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The Steering Board of the Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska held its 42nd session on the 10th May, 2023 in the premises of the Agency. In addition to issues related to the work of the Agency, the members of the Steering Board discussed and made decisions regarding the appeals filed by three higher education institutions on the conclusions of the suspension of accreditation procedures, and the decision on the appeal of one higher education institution on the decisions on the rejection of the accreditation of the higher education institution and a study program. As in the previous sessions, another supplement to the List of reviewers of the Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska was adopted.

On April 7, 2023, the Agency for Higher Education of the Republika Srpska adopted a new Rulebook on the Procedure for the Recognition of Foreign Higher Education Qualifications with the aim of reducing the fee for the recognition procedure, as well as to enable the recognition procedure for certificates confirming completion of studies. The most significant change prescribed by the new Rulebook is that the amount of the fee for conducting the recognition procedure is reduced from 300.00KM to 150.00KM. Also, the application process itself has been made easier for applicants because the volume of the required documentation has been reduced.
The new provisions of the Rulebook prescribe that certain categories are exempted from the payment of fees. The categories that are exempted from paying the fee are persons without both parents up to the age of 26, persons with disabilities, categories I to VI; children of fallen soldiers and children of war-disabled veterans, categories I to VI.
One of the main motives for adopting the new Rulebook is to make it easier for students who studied abroad to return to the Republic of Srpska and find employment.

Rulebook on the Procedure for the Recognition of Foreign Higher Education Qualifications
Application form for recognition of a foreign higher education qualification

The thematic session of the Rectors' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on the topic "Issue of recognition of diplomas obtained in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the countries of the region (Slovenia and Croatia)", was held on April 11, 2023 at the Rectorate of the University of Banja Luka.
In addition to rectors of public universities in BiH, the session was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Higher Education and Information Society, cantonal ministries of education in the Federation of BiH, the Department of Education of Brčko District, the Agency for Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska, the Agency for the Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the Center for information and recognition of documents in the field of higher education.
The conclusions of the thematic session of the Rectors' Conference of BiH are available at the following link: https://unibl.org/uploads/files/vesti/2023/04/Zakljucci-tematska-sjednica-Rektorske-konferencije-11042023.pdf

At the 41st regular session held on April 6, 2023, the Steering Board of the Agency adopted the Rulebook on Amendments to the Rulebook on Determining the Amount of Fees for the Provision of Services Under the Agency's Competence and the Types and Method of Distribution of Income, which prescribes reduced fees for carrying out the procedure of recognition of foreign higher education qualifications.
At the session, the Agency’s List of Reviewers was supplemented and adopted with 13 new reviewers (four from the academic community, four from the students’ list and five from business and practice).
The Steering Board also considered the complaints of higher education institutions on the conclusions on the termination of the accreditation procedure and other issues of importance for the work of the Agency.