With the aim of strengthening international cooperation and internationalisation, the Agency for Science and Higher Education, pursuant to the Act on Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Science (Official Gazette No. 151/22), conducts international evaluations in the higher education and science sectors.
Accreditation of a Joint Study Programme Offered by a Croatian and a Foreign Higher Education Institution (ESG)
The accreditation of joint study programmes offered by Croatian and foreign higher education institutions is carried out directly by applying the procedure and standards prescribed by the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes.
The higher education institutions involved in the delivery of the joint study programme jointly select the agency that will conduct the accreditation procedure. The selected agency must be registered in the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR).
If the higher education institutions jointly select the Agency for Science and Higher Education to conduct the accreditation of the joint study programme, the procedure is carried out in accordance with the Ordinance on the Implementation of the Accreditation Procedure for Joint Study Programmes Offered by Croatian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions and the Quality Standards for the Accreditation of Joint Study Programmes Offered by Croatian and Foreign Higher Education Institutions.
If the higher education institutions jointly select another agency registered in EQAR, the Croatian higher education institution shall, following completion of the accreditation procedure, submit to the Agency for Science and Higher Education the report on the accreditation procedure conducted and the accreditation decision. If the accreditation decision of the other agency is positive, the Agency for Science and Higher Education shall issue a decision recognising the accreditation decision of the other agency and an authorisation for the delivery of the joint study programme.
Files
- Quality standards in the process of accreditation of joint studies of domestic and foreign higher education institutionsPDF | 1 MB
- Ordinance on the implementation of the procedure for accreditation of joint studies of domestic and foreign higher education institutionsPDF | 4 MB
- Self-evaluation Report TemplateDOCX | 57 KB
- Panel Report TemplateDOCX | 60 KB
- Consortium Statement to the Panel ReportDOCX | 52 KB
Cross-border evaluation of higher education institutions (ESG)
The evaluation of higher education institutions abroad is conducted at the request of a foreign higher education institution, in accordance with the Ordinance on the Evaluation of Higher Education Institutions Abroad. For the purpose of conducting evaluations abroad, the Agency for Science and Higher Education has adopted the Quality Standards for the Evaluation Procedure of Higher Education Institutions Abroad, which are aligned with the ESG.
When planning and conducting evaluations abroad, the Agency is guided by the key considerations and good practices set out in the document Key Considerations for Cross-Border Quality Assurance in the EHEA.
Cross-border evaluation of scientific institutes
The evaluation of scientific institutes abroad is conducted at the request of a foreign institute, in accordance with the Ordinance on the Evaluation of Scientific Institutes Abroad and the Quality Standards for the Evaluation Procedure of Scientific Institutes Abroad.