditation or reaccreditation of study programs in the field of arts, higher [...]