On January 12, 2023, the Accreditation Council of the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency (NEAA) approved the report of the Standing Committee and, in accordance with the “Rules for Voting on Accreditation Procedures and Project Evaluation,” adopted the following decision:

1.Program accreditation is granted to the doctoral program “Breeding and Seed Production of Cultivated Plants” within the professional field 6.1 Crop Science, part of the higher education area 6. Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, at the Maize Research Institute – Agricultural Academy, Knezha, with an overall evaluation score of 8.10.

2.The accreditation is valid until the next scheduled program accreditation, as per Article 81, paragraph 2 of the Higher Education Act and in line with the Accreditation Schedule for professional fields.