What type of accreditation procedures exist in Russia?
In Russia, there are procedures
for state and not state accreditation.
From 1 January 2011 the Russian
legislation foresees public and public - professional accreditation.
State accreditation is organized and carried out
by the State education authorities of the Russian
Federation. Public and public - professional
accreditation is carried out by the Russian, foreign and
international educational, scientific and public organizations.
In the Bologna Process documents terms
state, public and public -professional accreditation are
not applicable. The basic definitions
are independent review of education quality and independent accreditation. Within
the meaning of the phenomenon the most appropriate equivalent
of an independent accreditation in Russia's concept
is a public (public-professional) accreditation.
AKKORK is an agency that conducts an
independent evaluation of the education quality at the program
and institutional levels, public and public - professional
accreditation.
In Russia state
and public (public-professional) accreditation procedures are
voluntary. Universities/academies/institutes are not required by
law to pass either the state or public (public-professional)
accreditation. Mandatory procedure in the Russian Federation is
the licensing of educational activity.
However, it is desirable for an
educational institution regularly undergo procedures of the
state and the public (public-professional) accreditation, an
external independent evaluation of the education quality.
