Ilham Javadov, Chingiz Bakhshiyev, Jala Karimova

THE IMPORTANCE OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EUROPEAN STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES (ESG) IN THE QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

 Summary. International cooperation in the field of quality assurance is one of the important elements of the Bologna process, which aims to create a European Higher Education Area (EAHE). The main tool in the implementation of this work is the European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG). The Twinning project on providing support to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan with the aim of further adapting the higher education system to the requirements of the European Higher Education Area, launched in 2015, provided an opportunity to apply ESG in Azerbaijan's higher education. One of the mandatory results of the project is the preparation of standards and guidelines for quality assurance in accordance with ESG in Azerbaijani higher education (AzST) and the testing of the document in three higher education institutions. 

Keywords: European standards, international cooperation, quality assurance, management