Quality Assurance Agency In Higher Education

The Agency is the only institution operating in the higher education area in the Republic of Albania, that monitors and evaluate the quality on higher education. This is achieved based on the State Standards on quality assurance and other standards and relevant guidelines on quality assurance in the international and European higher education area. The Agency is an independent body, impartial and transparent in carrying out its activity. ASCAL performs the prior assessment of quality for HEIs, their units and study programs for the three cycles of study in the framework of their licensing procedure as well as external evaluation in the framework of institutional accreditation and study programs. Also, the Agency carries out analytical and comparative assessments of HEIs, programs, and areas of study.