Ministry f Civil Affairs f Bsnia and Herzegvina Sectr fr Educatin Quality Assurance and Accreditatin; achievements and challenges Vlre, 3 July
Quality Assurance and Accreditatin What has been achieved? Challenges ahead
What has been achieved? Legal Framewrk fr Higher Educatin & Quality Assurance in BiH Framewrk Law n Higher Educatin FLHE (adpted 15 August 2007, 5 August 2009) set the rganisatin f HE in Bsnia and Herzegvina set the respnsibility f cmpetent educatin authrities (CEA) in this area, established bdies fr implementatin f FLHE and internatinal cmmitments f Bsnia and Herzegvina
Agency fr Develpment f Higher Educatin and Quality Aassurance was established http://www.hea.gv.ba HEFL set the methds f quality assurance in the area f higher educatin (Article 48, 49) As f Article 48 (1) set clear, transparent and accessible criteria fr accreditatin f HEIs Higher Educatin Accreditatin Agency f the Republika Srpska (HEAARS) Law n HE in Republika Srpska (2010)
Bsnia and Herzegvina s memberships/internatinal respnsabilities Memberships Cnferences f Ministers respnsable fr Higher Educatin in EHEA (Blgna Prcess)
12 cmpetent educatin authrities (CEA) in BiH fr external QA / accreditatin (institutin / study prgramme) Higher Educatin Accreditatin Agency f the Republika Srpska (HEAARS) Brčk District Department f Educatin Federatin f BiH - 10 cantns Una-Sana Cantn Tuzla Cantn Zenica-Dbj Cantn Central Bsnia Cantn Herzegvina-Neretva Cantn Sarajev Cantn Psavina Cantn West Herzegvina Cantn Bsnia-Pdrinje Cantn - Gražde Livn Cantn
Register f HE institutins in BiH (as f 25.06.2015) University f East Sarajev University f Banja Luka University fr business studies Banja Luka Banja Luka Cllege Autnmus University f Banja Luka Banja Luka Cllege f Cmmunicatins "Kapa Fi" University Sinergija Bijeljina University Sarajev Schl f Science and Technlgy Cllege f Service Business Istčn Sarajev - Sklac University f Zenica Internatinal University f Sarajev Univerzitet u Sarajevu Internatinal Burch University University f Tuzla
HEA`s dcuments fr Quality Assurance in BiH a) Decisin n Criteria fr Accreditatin f HEIs in BiH b) Decisin n Nrms Setting Minimum Standards in HE in BiH c) Rlebk f Register f accredited HEIs in BiH
Criteria fr accreditatin f HEIs alined with the ld ESG 1 ESG 1 Criteria fr institutinal accreditatin 1. QA Plicy Develpment and strategy f higher educatin institutin Management, internal quality assurance and quality culture 2. Study prgramme Prcedures fr quality assurance f study prgrammes 3. Student assessment Student assessment prcedures 4. Teaching staff Quality f physical resurces 5. Use f premises The infrmatin systems 6. Infrmatin Public infrmatin 7. Publicity Internatinal relatins
EU IPA Twinning Prject Strenghtening Institutinal capacities fr Quality Assurance
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Chellanges ahead Implement the recmmendatins fr institutinal accreditatin n the quality, relevance, and effectiveness f HEIs in BiH, and adapt the principles, prcedures, and mechanisms. Establish a rbust and affrdable accreditatin system fr higher educatin prgrammes, based n a realistic estimatin f csts and pssible benefits.
Establish qualificatin standards in accrdance with the BiH Basis Qualificatins Framewrk and Actin Plan fr the develpment and implementatin f the Qualificatins Framewrk in BiH 2014-2020;
Prvide crss-sectral analyses by the HEA based n the self-evaluatin reprts t infrm the sectr s strategic apprach and decisins; Ensure independence f the accreditatin prcesses and judgment frm higher educatin institutins and plitical authrities.
In cnclusin Bsnia and Herzegvina has develped its capacities and tls fr internal and external quality assurance; Prcess f institutinal accreditatin in curse; Open issue: qestin f relatin between accreditatin and quality assurance.
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