Higher education and r&d system in the Republic of Moldova: challenges and potential for growth

Purpose of the study –  and critical assessment of the quality assurance system of higher education in the Republic of Moldova in the context of European integration process. The objectives of this study: analysis of the current state of the higher education system in the Republic of Moldova; comparative analysis of quality assurance of higher education in Moldova and EU countries. Research methods includes system approach, analysis and synthesis, logical generalization and analogies and foreign scientists and leading experts, analytical materials on the research problem. The analysis of recent studies and publications despite the existing scientific research, the issues of quality assurance of higher education do not lose their relevance and require further study. The results of this study can be used by stakeholders to promote the development and improvement of the quality assurance system for higher education and research in the context of the country's European integration, as well as for the formation of quality assurance strategies in the universities of the Republic of Moldova.