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Pursuant to the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Science (OG 151/22) the Agency for Science and Higher Education conducts the procedures of accreditation of joint studies offered by Croatian and foreign higher education institutions.

The accreditation of joint studies offered by Croatian and foreign higher education institutions is conducted by directly applying the procedure and standards defined by the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. 

Higher education institutions which are offering joint programmes jointly select an agency which will conduct the accreditation of a joint programme. The selected agency must be included in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR). 

The Agency for Science and Higher Education adopted the Ordinance on the Implementation of Accreditation Procedure of Joint Studies of Domestic and/or Foreign Higher Education Institution(s) and Quality Standards in the Accreditation Procedure of Joint Study Programmes Offered by Croatian and Foreign Higher Education Institution(s) (said documents were published on the Agency website on 17 April 2023).