The cornerstone of the quality policy at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution is the values fostered in the implementation of its vision and mission statements. The comprehension of Quality is inseparable from the effective implementation of the goals set out and defined in the Strategy. These strategic objectives serve as the basis for improving all activities of Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution.

We regularly monitor, assess, and improve the processes of studies and applied research activities, while also striving to maintain the most favourable environment for their implementation. We constantly promote a culture of quality and firmly believe that quality is directly linked to our professional success and learning achievements, as it is our mutual responsibility.

Cooperation among graduates, employees and other stakeholders should be based on mutual trust. We participate in both national and international processes, seeking innovations with a view to forthcoming perspectives/needs. We always keep the society informed about our achievements in activities. We work closely together as a team on a day-to-day basis to implement the virtues and goals reflected in our vision and mission statements. We strive to provide high-quality higher education that is focused on practical activities, the needs of learners and society, as well as the need to promote applied research and artistic activities.

The internal quality assurance system at Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution has been in place since the institution’s founding. The system has been developed, implemented, and continuously improved based on the provisions of quality assurance in higher education laid down in national legislation (the Law on Higher Education and Research and implementing legislation of the Ministry of Education, Science, and Sport, as well as the Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education).

Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution follows the approach that the primary responsibility for the quality of its activities lies with the institution itself. This approach is firmly anchored in the Law on Higher Education and Research (2009) stipulating that higher education and research institutions shall assume the responsibility for the quality of research (artistic) activities, studies and other undertakings. They must publicly announce their quality indicators and, together with the relevant assessment institutions, foster the culture of quality in higher education and research activities (Article 46). Every higher education institution must have an internal quality assurance system based on the Provisions of quality assurance in studies of the European Higher Education Area and on the strategy for improving activity quality approved by the higher education institution itself. The higher education institution must also have action plans and measures in place to ensure the quality of higher education it provides (Article 47).

In the process of creating and enhancing its internal system of quality assurance Kauno kolegija Higher Education Institution is guided by the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG, 2015), highlighted in Article 46 of the Law on Higher Education and Research: ‘<…> Quality assurance in higher education is based on the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area. The quality of research is assured based on the provisions of the European research area <…>.’