Romania
Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
http://www.aracis.ro/nc/en/about-aracis/
Duration and levels of accreditation
5 years
Accreditation standards
http://www.aracis.ro/fileadmin/ARACIS/Proceduri/Methodology_for_External_Evaluation.pdf
Evaluation process
http://www.aracis.ro/fileadmin/ARACIS/Proceduri/Methodology_for_External_Evaluation.pdf
Outcome/consequences of accreditation
Mandatory
Description of accreditation organization
Government Authority
The Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ARACIS) shall have the following tasks relating to the field of accreditation:
- to regularly develop the methodology and the accreditation standards for different types of programs and higher education providers, which then the Ministry of Education and Research shall approve and submit to the Government for clearance.
- to assess, based on the standards and methodology approved in Government Decisions, upon request or of its own motion, and to propose the authorization, respectively, the accreditation of the higher education providers and of their academic programs. Based on the accreditation reports, the Ministry of Education and Research shall develop the necessary legislative provisions for the establishment of higher education structures.
