Azerbaijan

• Membership in EQAR
  Azerbaijan has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since March 2015.

  Read more: all Governmental Members of EQAR

• General information on higher education

  The establishment and operation of both state and private educational institutions is monitored by the Ministry of Education and competent authorities. Any educational institution should receive a special permit (license) in order to provide educational activities.

• National external quality assurance requirements

  The status of an educational institution and its programmes is decided by Accreditation Council on the basis of a set of agreed accreditation requirements and criteria. The Council is governed by the Minister of Education and consists of the deputy directors of the Accreditation Department including senior secretaries and other experts from the field of education. If accredited the institution receives a certificate of quality (see below 'The order of accreditation of educational institutions', § 5.3).

  • Institutional and programme accreditation
    Accreditation carried out every 5 years or every 3 years in case of transnational education providers.

• Cross-border quality assurance

  In Azerbaijan higher education institutions may not choose among EQAR-registered agencies.

  Read more: countries where higher education institutions may choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency

• European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes

  In Azerbaijan the European Approach is not available to higher education institutions.

  Read more: countries where the European Approach is available to higher education institutions

• Further information

  • The order of accreditation of higher education institutions (in Russian)

  • Ministry responsible for higher education

  • Enic Naric

  • Azerbaijan - European Higher Education Area

Registered agencies operating in Azerbaijan