1. Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republika Srpska STINT project ERASMUS+ Programme EU Kick Off Meeting, Ghent 25-26th January 2016

2. Legal Framework Framework Law on Higher Education of BiH (2007)
Law on Higher Education of Republika Srpska (2006)
ESG standards (2015)
BiH criteria and standards (2009)
Amendment of Law on Higher Education of Republika Srpska (2010)

3. Mision, Vision and Goals
Organising and conducting the external evaluation process
Recognition by the academic community
Partnership with academic community
Establishing the quality assurance system of HEI and enhancing quality culture
International recognition

4. General Structure of the Agency
Three departments:
Higher education accreditation department
Quality assurance and international cooperation department
General affairs department
Accreditation Forum-informal body comprised of experts and other stakeholders
Accreditation Council – expert body monitoring the process of the external evaluation
Steering Board

5. Accreditation Process
Five phases of accreditation process:
- HEI legitimacy check
HEI internal quality assurance
Formal application and contracting
External evaluation by expert panel
Decision on accreditation with three possible outcomes:
Accreditation for a 5-year period
Letter of expectation
Accreditation rejected

6. Follow-up activities
Every accredited HEI has to prepare Follow-up activities plan based on recommendations of panel of experts
HEAARS has a software for monitoring follow-up activities for all institutions
Audit of the institutions
Similar process in case of letter of expectations with specific trainings

7. Results Accomplished
Nine accredited HEI (two public and three private)
Two HEI with letter of expectations
Two in the process of external evaluation
Accreditation of study programs in process of preparing (collecting data)

8. Role in a project and expected results
Analysis of the internationalization based on the reports of panels of experts/ the weakest point so far
Importance of knowledge management
Development of mechanisms for evaluation of internationalization and mechanisms for improvement

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