In accordance with Government Decision no. 201 from 28.02.2018 on the organization and functioning of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research, it was decided to change the name of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Professional Education (ANACIP) in the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC ) and its reorganization through the absorption of the National School Inspectorate and the National Council for Accreditation and Attestation.The National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research is the successor of rights and obligations of the absorbed legal entities.

The mission, field of activity, functions and rights of ANACEC, as well as the rules for organizing its activity, are laid down in the Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research, approved by the aforementioned Decision. Thus, according to the Regulation, ANACEC is an administrative authority subordinated to the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research, financed from the state budget and collected revenues.

The mission of the Agency is to implement state policies and to contribute to development oriented towards international standards in the field of quality assurance in general, technical professional, higher education, continuing vocational training and research. The Management Board of the Agency is the collective governing body that ensures the development and implementation of the ANACEC strategy. The way of setting up the Board of Directors, selecting its members, as well as functioning, basically, does not undergo any changes.

The ultimate aim of the reorganization is to strengthen the work of the state institutions responsible for quality assurance in the educational field and to contribute to the development and quality assurance in the fields of education and research, as well as to ensure a national system for assessing these areas oriented towards the international standards.

The Government Decision on the organization and functioning of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research, including the Regulation on the Organization and Functioning of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research can be accessed here.