Publications and analyses

Lauri, L, Murnikov, V, Udam, M (2026). Measuring what matters – an exploratory study on the Estonian institutional accreditation outcomes. Full article: Measuring what matters – an exploratory study on the Estonian institutional accreditation outcomes

Lauri, L., Masenko, J., & Mattisen, H. (2020). The Implementation, Outcomes and Lessons Learned from Institutional Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions, pp. 29–31 (in Estonian)

Lauri, L. (2018). About Higher Education Assessment Results 2017, pp. 47–49 (in Estonian)

Lauri, L., & Mattisen, H. (2017). Quality Assessment Results in Higher Education 2012–2016 (full text). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Lauri, L., & Mattisen, H. (2017). Quality Assessment Results in Higher Education 2012–2016 (summary). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Mattisen, H., Seema, R., & Udam, M. (2014). Interim summary of institutional accreditations. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2013/2014. õppeaastal, pp. 49–51. (in Estonian)

Udam, M., Seema, R., & Mattisen, H. (2014). Interim Summary of Institutional accreditations. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Lauri, L. (2013). External Evaluation in Higher Education. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2012/2013.õppeaastal, pp. 33–35. (in Estonian)

Hiob, K., Murnikov, V., Mattisen, H., Lauri, L. (2025) Overview of How Quality Culture Is Addressed in Scholarly Literature. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Education. (in Estonian)

Laansoo, K. (2024). Foreign Systems for Institutional Level Assessments in Higher Education Institutions – an Analysis. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Education.

Kumpas-Lenk, K., Haavapuu, H., Mere, L., Lauri, L., Laansoo, K. ja Mattisen, H. (2022). Implementation of outcome-based curricula in Estonian higher education institutions: the view of foreign experts. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Education. (in Estonian)

Uusna-Rannap, S. (2022). Regulation of higher education learning outcomes at the national level. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Education. (in Estonian)

Mattisen, H. (2021). The Quality of Higher Education in Estonia. [Report of the Parliamentary Support Group for Higher Education]. Riigikogu kõrghariduse toetusrühma raport. Kõrghariduse roll, kvaliteet ja rahastamise alused, pp. 59–65. (in Estonian)

Mattisen, H. (2021). Proposal for the development of the external quality assurance system of higher education in the Republic of Tajikistan in line with European standards. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Lauri, L., & Mattisen, H. (2021). Research and Development in Institutions of Professional Higher Education. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2020/2021. õppeaastal, pp. 70–72. (in Estonian)

Udam, M. (2020). How Did Higher Education Institutions Cope with the Forced Distance Learning from March to June 2020. Summary. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Teaching and Learning of Foreign Students in Estonian Higher Education Institutions. (2019). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Mattisen, H. (2019). Higher Education: Current Situation and Challenges. Working document of the Values and Responsibility Expert Group for the Education Strategy 2035. (in Estonian)

Lauri, L. (2019). Teaching and Learning of Foreign Students in Estonian Higher Education Institutions – Outcomes of Thematic Review. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2018/2019. õppeaastal, pp. 31–33. (in Estonian)

Higher Education Assessment Concept 2020. (2017). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Lauri, L. (2016). Strengths and development needs of Estonian higher education in the light of the results of the quality assessment of study programme groups. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Lauri, L., & Bauman, H. (2016). The main strengths and development needs of Estonian higher education in the light of the results of the quality assessment of study programme groups. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2015/2016. õppeaastal, pp. 42–45. (in Estonian)

Seema, R., Udam, M., Mattisen, H., & Lauri, L. (2014). Perceived Impact of External Evaluation on the System/Organisational and Personal Levels Among Higher Education Staff in Estonia. Summary of the Study. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Udam, M., Lauri, L., & Bach, T. (2013). Results of the survey on the use and usefulness of external quality assurance reports for different stakeholders. Transparency of European higher education through public quality assurance reports (527137-LLP-1-2012-1-BE-ERASMUS-EMGR). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Tüür, L., & Mattisen, H. (2013). From Study Programme Accreditation to Study Programme Group Assessment. INQAAHE Proceedings.

Bauman, H., & Mattisen, H. (2012). Transitional Evaluation: A Special Case of External Evaluation of Higher Education in Estonia 2009–2011. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Pärn, K., Raasuke, R., Kroonmäe, M., Taimsoo, R., Puik, M., & Lauri, L. (2022). Quality Assessment of VET in 2021: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., & Taimsoo, R. (2021). Quality Assessment of VET in 2020: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2020/2021. õppeaastal, pp. 67–69. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., Taimsoo, R., & Lauri, L. (2021). Quality Assessment of VET in 2020: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., & Taimsoo, R. (2020). Quality Assessment of VET in 2019: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2019/2020. õppeaastal, pp. 26–28. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., Taimsoo, R., Lauri, L., Mattisen, H. (2020). Quality Assessment of VET in 2019: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M. Taimsoo, R., & Lauri, L. (2019). A Summary of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in VET 2011-2018. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2018/2019. õppeaastal, pp. 28–30. (in Estonian) 

Kroonmäe, M., Puik, M., & Luhtaru, R. (2018). Outcomes of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in VET 2017. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2017/2018. õppeaastal, pp. 44–46. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., & Taimsoo, R. (2017). Outcomes of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in VET 2016. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., Lauri, L., & Puik, M. (2016). About Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in Vocational Education and Training. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2015/2016. õppeaastal, 32–35. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., Lauri, L., & Puik, M. (2016). Outcomes of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in VET 2015. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Seema, R., Kroonmäe, M., & Mattisen, H. (2015). A Summary of Accreditations of Curriculum Groups of Vocational Training in 2014 Based on Reports of Assessment Committees. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Seema, R., Kroonmäe, M., & Mattisen, H. (2015). A Summary of the Accreditations of Curriculum Groups of Vocational Training in 2014 Based on Reports by Assessment Committees. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Kroonmäe, M. (2014). Outcomes of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in VET 2014. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M. (2014). An Overview of Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in Vocational Education and Training. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2013/2014. õppeaastal, pp. 46–48. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M. (2013) About Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in Vocational Education and Training. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2012/2013. õppeaastal, pp. 30–32. (in Estonian)

Kroonmäe, M., Tüür, L., & Mattisen, H. (2012). Accreditation of Curriculum Groups in Vocational Education – Pilot Evaluations in 2011. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

European Peer Review Quality Areas and Criteria for Vocational Education and Training (VET). (2021). This handbook has been produced as part of the EU funded projects to support the operations of the quality assurance national reference points for VET (EQAVET NRPs). The development work on peer review criteria has been carried out as a joint project by the NRPs of Croatia, Estonia, Finland and Slovenia from 2019–2021 (Quality Areas 1–10), following the earlier project by the NRPs of Austria, Croatia, Finland and Slovenia from 2017–2019 (Quality Areas 11–15).

Mattisen, H. (2019). Vocational Education and Training: Current Situation and Challenges. Working document of the Values and Responsibility Expert Group for the Education Strategy 2035. (in Estonian)

Quality assessment of Vocational Education. Conceptual framework. (2018). Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education.

Kumpas-Lenk, K., Napp, M.(2023) Analysis of results 2022-2023: Quality assessment of curriculum groups of continuing education providers. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Education.

Kumpas-Lenk, K., Sukk, M., & Estra, I. (2022). A Summary of the Quality Assessment of Health and Welfare Continuing Education Providers. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K. (2021). Quality Assessment of Continuing Education Providers 2019-2021: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Ülevaade haridussüsteemi välishindamisest 2020/2021. õppeaastal, pp. 73–77. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K. (2021). Quality Assessment of Continuing Education Providers 2020: Outcomes and Lessons Learned. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K., & Haavapuu, H. (2021). Analysis of the Process of Quality Assessment of Continuing Education Providers: Challenges and Opportunities. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Estra, I. (2021). Assessment Results: Hair and Beauty Services. A Summary of Assessment of the Quality of Instruction Offered by Continuing Education Providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Estra, I. (2021). Assessment results: mechanics and metal trade. A summary of assessment of the quality of instruction offered by continuing education providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kritšmann-Lekštedt, A. (2021). Assessment Results: Entrepreneurship and Personal Development. A Summary of Assessment of the Quality of Instruction Offered by Continuing Education Providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K. (2021). Assessment Results: Marketing and Advertising. A Summary of Assessment of the Quality of Instruction Offered by Continuing Education Providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Sukk, M. (2021). Assessment Results: Social Work and Counselling. A Summary of Assessment of the Quality of Instruction Offered by Continuing Education Providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Taimsoo, R. (2021). Assessment Results: Computer Skills. A Summary of Assessment of the Quality of Instruction Offered by Continuing Education Providers 2020. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K., Sukk, M., Mattisen, H., Kattai, E., & Järvet, B. (2020). The Quality of Continuing Education – Responsibility, Challenges, Opportunities. Tallinn: Estonian Quality Agency for Higher and Vocational Education. ISBN 978-9949-481-87-3 (pdf). (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K., & Mattisen, H. (2019). Continuing Education: Current Situation and Challenges. Working document of the Values and Responsibility Expert Group for the Education Strategy 2035. (in Estonian)

Lauri, L., Virkus, S., & Heidmets, M. (2021). Information cultures and strategies for coping with information overload: case of Estonian higher education institutions. Journal of Documentation, 77(2), 518–541.

Isaeva, R., Eisenschmidt, E., Vanari, K., & Kumpas-Lenk, K. (2020). Students’ views on dialogue: improving student engagement in the quality assurance process. Quality in Higher Education, 26(1), 80–97. 

Puik, M., & Titov, E. (2020). Quality Assessment Models and Criteria in Continuing Education. INTED2020 Proceedings, 1. IATED Academy, 8280−8288.

Beerkens, M., & Udam, M. (2017). Stakeholders in Higher Education Quality Assurance: Richness in Diversity?. Higher Education Policy 30, 341–359.

Seema, R., Udam, M., Mattisen, H., & Lauri, L. (2017). The perceived impact of external evaluation: the system, organisation and individual levels—Estonian case. Higher Education 73, 79–95.

Seema, R., Udam, M., & Mattisen, H. (2016). Attitudes of academic staff towards their own work and towards external evaluation, from the perspective of self-determination theory: Estonian case. Quality in Higher Education, 22(2), 117−126.

Lauri, L., Heidmets, M., & Virkus, S. (2016). The information culture of higher education institutions: the Estonian case. Information Research, 21(3), paper 722.

Udam, M., Seema, R., & Mattisen, H. (2015). What Leaders Should Know: Against the Background of the Results of Institutional Accreditation in Estonian Higher Education. Eesti Haridusteaduste Ajakiri [Estonian Journal of Education], 3(1), 80–102. (in Estonian)

Udam, M., & Heidmets, M. (2013). Conflicting views on quality: interpretations of ‘a good university’ by representatives of the state, the market and academia. Quality in Higher Education, 19(2), 210–224.

Lauri, L. (2021). Information Culture and Coping With Information Overload: The Case of Estonian Higher Education Institutions. PhD thesis. Tallinn: Tallinn University.

Masenko, J. (2021). The Role of Student Experts and Factors Influencing the Development of their Role in Higher Education Quality Assessment. Master’s thesis. Tallinn: Tallinn University. (in Estonian)

Kumpas-Lenk, K. (2019). Implementation of Outcome-based Education in Estonian Higher Education: The design of learning outcomes matters. PhD thesis. Tallinn: Tallinn University.

Puik, M. (2020). Supplementing the Process and Criteria for the Threshold-Based Assessment of Continuing Education Providers. Master’s thesis. Tallinn: Estonian Entrepreneurship University of Applied Sciences. (in Estonian)

Mandel, K. (2015). Quality Problems and Improvements of the Curriculum Groups in Vocational Education and Training based on the 2011 Pilot Accreditation and 2014 Accreditation Reports. Master’s thesis. Tartu: University of Tartu. (in Estonian)

Udam, M. (2013). Meeting state, market and academic concerns: Challenge for external quality assurance of higher education institutions. Estonian Case. PhD thesis. Tallinn: Tallinn University.