On 16 October, Minister of Science and Education Jurgita Petrauskienė signed a decree which granted Klaipėda University the right to perform recognition of foreign qualifications.

On 6–7th of September representatives of the Center for Quality Assessment in Higher Education (SKVC) participated in the meeting of the quality agencies of the Nordic and Baltic countries. The meeting was organized by the Finnish Quality Agency (FINEEC) and took place in Porvoo, Finland. 

An annual meeting of quality assurance agencies in higher education and vocational education and training this year was held on 30-31st of August in Kuldiga (Latvia).  During this meeting every country has presented ongoing activities, current changes in their regulations, specific working methods and plans for the future.