Акредитацията в сферата на висшето образование в Република България
Accreditation in higher education in the Republic of Bulgaria

Summary/Abstract: At the beginning of the last decade of the last century academic tradition, faced need of a new Law on higher education, which have to regulate in a different manner the public relations in higher education in order to make them respond to the current views and needs. One of the most significant ideas expressed in the newly adopted legislation was that the higher education should be organized not only in state Universities, but also in private. The Higher Education Act regulates relations concerning the recognition of the right of Universities to provide higher education degrees in certain fields, professional fields and specialities of the regulated professions. The accreditation is an institutional and program. Specialized state body for evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance of the above activities is the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency /NEAA/, which is a statutory body for evaluation, accreditation and monitoring of the quality in higher education institutions and scientific organizations aiming at the enhancement of their teaching and research, as well as of their development as scientific, cultural, and innovative organizations. NEAA monitors the ability of institutions, their main units and branches to provide good quality of education and scientific research through an internal quality assurance system. The agency's activities are carried out through periodic assessment and accreditation of higher education in the country by evaluating projects for opening of new institutions of higher education and basic units, as well as monitoring and control, and implementation of appropriate procedures according to the principles of transparency and competence. The procedures for evaluation and accreditation are regulated in a manner that suggests a continuous dialogue with the Bulgarian and foreign experts, partners, institutions and individuals, which is a guarantee of transparency and quality.

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