2025

The National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia has adopted amendments to the Law on Higher Education, which aim to improve the quality of higher education by securing additional budget funds for higher education, developing the relevance of higher education, strengthening the autonomy of universities, and contributing to the further internationalization of higher education. 

The adopted amendments introduced, for the first time, the obligation of the state to provide funds for the accreditation costs of study programmes and institutions in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the costs of relevant international academic accreditations.

Also, the concept of artistic research has been introduced. 

The University conducts scientific and artistic research with the aim of developing science and creativity, improving higher education activities, enhancing the quality of teaching, advancing young researchers and artists, introducing students to scientific and artistic research, as well as creating material conditions for the work and development of the university. Artistic research is a systematically conducted and methodologically based process carried out through the application of knowledge, skills, and procedures from artistic practice, with the goal of discovering new artistic approaches and producing new knowledge and skills. The process of artistic research at the university includes research, creation, and interpretation.

Additionally, the amendments to the law introduce microcredentials (short study programmes with a clearly defined structure, purpose, and learning outcomes) for the professional training of individuals with secondary or higher education, in line with labor market needs, as lifelong learning programmes. Each subject within the microcredentials is expressed in terms of the corresponding ECTS credits, and the scope of the programme is expressed as the sum of ECTS credits. A microcredential can be conducted in a range from 1 to 15 ECTS credits. The verification of microcredentials is carried out by the National Accreditation Body. 

The amendments to the Law on Higher Education also more precisely define the aspect of ranking and admission of candidates to higher education institutions.

2024

In the beginning of 2024 the Serbian National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NEAQA) went through the preliminary application for accreditation to World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) and it was found as eligible, after which an agreement was reached to begin submitting the main application. This process will provide the application to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) and access to different opportunities for further training and a career abroad to graduates. 

During the 2024, NEAQA will conclude an agreement on cooperation with medical faculties in Serbia and proceed with the main application. According to the procedure and standards of the WFME, a medical faculty must start the accreditation procedure of the study programme of integrated academic studies in medicine, where the WFME, through a team of experts, supervises the procedure itself.

2023

In 2023 the Serbian National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NEAQA) became a full member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) which main purpose is to promote and advance excellence in higher education through the support of an active international community of quality assurance agencies. The network focuses on the development of the theory and practice of quality assurance, the exchange and understanding of the policies and actions of its members, and the promotion of quality assurance for the benefit of higher education, institutions, students, and society at large. 

National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NEAQA) is a national independent body responsible for performing the accreditation tasks, the assessment of quality of higher education institutions and their units, evaluation of study programmes and quality assurance in higher education. The aim of NEAQA is to improve higher education in Serbia by ensuring its compliance with internationally recognized standards for accreditation and quality assurance, as well as to raise the training level of reviewers and to ensure their independence and their professional and ethical behavior in the process of accreditation and quality assurance. 

NEAQA was established in 2018 by the Government of the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the Law on Higher Education.