Strategic Plan

ECAQA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT AREAS AND OBJECTIVES FOR 2026-2028

1. Ensuring the quality of the accreditation center's activities and the sustainability of its development

Objectives:

1.1 Internal quality assurance taking into account the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG Part 1);

1.2 Maintaining the status of a recognized accreditation body in the National Register of Accreditation Bodies of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan;

1.3 Developing the international image and strengthening the reputation of the ECAQA;

1.4 Popularizing the activities of the accreditation center in the countries of the Eurasian educational area;

1.5 Ensuring structured and effective interaction between the ECAQA and stakeholders;

1.6 Guaranteeing independence in decision-making on accreditation of educational organizations and educational programmes;

1.7 Improving the activities of the Expert Council;

1.8 Conducting regular analysis of the ECAQA's performance;

1.9 Initiating periodic external assessment of the ECAQA.

1.10 Conducting accreditation of medical organizations.

2. Developing the accreditation center's physical facilities and human resources

Tasks:

2.1 Strengthening the physical facilities;

2.2 Optimizing the organizational structure to accommodate new challenges;

2.3 Expanding the staff;

2.4 Ensuring financial sustainability;

2.5 Advanced training of staff and experts;

2.6 Computerizing the processes supporting the ECAQA's operations.

3. Improving the organizational and methodological support for accreditation procedures, taking into account best international practices in education quality assurance

Objectives:

3.1 Periodically reviewing and updating institutional and specialized accreditation standards, taking into account stakeholder feedback, changes in legislation and regulations, and new versions of international education quality assurance standards;

3.2 Regularly update methodological documentation to support the ECAQA's activities and the accreditation process;

3.3 Enhance the expert assessment procedure and improve the quality of final expert reports;

3.4 Implement formal mechanisms for collecting feedback on the results of external assessment and accreditation;

3.5 Conduct thematic analyses to continuously improve the accreditation process and publish the results to inform stakeholders.

4. Develop the capacity of accreditation experts in accordance with the competency model

Objectives:

4.1 Expand the base of accreditation experts;

4.2 Conduct regular training for various categories of experts (teachers, managers, students, employers) taking into account the requirements for accreditation experts and improving the external assessment procedure;

4.3 Frequency of training for members of the Accreditation Council;

4.4 Develop the capacity of expert chairpersons of external expert commissions.

5. International recognition and sustainability of the accreditation center's status in international quality assurance networks (ENQA, EQAR, APQR, WFME)

Objectives:

5.1 Maintaining the ECAQA's membership in international quality assurance networks and registries within the framework of the Bologna Process in the area of ​​education quality assurance and meeting the requirements of the Commission on Foreign Medical School Graduates (ECFMG);

5.2 Obtaining international recognition by WFME for continuing professional development (CPD) of physicians in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Tajikistan;

5.3 Obtaining international recognition by WFME for postgraduate education (residency);

5.4 Expanding to other countries of the Eurasian educational space for the accreditation of medical education organizations and educational programmes;

5.5 Conducting transnational accreditation of educational organizations and educational programmes;

5.6 Participation in the annual events of international quality assurance networks and associations in the field of education.