The mission of AKKORK is to form and develop in Russia an independent system of education quality assessment and assurance that corresponds to the principles of the Bologna declaration and the world best practices.
The Agency performs its mission by:
- fulfilling a pioneering role in the development of quality assurance and accreditation systems in Russian HEA taking into account its national and historical peculiarities;
- evaluating quality systems set by higher education institutions according to the requirements of Russian Ministry of Education and Science in its regulations, ENQA regulations and criteria stipulated by the AKKORK;
- accrediting and certifying higher education institution at the institutional level and at the level of degrees and programs promoting innovativeness in the teaching process and high quality education culture;
- elaborating and implementing quality assurance approaches based on research findings;
- consulting authorities of higher education institutions in establishing and improving quality assurance systems;
- monitoring the constant higher education institutions feedback;
- facilitating the dialogue between higher education institutions, authorities, students and employers;
- contributing to the public debate on the development in higher education within scope of the AKKORK’s mission.
