General Assembly & Workshop 2025

Dear CEENQA members,

We are delighted to invite you to our General Assembly and Workshop 2025, generously hosted by our colleagues from the Estonian Quality Agency for Education (HAKA). The event will take place on June 13 and 14 in Tallinn, Estonia.

This year’s workshop, titled “Higher Education’s Connection with the Labour Market,” will focus on the role of higher education institutions in aligning academic programs with labour market needs while ensuring quality assurance standards. The discussions will explore how quality assurance mechanisms can enhance graduates’ employability, foster industry collaboration, and support continuous curriculum improvement to meet evolving workforce demands.

You can find the programme here and practical information here.

Venue: The event will take place at Nordic Hotel Forum, Viru väljak 3, 10111 Tallinn.

Registration:
Each agency may send up to two representatives to the event, only one of whom will act as the official representative with voting rights in the General Assembly. Every participant must officially register through this form: https://forms.gle/9YdP8uich4rANdXf6
The registration deadline is 9 May.

General Assembly:
During the General Assembly, elections will be held for four positions on the Executive Board. Three current board members are eligible for re-election. It is important to note that among the four elected members, at least one must represent a European non-EU member state, and one must come from Central Asia or the Caucasus.
Each CEENQA member agency is entitled to nominate a representative for a position on the Executive Board. If you wish to do so, please submit the candidate’s contact details, a short CV, and your agency’s nomination by 9 May.
You will receive all nominations and other important materials for the General Assembly in due time before the event.

Accommodation and Visa:
Visa information and accommodation options for your stay are listed in the “Practical Information” document. Please ensure that you book your hotel and arrange your visa in time.
Do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat if you have any questions about the event (secretariat@ceenqa.org)

Credit: Visit Tallinn website, photo by Jaak Nilson

Twenty-fifth bi-monthly meeting

CEENQA’s 25th bi-monthly meeting took place on 15 January and featured the following presentations:

Albanian Quality Assurance System and ASCAL’s Main Challenges (Erjon Xhako, ASCAL, Albania)
The New Methodology for  External Evaluation of the Quality of Higher Education developed by ARACIS (Claudia Milea, ARACIS, Romania)
EQAR Register Committee – building trust in EHEA (Sandra Bezjak)