{"id":211,"date":"2026-04-24T12:21:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T11:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ascal.al\/rreth-nesh\/misioni-dhe-veprimtaria\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T13:02:14","slug":"misioni-dhe-veprimtaria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascal.al\/en\/rreth-nesh\/misioni-dhe-veprimtaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission and Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"211\" class=\"elementor elementor-211\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e0a64 e-con-boxed ascal-article e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e6e0a64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15c2db ascal-article__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15c2db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-white\/80 text-lg md:text-xl leading-relaxed max-w-2xl\" data-aos=\"fade-up\" data-aos-delay=\"150\">\n          An overview of ASCAL\u2019s institutional role, its mission to ensure quality, and its activities supporting higher education in Albania.\n        <\/p><p>\n                The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education was established by a decision of the Council of Ministers.\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">nr. 109, dat\u00eb 15.02.2017<\/a> \/\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">english version<\/a>changed by <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">Decision Nr. 825, date 24.12.2021<\/a>\n                and <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">Decision nr. 526, date 31.07.2019<\/a> \/\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">english version<\/a>from the reorganization of\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">The Public Agency of The Higher Education<\/a>\n                which was established by a decision of the Council of Ministers\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">nr. 303, date 01.07.1999<\/a>\n                and pursuant to the law\n                <a href=\"#\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">nr 80\/2015<\/a>, on higher education and scientific research.\n              <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b273d ascal-article__h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b273d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASCAL Role.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62369f2 ascal-article__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62369f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ASCAL is the only institution in the Republic of Albania responsible for monitoring and assessing the quality of higher education. This is carried out based on the national quality standards, as well as the relevant standards and guidelines for quality assurance within the European Higher Education Area and internationally.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6970155 ascal-article__h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6970155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Working Principles<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aae0e42 ascal-article__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aae0e42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>ASCAL operates independently, impartially, and transparently in carrying out its activities. The Agency conducts preliminary quality assessments, external evaluations, as well as analytical and comparative assessments of higher education institutions (HEIs), study programs, and fields of study.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f113bae ascal-article__h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f113bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASCAL Mission<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e4dcbb ascal-article__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e4dcbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n                <li>Quality assurance in higher education through objective and independent external evaluation.<\/li>\n                <li>Maintaining quality standards.<\/li>\n                <li>Promoting and improving the quality of higher education institutions and the study programs they offer.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-138480b ascal-article__h elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"138480b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ASCAL\u2019s Activities<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebbd084 ascal-article__text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebbd084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n                <li>External quality assessment for the initial and periodic accreditation of higher education institutions and the study programs they offer.<\/li>\n                <li>Monitoring and assessing academic quality and compliance with quality standards of institutions and the programs they offer, prior to the initial accreditation assessment and thereafter.<\/li>\n                <li>Preliminary assessment for the establishment and\/or reorganization of higher education institutions and study programs, upon the request of the ministry responsible for education.<\/li>\n                <li>Preliminary assessment and recognition of study programs offered at accredited Albanian higher education institutions by foreign higher education institutions from one of the European Union member states, the United States of America, Canada, or Australia.<\/li>\n                <li>Periodic assessment, every three years, of the quality of teaching in higher education institutions and its continuous monitoring through the National Student Survey, in accordance with its guidelines.<\/li>\n                <li>Assessment of internal quality assurance systems (auditing) in higher education institutions, in accordance with its guidelines and the standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area.<\/li>\n                <li>Thematic, analytical, and comparative assessments of higher education institutions and\/or study programs, in support of higher education policies, either autonomously or at the request of the ministry responsible for education.<\/li>\n              <\/ul><p class=\"mb-4\">To fulfill its mission, ASCAL relies not only on the applicable legal acts, but also on the Quality Code and its internal regulations.<\/p><p>\n                ASCAL is part of the European quality assurance area, cooperating with all stakeholders in this field and being an associate member of\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enqa.eu\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"text-brand-600 font-semibold hover:text-brand-700 transition-colors\">ENQA<\/a>member with full rights of\n                <a 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q\u00eb mb\u00ebshtet arsimin e lart\u00eb n\u00eb Shqip\u00ebri. Faqe Institucionale ASCAL Agjencia e Sigurimit t\u00eb Cil\u00ebsis\u00eb n\u00eb Arsimin e Lart\u00eb \u00ebsht\u00eb krijuar me vendim t\u00eb K\u00ebshillit t\u00eb Ministrave nr. 109, dat\u00eb 15.02.2017 \/ english version, i ndryshuar me Vendim Nr. 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