An Analysis of Implementation of the Bologna Process Goals in the Quality Assurance System in Higher Education Institutions in the Republic of Croatia

Bolonjski proces podrazumijeva reformu visokog obrazovanja na razini Europe kako bi ono bilo kvalitetnije i konkurentnije na svjetskoj razini. Hrvatska je dijelom tog procesa postala 2001. godine, čime je nastojala u svoj sustav visokog obrazovanja ugraditi bolonjske ciljeve, a prva generacija studenata bolonjaca upisana je na hrvatska visoka učilišta akademske godine 2005/2006. Potpisivanjem Bolonjske deklaracije, Hrvatska je krenula i s uspostavom funkcionalnog sustava vanjskog osiguravanja kvalitete, a najvažniji postupak koji provodi svakako je reakreditacija visokih učilišta. U ovom radu analizirala se implementacija bolonjskih ciljeva na visoka učilišta u Republici Hrvatskoj (interno osiguravanje kvalitete, dodjela ECTS-a, ishodi učenja te mobilnost nastavnika i studenata) kroz analizu šest reakreditacijskih kriterija.The Bologna Process implies the reform of higher education in Europe in order to increase its quality and competitiveness on an international level. Croatia joined the Bologna Process in 2001 and since then is making efforts to incorporate the objectives of the Bologna Process in its higher education system. The first generation of Bologna students enrolled in Croatian higher education institutions in the academic year 2005/2006. By signing the Bologna Declaration, Croatia started developing a functional external quality assurance system and the most important procedure that is being carried on is the re-accreditation of higher education institutions. This graduate thesis examines the implementation of the objectives of the Bologna Process on higher education institutions in the Republic of Croatia (internal quality assurance, allocation of ECTS points, learning outcomes and teacher and student mobility) through an analysis of six re-accreditation criteria