The higher education institutions external quality assessment system in the Republic of Croatia comprises the assessment and grading of the quality and efficiency of the activity of the higher education institution, on the basis of objective and transparent criteria defined by European and international standards of quality assurance in the area of higher education and scientific activity, the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Science (OG 151/22) and other regulations.
Higher education institutions external quality assessment system is implemented in the form of quality assessment conducted as part of initial accreditation, re-accreditation, one-off evaluation and thematic evaluation of higher education institutions and initial accreditation of study programmes.