Role of CAQA in the course of further development of higher

education systems

International Conference on Higher Education Reform:

Towards Joint Regional Roadmap in Higher Education Structural Reform

Petrovac, Montenegro, Hotel Palace, 23-26 May 2012

organised under the scheme of STREW Tempus project;

Endre Pap

Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Vice-President

System of Quality Assurance in Serbia

Quality assurance of HEI

1 Internal mechanism

Self-assessment of HEI-s

Self-evaluation Report

2 External mechanisms

Accreditation External quality assessment

Decision: Report on External QA „yes“, „no“ „act of warning“

Grade on fulfillment of

Working license quality assurance obligations

standards for for self-assessment of institutions

standards for accreditation of the higher education institutions and study programs

standards for external quality assessment of institutions

Proposed by CAQA, approved by NCHE in October 2006.

System of Quality Assurance in Serbia

HEI-s: - Self-assessment (3 years)

CAQA: - Accreditation of HEI-s and study programs (5 years) - External quality assessment of HEI-s (5-8 years)

NCHE: - Decides upon appeals on decisions in the accreditation procedure - Gives a grade of fulfillment of HEI-s quality assurance obligations on the basis of CAQA report

Institution submits the accreditation request supported by the data and documents

The Accreditation Procedure The Accreditation Procedure

CAQA forms a sub-commission (1 student)

CAQA designates two reviewers for the institution and each study program (700 referees)

The reviewers submit reports to the sub-commission

The sub-commission makes a draft report and presents it to CAQA

The sub-commission visits the institution- report

CAQA makesthe accreditation decision

accepts the accreditation request and grants the

Accreditation Certificate

rejects the accreditationpostpones

the decision and gives an act ofwarningto the institution appeal to the

National Council of Higher Education operating licenses (ME)

Institution submits the self-evaluation report supported by data and documentation

The External Quality Assessment Procedure The External Quality Assessment Procedure

CAQA forms a sub-commission (students)

CAQA, at the proposal by sub-commission, designates two reviewers for the institution (700 referees)

The reviewers submit reports to the sub-commission

The sub-commission makes a draft report and presents it to CAQA

The sub-commission visits the institution- report

CAQA accepts the report on external QA

CAQA sends the report toThe HE institution, Minister of Education,

National Council for Higher Education

QA System Implementation

2007-2011 I Accreditation PhaseResults: 204 accredited HE institutions,

1538 accredited study programs

2011-2014 I External Quality Assessment PhaseResults: 50 Higher Schools of Professional Studies

have been evaluated

2012-2016 II Accreditation Phase Results: 50 Higher Schools of Professional Studies, accredited

in 2007 and evaluated in 2011, are currently in the

accreditation process

Thank you very much!