Tasks

Reviewing the quality of higher education

• Evaluating subject areas (main fields of study) and study programmes
• Reviewing the right to award doctorates
• Granting the right to award first and second cycle degrees. The Agency also grants third cycle degrees within a requested area.

Ensuring HEIs comply with relevant legislation and regulations

• Carrying out supervisory visits of HEIs
• Checking that regulations issued by HEIs for internal use are clear and accessible
• Protecting the legal rights of students
• Promoting the equal treatment of students irrespective of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability.

Monitoring trends and developments in higher education

• Monitoring undergraduate and postgraduate education, research and the arts in higher education and how the needs of society and the labour market are being provided for
• Observing national and international trends of importance for higher education
• Presenting proposals to the Government as a result of these observations
• Supporting HEIs to improve the quality of their activities
• Gathering, processing and analysing data from HEIs
• Compiling the official statistics.

Providing information about higher education

• Creating an interest in higher education
• Providing information about the complete range of courses and study programmes in a correct and impartial manner
• Providing information about post-secondary education abroad.

Recognizing qualifications from abroad

• Recognizing post-secondary qualifications from abroad