PECULIARITIES OF HIGH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS` LICENSING AND ACCREDITATION IN UKRAINE AND ESTONIA: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

In the manuscript the author analyzes the basic criteria for high educational establishments` quality assessing in Ukraine and Estonia through licensing and accreditation. The author has specified organs that control the quality of education in each country, outlined the main stages in the procedure of higher education institutions licensing and accreditation. The types, forms, terms, conditions of accreditation in Ukraine and Estonia, as well as its features and innovation are analyzed. Comparative analysis of licensing and accreditation in two countries was made and priority areas for further improvement of the quality evaluation system in Ukraine were developed.