Slovakia
- European Higher Education Area - EHEA
- View 21 institutions with 31 reports
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Governmental membershipSlovakia has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since January 2019.
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General information on higher education
Higher education in the Slovak Republic is offered by public higher education institutions, state higher education institutions, private higher education institutions and foreign higher education institutions.
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National external quality assurance requirements
External quality assurance was provided by the Accreditation Commission (an advisory body by the Government of the Slovak republic) untill December 2019. Starting with January 2020, The Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education took the responsibility of the former Accreditation Commission and will be the decision making body to accredit higher education institutions.
The new quality assurance procedures are in its consultation phase and expected to be finalised within the course of the year.
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Accreditation of study programmes and higher education institutions.
The higher education institution must apply for assessment of its internal quality system at least once in ten years.
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EHEA key commitment
Fully aligned with the ESG
A fully functioning quality assurance system is in operation nationwide, in which all higher education institutions are subject to regular external quality assurance by an agency that has successfully demonstrated compliance with the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the EHEA (ESG) through registration on EQAR
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Cross-border quality assurance
Recognising EQAR-registered agencies as part of the national external QA requirements
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Conditions for the agencies’ work (e.g. criteria to be used): upon agreement with The Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education.
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European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes
European Approach not available to higher education institutions
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Further information
Registered agencies operating in Slovakia
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SAAHE - Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education 2023 - View 19 institutions with 24 reports
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ACCUA - Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia 2009 - View 1 institutions with 2 reports
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AQ Austria - Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria 2014 - View 1 institutions with 2 reports
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EAEVE - European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education 2018 -
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IEP - Institutional Evaluation Programme 2009 - View 2 institutions with 3 reports