The Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance and Career Development

The Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of the Russian Federation starts the process of independent accreditation of the educational programmes in the hotel and restaurant sector16.04.11

AKKORK entered into a collaboration agreement with the Federation of Restaurateurs and Hoteliers of the Russian Federation (FRH) in independent accreditation of educational programmes in the hotel and restaurant sector. Since 2011 secondary and higher professional education institutions offering educational programmes to prepare specialists in the corresponding areas may undergo external education quality assurance evaluation provided by AKKORK. Basing on the outcomes of the external evaluation provided by AKKORK, Accreditation Council of FRH makes the final decision regarding accreditation. The procedure of the external evaluation provided by AKKORK complies with the standards and requirements of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) applied in all the EU countries as a basis for conducting standard procedures of independent accreditation of the educational programmes and complies with the requirements of professional standards designed in FRH.