On 10 March 2021, HERAS Plus and Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA) organized a kick-off meeting for a vital activity of HERAS Plus support regarding the Revision of Accreditation Standards Manual which is based in the principles and standard of the Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). As such, the revised Accreditation Standards Manual will reflect the expected quality assurance by European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA )as well as the needs and suggestions addressed by all the relevant stakeholders in Kosovo.

The revision derives from the need to contextualize and adapt the existing standard formulations by considering many factors and developments,  all of which are expected to be explored during the revision work process through different research tools in the frame of ESG’s and ENQA’s recommendations, with multilevel stakeholder involvement, substantial discussions and consideration of the best practices.

Noteworthy, this activity is part of the signed Memorandum of Understanding between KAA and HERAS Plus as of November 2020, where it is agreed that HERAS Plus engages a lead International Expert to Revise the Manual of Standards, a manual based on the standards and principles of ESG.