Accreditation of Study Field

The accreditation of a study field is the assessment of the study field and the relevant study programmes implemented by the higher education institution or college. If the accreditation of the study field has been successful, the higher education institution or college shall be awarded the right to issue state-recognized diplomas on the acquisition of the study programmes in the relevant study field.

Decision on the accreditation of study fields is made by Study Quality Commission.

Decision of the Study Quality Commission could be appealed to the Appeals Commission.

If, during the assessment and/or accreditation process, the experts or the higher education institution/college detects any violations in the assessment and/or accreditation process and/or unethical conduct of the parties involved in the assessment and/or accreditation process, a complaint may be expressed to the assessment coordinator or submitted to the Agency in written. The Agency carefully considers the complaint, if necessary additional information could be required from the involved parties, and written answer within a month is prepared.

The accreditation procedure of the study field shall consist of two stages:

• the assessment of the study field, which involves the preparation of the self-assessment report, the on-site visit by experts, and the preparation of the joint report by the experts;
• the accreditation of the study field, which involves taking the decision.

Since 1 January 2019, the higher education institutions or colleges are allowed to select any agency listed on the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) for the assessment of the study field.

This section contains information on the assessment of the study field and the accreditation procedure organised by AIKA.