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National External Quality Assurance Requirements

Accreditation of study directions (groups of study programmes in a field or discipline)
for 6 years, 2 years or 0 years with different conditions attached. In Latvia the study programmes are grouped into 29 study directions – these refer to thematic groups of study programmes within each HEI.
Accreditation of an institution of higher education or college
Higher education institutions are accredited under this process for an indefinite term. Extraordinary or exceptional accreditation of a HEI can also be initiated in cases where there is a violation of law/regulatory acts.
Licensing of study programme
grants rights to a higher education institution or its branches to implement a new study programme.
Further information on external quality assurance in Latvia

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