Director of the Agency for Higher Education of Republic of Srpska (AHERS) Biljana Vojvodic and President of the Agency for Quality in Higher Education of Catalonia (Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya - AQU) Josep Joan Moreso Mateos signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between the two agencies.
The memorandum stipulates that the agencies cooperate for mutual benefit and work on improving regulations and quality assurance in their jurisdiction and improving the quality of higher education in both countries. Cooperation in the field of information exchange, development of employee competencies, and exchange of experts and reviewers is also envisaged.
The memorandum of cooperation envisions strengthening internationalization and international co-operation between the two agencies, as well as mutual recognition of external evaluation procedures.
The Agency for Quality in Higher Education of Catalonia is responsible for accreditation and quality assurance in the Spanish province of Catalonia and is one of the first agencies in the field of higher education in Europe with many years of experience in this field.