THEQC Represented at the 2026 ENQA General Assembly Meeting

Prof. Ümit Kocabıçak, President of the Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (THEQC), attended the General Assembly Meeting of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.

Dr Ayşegül Kozak Çakır, THEQC International Relations Coordinator, also took part in the meeting, which was held on 21-23 October 2026, in cooperation with the Canarian Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ACCUEE).

Organised under the theme “The role of cooperation in supporting innovation,” the meeting brought together quality assurance agencies and relevant stakeholders from across Europe. Offering an important platform for addressing current developments in higher education quality assurance, sharing experiences, and strengthening international collaborations, the meeting featured prominent topics such as inter-stakeholder cooperation, cross-border collaborations, policy development processes, as well as mutual learning and the enhancement of trust in quality assurance.

Within the scope of the program, topics shaping the future of quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area, such as the revision of the European Approach, quality assurance for sustainable futures, quality assurance in transnational education, and strategic communication of quality assurance agencies, were also addressed.

ENQA members elected their new President

One of the key agenda items of the General Assembly was the election of ENQA Board members and the determination of the new leadership. In the elections held, Péter Levente Lakatos, representative of the Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB), was elected as the President of the ENQA Board. In addition, the election of new Board members was conducted.

Evaluating the elections, THEQC President Kocabıçak congratulated the newly elected ENQA President Péter Levente Lakatos and the Board members, wishing them success in their duties. Stating that THEQC is an active member of ENQA, Kocabıçak emphasised that they will continue to contribute to international collaborations and developments in the European Higher Education Area to strengthen quality assurance in higher education, share best practices, and support continuous improvement.