Slovakia
- European Higher Education Area - EHEA
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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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Cross-border quality assurance
In Slovakia higher education institutions may choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency.
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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.
Read more: countries where higher education institutions may choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency
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European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes
In Slovakia the European Approach is not available to higher education institutions.
Read more: countries where the European Approach is available to higher education institutions
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