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Russian HEIs in the European Register

On May 1, 2021 the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR) comprises 58 247 educational programmes from 2768 HEIs of Europe and the world, including 565 educational programmes from 46 Russian HEIs. There are 41 accreditation agencies in the Register, including NCPA, which have a right to enter information about accredited HEIs and programmes.

 

General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)

The spring General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) was held on 22 April 2021.

 

Presentation of the National Aggregated Ranking by Subject

International accreditation along with the rankings becomes a more valuable tool for evaluation and recognition of quality of educational programmes and engagement of foreign students. Until recently these tools were not directly interrelated as rankings were built in relation to HEIs. However, with the development of rankings by subject these two approaches start enhancing each other.

 

Parliamentary Hearings «On Measures for Quality Improvement of Higher Education in the Russian Federation»

On April 16, 2021 parliamentary hearings «On Measures for Quality Improvement of Higher Education in the Russian Federation» organized by the Committee on Education and Science were held in the State Duma.

 

Activity Report on DEQAR CONNECT project

April 2021 marked the first anniversary of the DEQAR CONNECT project. The DEQAR CONNECT project is coordinated by the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR) and is carried out under the Erasmus+ programme with EU co-funding. The main goal of the project is to expand coverage to EHEA countries currently under-represented in DEQAR. The project partners are 21 accreditation agencies in the EHEA. Russia is represented by the National Centre for Public Accreditation.