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International accreditation assessment committees visited Tallinn University of Technology, TTK University of Applied Sciences and Lääne-Viru College this autumn. On the basis of the reports of the assessment committees the EKKA (Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency) Quality Assessment Council adopted a decision on 28 January to accredit Tallinn University of Technology and TTK University of…

The Finnish-Estonian joint project competed with Lithuanian-Austrian, French-Spanish, and Greek project proposals and had a total procurement value of 1.3 million euros.  The overall objective of this Twinning project is to support the development of higher education in Azerbaijan in accordance with the principles of the European Higher Education Area. The project was presented to…

Maiki Udam, Development Manager of the Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA), was elected to the Accreditation Council of the Independent Kazakhstan Quality Assurance Agency in Education (IQAA). The IQAA Council of Accreditation is the highest decision-making body of IQAA. It adopts decisions regarding accreditation of higher education institutions and their study programmes in Kazakhstan.…

The Ukrainian parliament adopted a higher education act on 1 July which had involved external experts in its development. The comments and suggestions of EKKA were taken into account in the act in regards to principles of ensuring the quality of higher education and creating a higher education quality agency. See also: letter of appreciation…

This year’s INQAAHE Forum took place in Tallinn, Estonia on 26-28 May. More than 130 participants from nearly 60 countries were represented at the Forum entitled “Partnerships in Quality Assurance in Higher Education”. The event was hosted by the Estonian Higher Education Quality Agency (EKKA). On the pre-forum day, a workshop on the implementation of INQAAHE Guidelines of…

The Minister of Education and Research has convened an assessment council of 12 members to perform duties concerning the accreditation of vocational education and training. The council includes representatives of the main partners in vocational education and of fields of vocational studies. The council will adopt accreditation decisions and make proposals to the Minister of…