A one-day meeting of regional bodies, external higher education quality assurance agencies, was held on 13 November 2015 at the Agency for Science and Higher Education.
The institutions in the region met in order to exchange their experiences in external quality assurance in higher education and to discuss their plans and activities as well as to strengthen regional cooperation in this area. Specific issues were addressed, such as the recognition of reaccreditation decisions, i.e. higher education qualifications.
Along with ASHE’s Director, Professor Jasmina Havranek, Ph.D., and the representatives of the Agency for Science and Higher Education, the meeting was attended by Professor Damir Boras, Ph.D., Rector of the University of Zagreb, and Professor Ivana Čuković-Bagić, Ph.D., Vice-rector for Students, Study Programmes and Quality Management. Representatives of five regional agencies also attended the meeting: Professor Dhurata Bozo and Mrs Majlinda Demirneli from the Albanian Public Agency for Accreditation of Higher Education and Dr. Husein Nanić, Mr. Velimir Jukić and Mrs. Marina Cicović from the Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency was represented by Dr. Matjaž Štuhec, while the Serbian Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance was represented by Professor Ćemal Dolićanin, Professor Biljana Predić, Ph.D., Mrs. Sofija Pekić Quarrie, Mrs. Andrijana Tot and Mirko Savić, Ph.D. Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republika Srpska was represented by Miroslav Bobrek, Ph.D and Mrs. Duška Radmanović.
The institutions presented their plans and activities and held a round table on the challenges in higher education quality assurance in Europe and in the region.