The Act of 20th July 2001, amending the existing Higher Education Act, established the State Accreditation Committee as legal body working for the quality of education, defined its tasks and its working procedure.
The Law on Higher Education, adopted by the Parliament on 27 July 2005, redefined the objectives of the State Accreditation Committee.
The State Accreditation Committee is the only statutory body entrusted with the responsibility of evaluating the quality of higher education, its opinions and resolutions have a legally binding effect.