Accreditations
The Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) is an independent institution working to ensure and improve the quality of higher education. Its primary objectives include ensuring compliance with quality standards adopted for higher education, aligned with the best practices in the European and global educational space, as well as supporting both public and non-public higher education institutions in improving the quality of teaching and building a culture of quality.
These activities aim to ensure that graduates of Polish higher education institutions achieve a strong position on the national and international labour market, as well as to increase the competitiveness of Polish universities as European institutions.
Currently, programmes are assessed by the PKA based on 10 criteria. Receiving a positive accreditation for a period of six years means that all requirements have been met. Recommendations concerning at least one criterion may result in a shorter accreditation period or a negative evaluation.
PKA evaluation criteria:
Criterion 1. Design of the study programme: concept, educational objectives, and learning outcomes
Criterion 2. Implementation of the study programme: curriculum content, timetable of studies, forms and organisation of classes, teaching methods, professional placements, and organisation of the teaching and learning process
Criterion 3. Admission requirements, verification of students’ achievement of learning outcomes, progression through semesters and years, and graduation process
Criterion 4. Competences, experience, qualifications, and number of teaching staff, as well as their development and improvement
Criterion 5. Infrastructure and educational resources used in programme delivery and their continuous improvement
Criterion 6. Cooperation with the socio-economic environment in designing, implementing, and improving study programmes and its impact on programme development
Criterion 7. Conditions and methods for enhancing the internationalisation of the study programme
Criterion 8. Student support in learning, social, academic, and professional development, and entry into the labour market, as well as development and improvement of support services
Criterion 9. Public access to information about the study programme, its implementation conditions, and achieved outcomes
Criterion 10. Quality policy, design, approval, monitoring, review, and continuous improvement of study programmes