{"id":12973,"date":"2018-02-15T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-15T11:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekka.edu.ee\/?page_id=12973"},"modified":"2026-01-06T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:49:52","slug":"regulations-in-higher-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/haka.ee\/en\/regulations\/regulations-in-higher-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents regulating assessments in higher education"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On this page, you will find both national legislation and HAKA guidelines regulating the assessments in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-129730\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">National legislation<\/h2><div id=\"ac-129730\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/525062020001\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Higher Education Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korgharidusstandard_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Standard of Higher Education<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Korgharidusstandardi-lisa-1_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Annex 1<em>: <\/em>Learning outcomes of studies<em> <\/em>at the level of higher education<\/a> (unofficial translations)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/503062019009\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Private Schools Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/516102025001\/consolide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organisation of Research and Development and Innovation Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/akt\/131072019006?leiaKehtiv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Framework requirements for medical training, veterinary training, pharmacy training, dental training, midwifery training, nursing training, architectural training and civil engineering training<\/a> (in Estonian)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/529082019026\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estonian Academy of Arts Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/529082019025\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estonian University of Life Sciences Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/529082019023\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/503062019002\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tallinn University of Technology Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/529082019024\/consolide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tallinn University Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.riigiteataja.ee\/en\/eli\/ee\/503102025004\/consolide\/current\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">University of Tartu Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-129731\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">HAKA guidelines<\/h2><div id=\"ac-129731\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/IA_Procedure_valid-29.04.2025_EN.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Requirements and Procedure for Institutional Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions<\/a> (in force from 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Institutional-accreditation-guidelines_2.07.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Institutional Accreditation<\/a> (up to 2026)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guidelines-for-initial-and-reassessment_EN-2.07.24-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Initial Assessment and Re-assessment of Study Programme Groups<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guidelines-for-thematic-review_eng_14.06.22-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Thematic Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guidelines_SPG-assessment_eng_14.06.22.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Quality Assessment of Study Programme Groups in the First and Second Cycles of Higher Educatio<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/OKH-juhend_eng_14.06.22.pdf\">n<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/Guidelines-for-Accreditation-of-Study-Programmes_14.06.22-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for the Accreditation of Study Programme<\/a> (cross-border assessments only)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/(piiri\u00fclesteks hindamisteks, inglise keeles)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Accreditation of Study Programmes in Continuing Education<\/a> (cross-border assessments only)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pb-accordion-item c-accordion__item js-accordion-item no-js\" data-initially-open=\"false\" data-click-to-close=\"true\" data-auto-close=\"false\" data-scroll=\"false\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\"><h2 id=\"at-129732\" class=\"c-accordion__title js-accordion-controller\" role=\"button\">Guidelines for institutions and experts<\/h2><div id=\"ac-129732\" class=\"c-accordion__content\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/IA-self-evaluation-Guide-EN-07.01.2022-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for preparing a Self-Evaluation Report for Institutional Accreditation<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.articulate.com\/dVwFc8ugECUvLFh6t0KdN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelinens for Institutional Accreditaton Experts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rise.articulate.com\/share\/TW6QQLU6mDDMPv00-WwyPVcg9z8susCY#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidelines for Initial Assessment Experts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this page, you will find both national legislation and HAKA guidelines regulating the assessments in higher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11947,"parent":1270,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12973","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Documents regulating assessments in higher education - HAKA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/haka.ee\/en\/regulations\/regulations-in-higher-education\/\" \/>\n<meta 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