I am pleased to announce that we have recently finished our second country audit! Our first external audit took place in Malta and was finalised in 2015. Now, the Agency has presented a final Audit report for Iceland to Mr Kristján Þór Júlíusson, the Icelandic Minister for Education, Science and Culture.

On 2 March 2017, Mr Per Gunnvall, the Chair of the Agency, handed over the Audit report to the Education Minister, in the presence of Mr Óttarr Proppé, Minister of Health, and Mr Þorsteinn Víglundsson, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and many other stakeholders.

We have come a long way since November 2013, when the Maltese Minister for Education and Employment, Mr Evarist Bartolo asked the Agency to conduct an external audit of the special needs education system in Malta. This activity is a new area for the Agency and it can be seen as a confirmation of the Agency’s competences, knowledge and skills. I am very proud that we are perceived as a professional body that can undertake the complex task of an external audit of policies and practices.