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The President of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Assoc. Prof. Hasnije Ilazi, and the Director of the Department for Evaluation and Accreditation, Mr. Arianit Krasniqi, participated in the Annual Conference of the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE), held in Memphis, United States of America. Within the framework of this conference, the KAA delegation held meetings with the President of the Accreditation Board, Dr. Ahmad Zargari; the Chair of the Board of Directors, Mr. Walt Pozgay; the Director of Accreditation at ATMAE, Ms. Amy Good; as well as other key stakeholders in [...]

Prishtina, October 20, 2025 – The Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has approved its Privacy Policies, an institutional document that defines the procedures for collecting, processing, and protecting personal data in accordance with Law No. 06/L-082 on Personal Data Protection and the European Union’s data protection legislation. The document was adopted during a two-day workshop held on October 16–17, 2025. The approved policies ensure transparency, security, and the protection of personal data for all parties cooperating with the Agency, including higher education institutions, experts, contractual partners, and the general public. The document clearly outlines the procedures for collecting, using, storing, and sharing [...]

Tirana, 10 October 2025 – The Director General of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA), Mr. Naim Gashi, participated as a panelist and moderator at the EU Policy Conference “Advancing Quality Assurance and Recognition in the Western Balkans,” organized by the Academic Cooperation Association (ACA) in cooperation with the European Commission. In the thematic session titled “Institutional-level Quality Assurance Systems: From ESG to Cross-border Practice,” Mr. Gashi shared with representatives of higher education agencies and institutions from across the region and the European Union the best practices stemming from KAA’s registration in the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR). He emphasized that Kosovo [...]

Prishtina, 9 October 2025 – With the participation of representatives from higher education institutions, the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) has published its new thematic analysis entitled “Enhancing Scientific Research through Quality Mechanisms.” The analysis explores the impact of external quality assurance on the development of scientific research within higher education institutions in Kosovo. This thematic analysis provides an in-depth examination of how the Research Field Standard of the KAA—developed in alignment with the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG)—is implemented during institutional evaluations and programme accreditation processes. Going beyond formal documentation, the analysis [...]

The State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) held its 142nd regular meeting on October 8, 2025, during which several important issues related to accreditation processes and quality assurance in higher education in the Republic of Kosovo were reviewed. Among the key points of discussion were the review of several reports prepared by international accreditation experts, the assessment of new program accreditation applications, as well as applications that had been postponed from the previous meeting. The Council also discussed monitoring reports and post-accreditation procedure reports for higher education institutions, in addition to addressing various institutional requests submitted [...]