The National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (NCEQE) organised a two-day international conference attended by numerous distinguished international experts, including Professor Danijela Horvatek Tomić, PhD, Director of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (ASHE), and Marina Grubišić, PhD, Deputy Director.
The conference was held on 8 and 9 October 2026 in Tbilisi and was officially opened by Givi Mikanadze, Minister of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia.
The conference discussions focused on progress in higher education system reform, the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG), quality assurance in medical education, student participation in quality assurance processes, and the potential applications of artificial intelligence in accreditation procedures.
Professor Danijela Horvatek Tomić, PhD, Director of ASHE, delivered a presentation on the accreditation of doctoral study programmes, with a particular focus on examples of good practice at ASHE.
The conference brought together representatives of international and national organisations, as well as leading experts in the field of educational quality assurance. It provided an important platform for the exchange of knowledge, experience and good practices, as well as for discussions on current challenges and future directions in the development of educational quality assurance systems.