Poland has been a Governmental Member of EQAR since 2008.
Focus of external quality assurance
Programmes evaluations
Can higher education institutions choose a suitable EQAR-registered agency?
- HEIs are required to be reviewed by an EQAR-registered agency in order to apply for the right to offer doctorate degrees. - Foreign higher education institutions (HEIs) that have been accredited by any EQAR-registered agency have the right to establish branch HEIs or departments in Polish. - Higher education institutions may have their programme evaluated by EQAR-registered agencies if certain conditions are met:
Eligibility requirements for foreign agencies: EQAR registration
Conditions for the agencies’ work (e.g. criteria to be used): own criteria for EQAR registered QA agencies.
Recognition of reviews carried out by foreign agencies: the Polish Accreditation Commission (PKA, the national QA agency) takes into account the accreditations and certificates obtained through the evaluation by the foreign agency in selected areas of education
Yes. all Polish higher education institutions can opt for programme accreditation of joint degrees by an EQAR-registered agency using the European Approach.
Countries recognising EQAR-registered agencies as part of the national requirements for external QA
Countries recognising foreign agencies based on their own, specific framework or requirements
Countries not open to external QA evaluation by a foreign QA agency
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