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The Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska held on April 27, 2021, the first seminar for representatives of higher education institutions in the Republic of Srpska, which presented a general approach to the ranking of higher education institutions in the Republic of Srpska. The seminar was held through the Zoom application.

The Agency is in charge of preparing a project proposal for the ranking of higher education institutions in Republika Srpska in accordance with the activities of the Government of the Republic of Srpska to strengthen the integrated approach of all sectors involved in the process of higher education reform and quality assurance. The goal of this project is to better inform students and other stakeholders, measurable indicators that will be the basis for developing future strategies in the field of higher education, encouraging higher education institutions to continuously develop and improve quality systems and increase scientific productivity in the context of international visibility and recognition.

The Management Board of the Agency for Higher Education of Republic of Srpska held its 27th regular session on April 23, 2021, in which the following documents were adopted: the proposal of the Rulebook on determining the amount of fees for providing services within the competence of the Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska and the types and manner of distribution of own revenues, Standards for initial accreditation of higher education institutions and study programs in the Republic of  Srpska and the amendment to the list of reviewers  of Higher Education Agency of the Republic of Srpska.

Members of the Management Board of the Agency were informed about the accreditation procedures of higher education institutions in the Republic of Srpska, the project of ranking higher education institutions in the  Republic of Srpska, obtained approvals of the Rulebook on Internal Organization and Systematization of jobs in the Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska and the Financial plan of the Higher Education Agency of the Republic of Srpska for 2021.

The Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska actively participated in the workshop "Efficient, accessible and transparent accreditation of study programs in Bosnia and Herzegovina" held through the Zoom platform, April 21-22, 2021, which concluded that the accreditation of study programs is one of the most important challenges for the competent institutions in the coming period.

Technical Assistance Mission (TAM) - the workshop was organized by the Erasmus + Office in BiH, in cooperation with the team of experts for higher education reform in B&H (HERE).

International expert in the field of higher education Prof. Mile Dzelalija, PhD, from the University of Split presented the approach to quality assurance in the European Union, as well as Croatia's experience in accrediting study programs.

The first meeting of the Management Board of the project "Education and Employment" funded by the European Union was held on April 14, 2021. through the Zoom Internet platform and it brought together representatives of various institutions from all levels of education.

The Agency was represented by the Head of the Department for Quality Assurance and International Cooperation, Duska Radmanovic, who is also a member of the Project Management Board.

The meeting discussed the Rules of Procedure of the Management Board, especially in the part concerning membership and voting rights in the Management Board, since there is a difference between the project task which envisages membership in the Management Board only for representatives of ministries responsible for education, while in the realization of the project the Management Board was expanded with members representing agencies from different levels of government.