The ministers of education and science of the Republic of North Macedonia and Montenegro, Mr Jeton Shaqiri and Mr Miomir Vojinović, Assistant Minister of Education of the Republic of Serbia Mr Aleksandar Jović, Vice-Minister of Education, Science and Sport of Lithuania Ms Agne Kudarauskiene, as well as over 80 conference participants discussed on this occasion the quality and quality assurance of higher education in the region and the steps to be taken to increase it.

The two-day event comprised the presentations from the high-level European experts, panel discussions with policy makers and representatives of key institutions compеtent for quality assurance in the Western Balkans, European and regional experts from academia, workshops, as well as the study visits to the University Kyril and Method and International Balkans University in Skopje, where participants of the conference were hosted by the Rectors: professor Biljana Angelova, PhD and professor Lutfi Sunar, PhD.  who presented their latest achievements and experiences in encouraging a culture of quality among professors and students.

The Western Balkans Ministerial Conference “Quality and Quality Assurance in Higher Education – Trends and developments in the EU and Western Balkans“ resulted in the Western Balkans Policy Recommendations for Quality in Higher Education on further directions for enhancing the quality and quality assurance in higher education in the Western Balkans, in accordance with the Bologna Process commitments and European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance (European Standards and Guidelines – ESG).

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