PAST EVENTS

• 09120100 Medical Care, qualification 4S0912010 Feldsher
• 09130200 Midwifery, qualification 4S09130201 Midwife
• 09130100 Nursing, qualification 4S09130103 General Practitioner Nurse
• 09160100 Pharmacy, qualification 4S09160101 Pharmacist
• 09130100 Nursing, qualification 5АВ09130101 Applied Bachelor of Nursing

The first ECAQA Accreditation Council meeting of 2023 was held on February 2, which made the following decisions:

• To accredit Zhambyl Higher Medical College for a period of 5 years;
• To accredit Kazakh-Russian Higher Medical College for a period of 5 years;
• To accredit the Union of Disinfectionists of Kazakhstan for a period of 3 years including the site-visit of an accreditation expert and a coordinator from ECAQA in 1 year as part of the post-accreditation monitoring (PAM).

ACCREDITATION COUNCIL MEETING 20.12.2022, MINUTES #7.

the ECAQA Accreditation Council meeting was held, at which new members of the Council were introduced, including a foreign representative of the academic community of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Accreditation Council decided on the status and period of accreditation of the following organizations:

1. RGP at the PCV “Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases” of the MH RK is accredited for a period of 5 years. Kazakh Scientific Center for Dermatology and Infectious Diseases demonstrated compliance with the Standards for institutional accreditation of postgraduate, additional and non-formal education organizations (continuing professional development).
2. Residency programme 7R01112 "Dermatovenerology, adults, children" of RSE on PHV "Kazakh Scientific Center of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases" MH RK accredited for a period of 3 years.
3. “Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology” JSC is accredited for a period of 5 years. “Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology” demonstrated compliance with the Standards for institutional accreditation of postgraduate, additional and non-formal education organizations (continuing professional development).
4. Residency programme 7R01124 "Oncology (adult) of “Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology” accredited for a period of 5 years.
5. Residency programme 7R01115 "Radiation Oncology" “Kazakh Research Institute of Oncology and Radiology” accredited for a period of 5 years.

The ECAQA Accreditation Council decided on December 20, 2022:

6. deny accreditation to the "Institute of Continuous Professional Education "Kemenger" LLP, in connection with non-compliance with the basic standards of institutional accreditation of organizations of additional and non-formal education (continuing professional development).
7. deny accreditation to the "Regional Institute for Postgraduate Medical Education " LLP, in connection with non-compliance with the basic standards of institutional accreditation of organizations of additional and non-formal education (continuing professional development).

The Accreditation Council reviewed ECAQA's 2022 report and discussed ECAQA's Strategic Development Plan for 2023-2025.

ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, MINUTES NO. 6 OF 30.06.2022

The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) held a regular meeting of the Accreditation Council on June 30, 2022, which decided to accredit postgraduate educational programmes (residency, PhD).

1. The residency programmes in the following specialties of Semey Medical University were accredited for a period of 5 (five) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the accreditation certificate from 30.06.2022 to 29.06.2027:

• 7R01151 – Adult Nephrology, Paediatric Nephrology;
• 7R01147 – Adult Ophthalmology, Paediatric Ophthalmology;
• 7R01103 – Adult Allergy and Immunology, Paediatric Allergy and Immunology;
• 7R01138 – Family Medicine;
• 7R01118 – Adult Cardiac Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery;
• 7R01104 – Adult Gastroenterology, Paediatric Gastroenterology;
• 7R01131 – Neonatology;
• 7R01144 – Adult Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Paediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery;
• 7R01116 – Adult Pulmonology, Paediatric Pulmonology;
• 7R01139 – Internal Medicine;
• 7R01112 – Adult Dermatology and Venereology, Paediatric Dermatology and Venereology;

2. The educational programmes of Semey Medical University were accredited for a period of 3 (three) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the accreditation certificate from 30.06.2022 to 29.06.2025:

• 7R01113 – Adult Neurosurgery, Paediatric Neurosurgery;
• 7R01154 – Adult Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatric Otorhinolaryngology;

3. The residency and PhD programmes in the following specialties of Kazakh-Russian Medical University were accredited for a period of 5 (five) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the accreditation certificate from 30.06.2022 to 29.06.2027:

• 7R01119 – Adult Vascular Surgery, Paediatric Vascular Surgery;
• 7R01118 – Adult Cardiac Surgery, Paediatric Cardiac Surgery;
• 7R01104 – Adult Gastroenterology, Paediatric Gastroenterology;
• 7R09115 – Adult Nephrology, Paediatric Nephrology;
• 7R01107 – Adult Pulmonology, Paediatric Pulmonology;
• 7R01103 – Adult Allergy and Immunology, Paediatric Allergy and Immunology;
• 7R01102 – Adult Rheumatology, Paediatric Rheumatology;
• 7R01103 – Adult Haematology;
• 7R01144 – Oral Surgery;
• 8D10102 – Medicine;

4. The PhD programme in 8D10101 – Public Health of Kazakh-Russian Medical University was accredited for a period of 3 (three) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the accreditation certificate from 30.06.2022 to 29.06.2025.

5. The residency programmes in the following specialties of the Scientific Centre of Paediatrics and Paediatric Surgery were accredited for a period of 5 (five) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the accreditation certificate from 30.06.2022 to 29.06.2027:

• 7R01130 – Paediatrics;
• 7R09160 – Paediatric Haematology and Oncology;
• 7R01123 – Paediatric Surgery.

MAY 20, 2022: 5TH MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The ECAQA Accreditation Council made the following decisions:

1. To accredit the Karaganda Medical University’s educational programmes in:

• 7M10104 Pharmacy;
• 7M07201 Industrial Pharmaceutical Technology;
• 8D10139 Public Health

for a period of five (5) years each with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of specialized accreditation certificates from 24.05.2022 to 23.05.2027;

2. To accredit the Ekibastuz Medical College for a period of five (5) years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the institutional accreditation certificate from 24.05.2022 to 23.05.2027;

3. To accredit the Ekibastuz Medical College’s educational programmes in:

• Medical Care. Qualification: Paramedic;
• Midwifery. Qualification: Midwife;
• Nursing. Qualification: General Practical Nurse and Qualification: Nursing Assistant;
• Pharmacy. Qualification: Pharmacy Technician for a period of five (5) years each from 24.05.2022 to 23.05.2027.

4. To conduct a visit of accreditation experts and an observer from ECAQA to Ekibastuz Medical College in 2 years (May-June 2024) as part of the post-accreditation monitoring.

MAY 18, 2022: 4TH MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The report of the External Expert Commission on the results of evaluation of the educational programme in General Medicine of the Kazakh-Russian Medical University was heard. The external evaluation was conducted with the witness of the WFME Recognition Team. The Accreditation Council made the decision to accredit the educational programme in General Medicine of the Kazakh-Russian Medical University for a period of 5 years.

THE WFME RECOGNITION TEAM’S SITE VISIT

On April 18-22, 2022, the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME, wfme.org) Recognition Team visited the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) in the framework of the international external evaluation of the accrediting agency. The WFME Recognition Team included team lead Tamar Sanikidze, former Minister of Education and Science of Georgia, team members Barbora Kolarova (Czech Republic), Agostinho Moreira de Sousa (Portugal), Aikaterini Dima (Great Britain). The site visit programme included review of ECAQA operation, study of documentation, observation of the external evaluation of the educational programme in General Medicine, review of the Accreditation Council’s decision-making, meetings with the ECAQA’s Expert Board and Expert Commissions, interviews with ECAQA’s external experts, visits to ECAQA-accredited medical universities and meetings with the rector of S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University prof. Talgat Nurgozhin and the rector of Kazakh-Russian Medical University prof. Nurlan Dzaynakbayev.

The World Federation for Medical Education recognition of an accrediting agency covers the quality assurance in basic medical education (bachelor’s degree programme), which allows for satisfying the requirement of the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG, https://www.ecfmg.org/accreditation/) to apply for US medical residency programmes from 2024.

The ECFMG has determined that in 2024, applicants to this commission (for eligibility for the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK, CS exams and admission to US residency programmes https://www.usmle.org/) will be required to have completed their studies at an accredited medical school (medical educational programme).

In order to meet these requirements, the medical school that the graduate completes must be accredited through an accreditation process that uses standards and criteria comparable to those established by The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME, https://lcme.org/about/) for US medical schools or that uses other standards and criteria adopted and endorsed by the World Federation for Medical Education.

The results of the WFME recognition of an accrediting agency apply only to basic medical education programmes (bachelor's degree) and do not apply to postgraduate programmes (master's degree, PhD), continuing education (CPD) and other health care professions (such as pharmacy, public health or nursing).

This ECFMG policy is a requirement of only one country - the United States - and has no relevance for other countries in the world.

THE MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL WAS HELD ON APRIL 20, 2021 IN ALMATY.

The meeting was held within the framework of the recognition procedure of the World Federation of Medical Education and a decision on three educational organizations was on the agenda:

1. The bachelor's degree programme in the specialty "6B10128 - General Medicine" of the NJSC "Semey Medical University" is accredited for a period of 5 years with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the certificate of specialized accreditation from 04/20/2022 to 04/19/2027.

2. The Bachelor's degree programme "6B10128 – General Medicine" of the Caspian International School of Medicine of the Caspian Public University has been accredited for a period of 3 (three) years with a visit to the university by two experts and an observer from ECA in a year (April-May 2023) as part of post-accreditation monitoring and the validity of the certificate of specialized accreditation from 04/20/2022 y. to 04/19/2025.

3. To accredit the following educational residency programmes of the National Scientific Oncology Center LLP for a period of 5 (five) years each with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the certificate of specialized accreditation from 04/20/2022 to 04/19/2027:

• 1) 7R01117 – Anesthesiology and intensive care for adults, children;
• 2) 7R01119 – Angiosurgery for adults, children;
• 3) 7R01104 – Gastroenterology for adults, children;
• 4) 7R01105 –Hematology (adult);
• 5) 7R01136 – General Surgery;
• 6) 7R01124 – Oncology(adult).

To accredit the following educational residency programmes of the National Scientific Oncology Center LLP for a period of 3 (three) years each with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the certificate of specialized accreditation from 04/20/2022 to 04/19/2025:

• 7) 7R01114 – Radiology;
• 8) 7R01126 – Urology and andrology for adults, children.

SECOND MEETING OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, 24.03.2022.

On March 24, 2022, the second meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held, at which the following educational organizations and educational programs were accredited:

1. JARBUSSYNOV SCIENTIFIC CENTER OF UROLOGY. Dates of external evaluation: 03-05.02.2022.

Decision: Institutional Accreditation as an organization of postgraduate and CPD education for a period of 5 years; accreditation of the Educational Programme 7R09126 "Urology and Andrology, adults, children" for a period of 5 years.

2. NUO "KAZAKHSTAN-RUSSIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY". Dates of external evaluation: 16-18.02.2022.

Decision: Accreditation of 14 (fourteen) Residency programmes for a period of 5 years.

3. JSC "SCIENTIFIC CENTER FOR PEDIATRICS AND CHILDREN'S SURGERY".

Decision: Institutional Accreditation as an organization of postgraduate and CPD education for a period of 5 years.

THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL WAS HELD ON JANUARY 20, 2022

The members of the Accreditation Council present at the meeting, including two foreign members, made a collegial decision on accreditation:

1. Specialized accreditation of educational residency Programmes of JSC "National Center of Neurosurgery" by the decision of the ECAQA Accreditation Council for a period of 5 (five) years with the implementation of post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the certificate of specialized accreditation in the following specialties:

• 7R01120 "Neurosurgery adult, children";
• 7R01137 "Neurology adult, children".

2. Specialized accreditation of undergraduate and residency educational Programmes of the Kazakh-Russian Medical University by the decision of the ECAQA Accreditation Council for a period of 5 (five) years in the following specialties:

• 6B10101 "Nursing"
• 6B10102 "Pharmacy"
• 6B10104 "Dentistry"
• 6B10105 "Public health"
• 7R01132 "Obstetrics and gynecology adult, children"
• 7R01101 "Cardiology аdult, children"
• 7R01113 "Psychiatry adult, children"
• 7R01114 "Radiology"
• 7R01115 "Radiation oncology"
• 7R01124 "Adult oncology"
• 7R01138 "Family medicine"
• 7R01135 "Emergency and Disaster medicine"
• 7R01139 "Therapy"
• 7R01128 "Otorhinolaryngology adult, children"
• 7R01126 "Urology and andrology adult, children"
• 7R01121 "Maxillofacial surgery adults, children"

3. Institutional accreditation of the SPE on REM “Higher Medical College” of the Nur-Sultan Akimat by the decision of the ECAQA Accreditation Council for a period of 5 (five) years.

4. Institutional accreditation of the Advanced Training Department with the Regional Simulation Center of the SPE on REM “Higher Medical College” of the Nur-Sultan Akimat by the decision of the ECAQA Accreditation Council for a period of 5 (five) years as a CPD organization.

5. Specialized accreditation of educational Programmes of SPE on REM “Higher Medical College” of the Nur-Sultan Akimat by the decision of the ECAQA Accreditation Council for a period of 5 (five) years in the following specialties:

• 9120100 "Medical care", qualification 4S09120101 "Feldsher";
• 09130200 "Midwifery", qualification 4S09130201 "Midwife";
• 09130100 "Nursing", qualification 4S09130103 "General practice nurse";
• 09130100 "Nursing", qualification 5AV09130101 "Applied Bachelor of Nursing";
• 09160100 "Pharmacy", qualification 4S09160101 "Pharmacist";
• 09140100 "Laboratory diagnostics", qualification 4S09140101 "Medical laboratory assistant";

09110100 "Dentistry", qualification 4S09110103 "Assistant dentist".

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL, NOVEMBER 11, 2021

On November 11, 2021, the 7-th meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held.

A collegial decision was made on institutional accreditation for a period of 5 years of the National Center for the Examination of Medicines and Medical Devices of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a CPD organization with post-accreditation monitoring during the validity period of the certificate of institutional accreditation

EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA) HOSTED THE SIXTH ONLINE SESSION OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

On September 16, 2021 ECAQA hosted the online session of the Accreditation Council where they made a decision to accredit:

1. “Aru Dariger National Centre for Postgraduate Medical Education” Limited Liability Partnership which complies to the Standards for Institutional Accreditation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) organizations for 3 (three) years.

2. Educational programmes of the «Astana Medical University» Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company for 5 (five) on the following specialties (qualifications):

• - Bachelor’s degree in Pediatrics
• - Master’s degree in МВА Management in health care
• - Master’s degree in Epidemiology
• - Master’s degree in Hygiene

On June 17, 2021 ECAQA hosted the fifth online session of the Accreditation Council where they made a decision to accredit:

1. “Kazakh Badge of Honour” Research Institute of Eye Diseases” Limited Liability Partnership for a period of 5 (five) years with the implementation of post-accreditation monitoring during the period of validity of the Certificate for Institutional Accreditation, from 17.06.2021 to 16.06.2026.

2. Educational programme “Ophtalmology, including pediatric” of the “Kazakh Badge of Honour” Research Institute of Eye Diseases” Limited Liability Partnership for a period of 5 (five) years.

3. Educational programmes of the «Semey Medical University» Non-Commercial Joint-Stock Company for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

1) ‌6В01103‌ «Pediatrics»‌;
2) 6В10104 «Pharmacy»;
3) 7М10108 «Public Health»;
4) 7М10111 «Management in health care»;
5) 7М10112 «Management in health care»;
6) 7М10114 «Medical and preventive care»;
7) 7М10115 «Hygiene»;
8) 7М10116 «Epidemiology»;
9) 7R09101 «Cardiology, including children’s»;
10) 7R09105 «Hematology (adult)»;
11) 7R09108 «Endocrinology, including children’s»;
12) 7R09113 «Psychiatry, including children’s»;
13) 7R09115 «Radiation therapy»;
14) 7R09132 «Obstetrics and gynecology, including children’s»;
15) 7R09134 «Forensic medical examination»;
16) 7R09137 «Neurology, including pediatric neurology»;
17) 7R09141 «Physical medicine and rehabilitation»
18) 7R09117 ‌«Anesthesiology and reanimatology, including pediatric».

4. “Syzganov National Scientific Centre of Surgery” Joint-Stock Company for a period of 5 (five) years with the implementation of post-accreditation monitoring during the period of validity of the Certificate for Institutional Accreditation, from 17.06.2021 to 16.06.2026.

5. Educational programmes of the “Syzganov National Scientific Centre of Surgery” Joint-Stock Company for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

1) 7R01117 «Anesthesiology and intensive care (adult, pediatric)»;
2) 7R01119 «Angiosurgery (adult, pediatric)»;
3) 7R01122 «Plastic surgery (adult, pediatric)»;
4) 7R01114 «Radiology»;
5) 7R01118 «Cardiac surgery (adult, pediatric)».

6. Educational programmes of the “Asfendiyarov Kazakh National University” Non-Profit Joint-Stock Company for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

1) Ophthalmology, including pediatric
2) Angiosurgery, including children’s
3) Otorhinolaryngology, including children
4) Cardiac surgery, including pediatric
5) Traumatology-orthopedics, including children
6) Oncology (adult)
7) Obstetrics and gynecology, including pediatric
8) Endocrinology, including pediatric
9) Rheumatology, including children’s
10) Nephrology, including pediatric
11) Infectious diseases, including children’s
12) Allergology and immunology, including children
13) Cardiology, including children
14) Radiodiagnostics
15) Psychiatry
16) Neurology, including pediatric
17) Neonatology
18) Pediatrics
19) Maxillo-facial surgery, including children’s
20) Orthodontics (initial accreditation)

7. Public State Enterprise on the right of Economic Management “Pavlodar Higher Medical College” department of Public Health of the Akimat of Pavlodar Region for a period of 5 (five) years with the implementation of post-accreditation monitoring during the period of validity of the Certificate for Institutional Accreditation, from 17.06.2021 to 16.06.2026.

8. Educational programmes of the Public State Enterprise on the right of Economic Management “Pavlodar Higher Medical College” department of Public Health of the Akimat of Pavlodar Region for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

1) 09120100 «Medical care», qualification 4S09120101 «Paramedic practitioner»;
2) 09130200 «Obstetrics», qualification 4S09130201 «Obstetrician»;
3) 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 4S09130103 «Nurse of general practice»;
4) 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 5АВ09130101 «Applied Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing»;
5) 09160100 «Pharmacy», qualification 4S09160101 «Pharmaceutist»;
6) 09140100 «Laboratory diagnostics», qualification 4S09140101 «Medical laboratory technician»;
7) 09110100 «Dentistry», qualification 4S09110102 «Dentist»;
8) 09110200 «Dental orthopedics» 4S09110201, qualification «Dental laboratory technician».

9. Non-Governmental Educational Organization “Kazakh-Russian Medical University” for a period of 5 (five) years with the implementation of post-accreditation monitoring during the period of validity of the Certificate for Institutional Accreditation, from 17.06.2021 to 16.06.2026.

The institutional and specialised/educational programme accreditation of the higher educational institutions and educational programmes were carried out using ECAQA Standards based on internationally recognized World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Global Standards for Quality Improvement in Basic and Postgraduate Medical Education and Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG/2015).

On May 25, 2021 ECAQA hosted the fourth online session of the Accreditation Council where they made a decision to:

1. Accredit educational programmes of the Karaganda Medical University for a period of 5 (five) years on the following levels and specialties:

• 6В07201 «Pharmaceutical production technology»;
• Residency programme in «Obstetrics and gynecology, including pediatric gynecology»;
• Residency programme in «Family Medicine»;
• Residency programme in «Physical medicine and rehabilitation»;
• 7М10108 «Public health management» (professional);
• 8D10100 «Medicine».

2. Accredit Kazakhstan Medical University «KSPH» for a period of 5 (five) years;

3. Accredit following educational programmes of the Kazakhstan Medical University «KSPH» for a period of 5 (five) years:

• 7М10108 «Management in healthcare» (academic);
• 7М10107 «Management in healthcare» (professional);
• 7М10106 «Public health» (academic);
• 7М10141 «Public health» (professional);
• 7М10105 «Epidemiology» (professional);
• 7М10103 «Hygiene» (professional);
• 7M10104 «Medical and preventive care»;
• 7М10144 «Medicine» (academic);
• 7М10145 «Medicine» (professional);
• PhD - 8D10141«Medicine» (academic);
• 8D10101 «Public health».

Accredit following educational programmes of the Kazakhstan Medical University «KSPH» for a period of 3 (three) years:

• 7М04103 «ЕМВА»;
• 7М10101 «Health Information Technology Management» (professional).

4. Accredit GKP on PHV «Taldykorgan Higher Medical College» for a period of 5 (five) years.

5. Accredit educational programmes of the GKP on PHV «Taldykorgan Higher Medical College» for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

• 09120100 «Medical Care», qualification 4S09120101 «Feldscher»;
• 09130200 «Midwifery», qualification 4S09130201 «Midwife»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 4S09130103 «General practice nurse»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 5АВ09130101 «Applied Bachelor in Nursing»;
• 09880100 «Hygiene and epidemiology», qualification 4S09880101 «Hygienist epidemiologist»;
• 091601000 «Pharmacy», qualification 4S09160101 «Pharmacist»;
• 09140100 «Laboratory diagnostics», qualification 4S09140101 «Medical laboratory assistant»;
• 09130100 - «Nursing», qualification 3W0913010, «Massage therapist» for visually impaired;
• 09110100 - «Dentistry», qualification 4S09110102 «Dentist»;
• 09110200 – «Orthopedic dentistry» 4S09140201, qualification «Dental mechanist»;

6. Accredit LLP «Republican Higher Medical College» for a period of 5 (five) years.

7. Accredit educational programmes of the «Republican Higher Medical College» LLP for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

• 09120100 «Medical Care», qualification 4S09120101 «Feldscher»;
• 09130200 «Midwifery», qualification 4S09130201 «Midwife»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 4S09130103 «General Practice Nurse»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 5АВ09130101 «Applied Bachelor in Nursing»;
• 09880100 «Hygiene and epidemiology», qualification 4S09880101 «Hygienist epidemiologist»;
• 091601000 «Pharmacy», qualification 4S09160101 «Pharmacist»;
• 09140100 09140100 «Laboratory diagnostics», qualification 4S09140101 «Medical laboratory assistant»;
• 09110100 - «Dentistry», qualification 4S09110102 «Dentist»;
• 09110200 – «Orthopedic dentistry» 4S09140201, qualification «Dental mechanist».

On May 14, 2021 ECAQA hosted the third online session of the Accreditation Council where they made a decision to:

1. Accredit West Kazakhstan Higher Medical College for a period of 5 (five) years.

2. Accredit educational programmes of the West Kazakhstan Higher Medical College for a period of 5 (five) years on the following specialties (qualifications):

• 09120100 «Medical Care», qualification 4S09120101 «Doctor assistant»;
• 09130200 «Midwifery», qualification 4S09130201 «Midwife»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 4S09130103 «General Practice Nurse»;
• 09130100 «Nursing», qualification 5АВ09130101«Applied Bachelor in Nursing»;
• 09880100«Hygiene and Epidemiology», qualification 4S09880101«Hygienist-epidemiologist»;
• 091601000 «Pharmacy», qualification 4S09160101 «Pharmacist»;
• 09140100 «Laboratory diagnostics», qualification 4S09140101 «Medical laboratory assistant».

On 18 May 2021, ECAQA hosted a webinar on “Students’contribution in quality assurance in higher education”. The webinar was organised in support of ECAQA partners - Asian Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and Kazakhstan Medical Students’ Association (KazMSA) which is a full member of the International Federation of Medical Students Associations (IFMSA).

The President of APQN, Professor Dr. Jianxing Zhang outlined in her speech the essential role of students in implementing internal and external quality assurance procedures in higher education institutions in the context of APQN international practice. Zhijie Xiang, a graduate student at Yunnan University presented the analysis results and report on students participation in external quality assurance procedures applied by ECAQA. The President of KazMSA, Gapsamet Abdulvahabov shared his views on the mechanisms and tools for quality assurance in higher education. The webinar was attended by 35 leaders representing student organizations of medical universities and research centers in Kazakhstan.

The primary outcome of the online event was a formation of a clear understanding of the role of the student body in internal quality assurance of universities through successful studies, representation in advisory bodies, assessment of educational programs, regular feedback from teachers and independent student analysis of the quality of education, organization of extracurricular work for students, etc.

At the end of the session, ECAQA General Director Saule Sarsenbayeva emphasized the role of students in the external quality assurance procedures in education through participation in expert commissions and the accreditation council. A “Students section” in the ECAQA website contains information and guidance materials on quality assurance procedures.

ON MARCH 26, 2021, THE SECOND MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA) was held online

On March 26, 2021 the second meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held online and made a joint decision:

1. The Simulation center of the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.

2. Accreditation is awarded to International College Of Business And Communications for a period of 5 (five) years and confirms the compliance with the ECAQA Standards for Institutional Accreditation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training Organizations.

3. The educational programme 0512000 – Translation studies (by type), qualification: Guide-translator of the Institution "International College of Business and Communications" accredited for a period of 3 (three) years.

4. The educational programme 0515000 – Management (by industry and application), qualification: Manager of the Institution "International College of Business and Communications" accredited for a period of 3 (three) years.

5. Public Association "Experts and Consultants on External Comprehensive Assessment in the Field of Healthcare" accredited for a period of 3 (three) years.

The accreditation procedure and decision-making were carried out for compliance with the ECAQA Standards for Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation

ON JANUARY 29, 2021, THE FIRST MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA) was held online

On January 29, 2021 the first meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held online and made a joint decision:

1. Educational programmes of the Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University by

• Medicine, doctoral studies

to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.

2. Educational programmes (11) of the Corporate Fund of the University Medical Center of the Nazarbayev University in the following specialties:

• Neurology, including children's neurology;
• Obstetrics and gynecology;
• Anesthesiology and resuscitation, including children's anesthesiology and resuscitation;
• Neonatology;
• Radiation diagnostics;
• Pediatrics;
• Pediatric Surgery;
• Oncology and Hematology for children;
• Medical Genetics;
• Clinical Pharmacology;
• Nephrology, including children's nephrology;

to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.

The accreditation procedure and decision-making were carried out for compliance with the ECAQA Standards for Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation

THE THIRD MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

DECEMBER 25, 2020. An on-line meeting of the Accreditation Council was conducted, and it made the group decision to accredit:

1. The International Academy of Reproductology, which meets the Standards for Institutional Accreditation of Organisations for Continuing Professional Development of Healthcare Professionals, for a period of 5 years.

2. The educational programme in Nursing, qualification: Applied bachelor degree in Nursing of the “High Medical College” of the Public Health Department of Almaty for a period of 5 years.

3. Continuing education programmes of The Educational and Methodological Centre of the “High Medical College” of the Public Health Department of Almaty for a period of 5 years.

4. The following residency programmes of S.D. Asfendiyarov Kazakh National Medical University for a period of 5 (five) years:

1) Gastroenterology, including Paediatric Gastroenterology

2) Adult Haematology

3) Paediatric Oncology and Haematology

4) Pulmonology, including Paediatric Pulmonology

5) Dermatovenerology, including Paediatric Dermatovenerology

6) Radiation Therapy

7) Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, including Paediatric Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care

8) Neurosurgery, including Paediatric Neurosurgery

9) Plastic Surgery

10) Paediatric Surgery

11) Urology and Andrology, including Paediatric Urology and Andrology

12) Medical Genetics

13) General Surgery

14) Family Medicine

15) Therapy

16) Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

17) Emergency and Urgent Medical Care

18) Clinical Pharmacology

19) Forensic Medical Examination

5. The following residency programmes of Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education JSC for a period of 5 (five) years:

1) Family Medicine

2) Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, including Paediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

6. Report on the activities of ECAQA 2020 was reviewed and approved.

7. ECAQA Work Plan for 2021 was discussed.

Director General of ECAQA S.S. Sarsenbayeva took part in a round table on the quality of medical education, held on December 24, 2020 as part of the meeting of the Accreditation Council of the Certification Association "Russian Register" that is a partner of ECAQA. The speaker delivered a message on "Quality assurance and evaluation in medical education".

SECOND MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

On October 30, 2020, the meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held online and made a joint decision:

• Educational programme 0304000 specialty "Dentistry". Qualification 0304023 Dentist of the Kazakh-Russian Higher medical College to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme 0307000 specialty "Orthopedic Dentistry". Qualification 0307013 Dental technician of the Kazakh-Russian Higher medical College to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• To accredit the Kostanay Higher medical College of the Health Department of the Kostanay region Akimat for a period of 5 (five) years.

Educational programmes of the Kostanay Higher medical College of the Health Department of the Kostanay region Akimat:

• Educational programme Specialty 030100 Medicine. Qualification 0301013 Paramedic accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme Specialty 030100 Medical care. Qualification 0301013 Midwife(s) to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme Specialty "Nursing". Qualification 0302043 of Nurse of General practice to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme Specialty "Nursing". Qualification 0302054 Applied bachelor of nursing to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme 0304000 Specialty "Dentistry". Qualification 0304023 Dentist accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme 0304000 Specialty "Dentistry". Qualification Dental assistant accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme 0306000 Specialty "Pharmacy". Qualification 0306013 Pharmacist (2 years 10 months) to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.
• Educational programme 0305000 Specialty “Laboratory diagnostics”. Qualification 0305013 Medical laboratory assistant to be accredited for a period of 5 (five) years.

The accreditation procedure and decision-making were carried out for compliance with the ECAQA Standards for Institutional and Programmatic Accreditation/

THE FIRST 2020 MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

On August 26, 2020, the first 2020 meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held online and made a joint decision:

1. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation implementing postgraduate (residency) and continuing education programmes to The National Centre for Neurosurgery JSC (Nur-Sultan) for a period of 5 (five) years.

Contract No.25-НВ3 dated November 4, 2019 for institutional accreditation.

2. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation implementing continuing education programmes in healthcare to the State Utility Company on the Right of Economic Management “City Station Ambulance” of Nur-Sultan City Akimat for a period of 3 (three) years.

Contract No.133 dated April 3, 2020 for institutional accreditation.

The accreditation procedure and decision-making were carried out for compliance with the ECAQA Standards for Institutional Accreditation of Organisations for Postgraduate and Continuing Education (Continuing Professional Development) of Healthcare Professionals.

DECEMBER 19, 2019, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION EXPERTS

ECAQA held a roundtable discussion on the subject of “External peer review: guidelines, challenges and solutions”. The meeting was aimed at discussing performance of the external evaluation commissions in 2019 and defining problems in accreditation experts' activities. At the end of the discussion, the participants proposed ways to improve the expert work in accreditation.

The roundtable meeting was attended by 18 ECAQA experts from 12 medical education and health care organizations of Almaty.

In the future, similar events are planned for experts from other regions of Kazakhstan.

SEMINAR FOR REPRESENTATIVES OF HIGHER MEDICAL COLLEGES AND MEDICAL COLLEGES OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN AS PART OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN NURSING CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

On December 4, 2019, the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) held a seminar for 15 medical colleges’ employees responsible for conducting continuing education. The seminar was conducted in connection with the action plan implementation of the Memorandum of Cooperation with the “Union of Medical Colleges of Kazakhstan” and was hosted by the Republican Higher Medical College (Almaty).

The seminar programme included challenges and opportunities of nursing education, issues of accreditation and quality assurance of nursing education, standards for accreditation of continuing education programmes, distance technologies in the organization of training for nurses.

This was the third ECAQA event dedicated to the expert training on nursing education accreditation in Kazakhstan.

APQR PEER REVIEW OF THE EURASIAN СENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (KAZAKHSTAN)

On November 1-2, 2019, the APQR review panel visited The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to review the ECAQA for compliance with the APQN Membership Criteria and Chiba Principles and consider inclusion of the ECAQA in the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR).

In this regard, the ECAQA had submitted the Self-Evaluation Report (SER) and supporting documents to The Asia-Pacific Quality Register Council (APQRC). The SER provides information on the ECAQA mission and objectives, organisational structure, operations carried out during the period from 2017 to 2019, regulations, accreditation standards and procedures, national and international collaboration.

The APQR review panel included the following experts:

• Prof/Dr. Jianxin Zhang (Chair & Facilitator): APQN President, Chief Expert of Yunnan Higher Education Evaluation Centre (YHEEC) and tenured professor of Yunnan University, Kunming, China;
• Vd. Jayant Deopujari (Co-chair), President of the Central Council of Indian Medicine (CCIM), Ministry of AYUSH, RAV Guru India;
• Prof. Rie Mori, Professor of the National Institute for Academic Degrees and Quality Enhancement of Higher Education (NIAD-QE), Tokyo, Japan.

The peer review started with the first private meeting of the review panel upon arrival in Almaty on October 31, 2019.

On November 1, 2019, the second day of the APQR site visit proceeded at the ECAQA office where the participants were introduced. Following the introduction, the ECAQA Director General Saule Sarsenbayeva presented the operation of the quality assurance agency and the ECAQA Self-Evaluation Report. The meeting continued with questions and answers session which involved ECAQA leaders and staff.

During the second day of the APQR review, the experts conducted a meeting with a member of the Association "Kazakhstan Medical Council", visited the institutions accredited by the ECAQA – the Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education and the Kazakh-Russian Medical University. Later that day a focus-group with selected external reviewers, a meeting with members of the Accreditation Council, and a meeting with representatives of professional associations-partners of the ECAQA were organised. During the peer review the ECAQA confirmed and demonstrated that its operation was based on the fundamental principles of the WHO and WFME, Guidelines for accreditation of medical education as well as the Standards and guidelines for quality assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG 2015).

On November 2, 2019, the third day of the peer review included presentation of the ECAQA website (www.ecaqa.org), Skype-meeting with the Chair of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, observation of the SER attachments and ECAQA documentation, a focus-group with Internal QA Unit Members, meeting with the WHO Executive Board Member, member of the ECAQA Accreditation Council.

The third private meeting of the review panel was followed by briefing and wrap-up meeting where the APQR international experts provided recommendations on improving the ECAQA operation and recommendations for the APQRC to include the ECAQA in the APQR as an organisation corresponding to the Chiba Principles. During the site visit and when examining the ECAQA SER, the APQR review panel received evidence of the professional qualification of ECAQA employees in quality assurance and accreditation.

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

On October 4, 2019, the 8th regular meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council was held in Almaty. The ECAQA Accreditation Council members after reviewing self-evaluation reports, examining the reports of external evaluation commissions based on the external evaluation of organizations under review, and analyzing the compliance of institutional operation with Accreditation Standards adopted collegial decision:

1. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to The Republican State Enterprise with the Right of Economic Jurisdiction “Scientific Production Center of Transfusiology” of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years followed by annual post-accreditation monitoring;

Contract No.21 dated 03.07.2019

2. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the RSE on the REM “Republican Center for Healthcare Development” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years followed by annual post-accreditation monitoring;

Contract No.220 dated 03.07.2019

3. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to The National Research Oncology Center LLP of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years followed by annual post-accreditation monitoring;

Contract No.27 dated 17.06.2019

4. To assign the status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to The Individual Company Training and Education Center “Innovation” for a period of 5 years followed by annual post-accreditation monitoring;

Contract No.26 dated 10.06.2019

At the meeting of the Accreditation Council, the Self-Evaluation Report of the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care on the criteria for recognition and inclusion of the ECAQA in the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) was reviewed and approved; the schedule of the visit of the APQR foreign experts to the ECAQA was discussed and approved; the APQR visit will be held on November 1-2, 2019 in Almaty.

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

On September 13, 2019, the 7th meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council which was held in Almaty made a joint decision to assign:

1. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the Russian-Kazakhstan medical Institute LLP for a period of 5 years;

Contract No.5 dated 04.04.2019 for institutional accreditation.

2. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the Center of Retraining and Advanced Training Nazar LLP (Pavlodar) for a period of 5 years;

Contract No.23 dated 18.02.2019 for institutional accreditation.

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN CENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

1. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the National Scientific Center of Phthisiopulmonology of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years;

Agreement dated 18.01.2019

2. The status of an institutionally accredited organization of continuing education in health care to the Training Center of Continuing Education "Sapa-Bilim" LLP (Taraz) for a period of 5 years;

Agreement dated 31.01.2019

3. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the RSE on REM “National Center of Public Health” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years;

Agreement dated 11.02.2019

4. The status of an institutionally accredited organization of continuing education in health care to the RSE on REM “Kazakh Scientific Centre for Quarantine & Zoonotic Diseases” of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years;

5. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the Medical Center of Continuing Education "Medicin Ali" LLP (Karaganda) for a period of 5 years;

Agreement dated 12.02.2019

6. The status of an institutionally accredited organization that implements continuing education programmes in health care to the RSE on REM "Republican Scientific and Practical Center of Mental Health" of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan for a period of 5 years;

Agreement dated 04.04.2019

7. At the meeting of the Accreditation Council, the Performance Report of the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care for the period from September 2018 to July 2019 was reviewed.

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN СENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

The meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, held on May 24, 2019, adopted a joint decision:

• to accredit the Master's Degree programmes in "Medicine" and "Public Health" of the non-state educational institution “Kazakh-Russian Medical University” for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation of continuing education in health care to the LLP "Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education" for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation of continuing education in health care to the International Education Centre “YES” for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation that implements programmes of continuing education in health care to the Republican State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Use "The Medical Centre Hospital of the President’s Affairs Administration of the Republic of Kazakhstan" for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation of continuing education in health care to the Establishment of the Educational, Scientific and Production Complex "Kazakhstan Medical Institute for Continuing Education "Parasat" for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited medical education organisation to the JSC "Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education" for a period of 5 years;
• to accredit the Master's Degree programme in "Nursing" of the JSC " Kazakh Medical University of Continuing Education" for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation of continuing education in health care to the LLP “Institute of Continuing Education PROFESSIONAL” for a period of 5 years.

MEETING OF THE ACCREDITATION COUNCIL OF THE EURASIAN СENTRE FOR ACCREDITATION AND QUALITY ASSURANCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE (ECAQA)

The meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, held on April 12, 2019, adopted a joint decision:

• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited organisation of continuing education in health care to “International Progressive Academy” LLP for a period of 5 years;
• to assign the status of an institutionally accredited medical education organisation to the Municipal State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Higher Medical College” of the Public Health Office of Almaty for a period of 5 years;
• to accredit the educational programmes of the Municipal State Enterprise on the Right of Economic Management “Higher Medical College” of the Public Health Office of Almaty in “Nursing”, “General Medicine”, “Pharmacy”, “Laboratory Diagnostics” for a period of 5 years.

MEETING OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, held on February 28, 2019, adopted a decision to accredit the following:

• The Bachelor’s Degree Programme and Internship in "General Medicine" of KazMUCE JSC for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The Bachelor’s Degree Programme and Internship in “Dentistry” of KazMUCE JSC for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in “Public Health” of KazMUCE JSC for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The Bachelor’s Degree Programme in “Pharmacy” of KazMUCE JSC for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The Educational Clinical Center (ECC) "Astana" LLP as an organization of continuing education for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The IE “INSPECTION” as a continuing education organization for a period of 5 (five) years;

MEETING OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, held on January 30, 2019, adopted a joint decision to accredit the following:

• International Institute of Postgraduate Education (IIPE) LLP as a continuing education organization for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The educational programme of continuing education on “Obstetrics and Gynecology” of the International Institute of Postgraduate Education LLP for a period of 5 (five) years;
• The educational programme of continuing education on “Anesthesiology and Intensive Care” of the International Institute of Postgraduate Education LLP for a period of 5 (five) years.

MEETING OF THE ECAQA ACCREDITATION COUNCIL

The meeting of the ECAQA Accreditation Council, held on November 9, 2019, adopted a joint decision on institutional accreditation of the Corporate Fund "University Medical Center" of Nazarbayev University for a period of 5 years.

The Seminar "Modernization and Quality Assurance of Nursing Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan"

On January 26, 2019, in the framework of the Memorandum of Cooperation with the Union of Medical Colleges of Kazakhstan on the basis of the Republican Higher Medical College, the ECAQA held a seminar on “Modernization and Quality Assurance of Nursing Education in the Republic of Kazakhstan”.

The seminar is the second stage of training of experts in accreditation and quality assurance of nursing education. The participants were 49 educators and staff of medical colleges, Higher Medical Colleges of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

SEMINAR OF THE SENIOR ADVISER TO WFME AND AFMC PRESIDENT GENEVIÈVE MOINEAU ON "ACCREDITATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION: INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL CONTEXTS AND PERSPECTIVES"

On 5-6 October 2018, an international seminar “Accreditation of medical education: international and national contexts and perspectives” was held at the National Research Center for Maternal and Child Health (Astana) with the participation of 30 clinical teachers and employees of 17 medical education organizations which provide training to interns and residents (medical universities, HEIs, research centers and institutes). The seminar was organized by the Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health сare (ECAQA) within the framework of the ECAQA Strategic Plan for 2017-2020 and collaboration with the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME). The Speaker of the seminar was Geneviève Moineau who is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada (FRCPC), President and CEO of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), Senior Advisor of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME).

During the 2-day seminar, the participants were familiarized with the experience of accreditation of medical education in Canada, the role of AFMC in quality assurance of training of doctors; a lot of attention was paid to the International Standards of Accreditation of Basic Medical Education and Postgraduate Medical Education developed by the WFME, as well as to the role and involvement of students in the accreditation process. One of the relevant topics of the seminar was the experience of accreditation of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Continuing Medical Education (CME) in Canada and discussion of the WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement of Continuing Professional Development of Medical Doctors. In process of training, Dr Geneviève Moineau carried out practical group work on the analysis of the ECAQA Accreditation Standards for different levels of education (basic, postgraduate and CME), the group works covered the following issues: which of the basic standards is the most difficult to interpret and why; what are the opportunities of CME/CPD Accreditation in Kazakhstan; how to address the barriers to CME/CPD Accreditation. Following of the end of the seminar, the participants were awarded expert certificates on accreditation of medical education.

On 21-22 September 2018, the International Seminar on Quality Assurance in Nursing Education was held at the Higher Medical College of the Health Department of Almaty with the participation of 31 delegates from 20 medical education organizations (medical colleges, higher medical colleges, medical universities, HEIs) of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The seminar was organized by the Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health сare in the framework of the Plan for the implementation of the goals and objectives of the Memorandum of Cooperation with the JAMK University of Applied Sciences (Finland), which is the partner of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the program of modernization of nursing education in Kazakhstan. The Speaker of the seminar was Johanna Heikkilä who is the Senior Advisor to the President of the JAMK University of Applied Sciences, the Project Manager of the “Modernization of Nursing Education”, the Coordinator and Scientific Supervisor of the CBHE (“Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education”) for the ProInCa project (“Promoting the innovative potential of higher education in the field of nursing”).

The 2-day seminar covered the International Requirements for Nursing Education (EQF, EU 55/2013, WHO2020, Tuning, Bologna), Quality Assurance in educational institutions (ENQA standards, WHO 2009, student engagement), Support of the World Bank project and the ProInCa Erasmus + CBHA project in the development of nursing in Kazakhstan, the assessment process and the criteria for the transformation of higher medical schools, data on the introduction of a new competency-based learning approach to training in nursing. The participants were also provided with examples of self-assessment of educational institutions in the framework of accreditation in Finland and stages of expert work.

The criteria and accreditation procedure in nursing education developed by the ECAQA were delivered by the ECAQA Director-General Saule Sarsenbayeva.

The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) will hold a training workshop on "Accreditation of Medical Education: International and National Context and Prospects" on 5-6 October 2018 in Astana for the ECAQA experts, staff of universities and scientific centers. The speaker of the workshop is Prof. Geneviève Moineau, President and CEO of the Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada (AFMC), Senior Adviser of the World Federation for Medical Education, Member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

The workshop venue: the National Research Center for Maternal and Child Health of the Corporate Fund “University Medical Center” of Nazarbayev University (the conference hall, 32 Turan ave., Astana).

The ECAQA participated in the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) Annual Conference on “Capacity Building for Next-Generation Quality Assurance in Higher Education” that was held in Nagpur, India on March 22- 25, 2018.

The event was hosted by the Shri Shivaji Education Society Amravati’s Science College and Dhanwate National College. https://www.apqn.org/

The 2018 APQN Annual Conference brought together external quality assurance agencies and academics and was devoted to discussing the key issues of quality assurance in higher education in countries of the Asia-Pacific Region.

2018 APQN Academic Conference (AAC) sessions and workshops focused on discussion the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) Eligibility Criteria for EQAA and Criteria for Recognition by the APQR, APQN Quality Lebel (APQL): Criteria and Indicators of Quality Lebel and Evaluation Process, the Capacity Building of Reviewers in QA in HE, the opportunities for Improvement Institutional and Programme Accreditation, the improvement of the internal quality assurance in higher education institutions, as well as the role of accreditation in transnational education.

The ECAQA cooperation and involvement to the APQN International Events is important for the ECAQA in terms of the demand for national undergraduate and postgraduate education programmes in Asia and countries in the Near and Middle East, as well as the fact that majority of the international students at the Kazakhstan medical universities come from India, Pakistan, China, Mongolia, Jordan, Afghanistan and other countries of the Asia-Pacific Region.

The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the National Assessment and Accreditation Council / NAAC (India) and the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care / ECAQA (Kazakhstan)

On March 24, 2018, in Nagpur, India, on the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) Annual Conference on “Capacity Building for Next-Generation Quality Assurance in Higher Education”, the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care signed the Memorandum of Understanding with the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (India). The MOU was signed by Professor Sarsenbayeva S.S., the Director General of the ECAQA and Dr. Jagannath Patil, the Advisor of the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC).

The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) is an autonomous body established by the University Grants Commission (UGC) of India for the evaluation and accreditation of higher education institutions in the country. http://www.naac.gov.in/collaborations.asp

The Meeting of the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) and the Medical Council of India in New Delhi, India 2018

On March 26, 2018, with the support of the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Republic of India, Prof. Sarsenbayeva S.S., the Director General of the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) had a meeting with Dr. Jayshree Mehta, the President of the Medical Council of India (MCI) and discussed about possible collaboration on quality assurance in medical education, considering current study’ experience of students from India at the Kazakhstan Medical Universities. The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the MCI and the ECAQA is scheduled.

The Medical Council of India (MCI) was founded in 1934 in accordance with the Indian Medical Council Act 1933 and is the regulatory body to establish the unified standards for medical education in India. The Council carries out the recognition of medical qualifications in India and abroad, conducts accreditation of medical colleges and controls the quality of medical practice in India. https://www.mciindia.org/CMS/about-mci/introduction

The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) is the holder of exclusive copyright to Standards of Institutional Accreditation (Medical Education Organisations and Nursing colleges) and Standards of Specialized (Programmatic) Accreditation in Medical and Healthcare Professions Education (Dentistry, Public Health, Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology and Industry, Nursing) for the Bachelor's degree, Master's degree, PhD Programmes, Residency (Postgraduate Specialty Training), Continuing Professional Development, Applied Bachelor's Degree Programmes and TVET.

The Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan has registered and granted exclusive copyright rights to ECAQA for the Standards of Institutional and Specialized (Programmatic) Accreditation, Guides on Internal Self-evaluation and External Evaluation of the programmes at all levels of Medical and Health Professions Education in the relevant specialties. It has been confirmed by including them into the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan’ Register and issuing the Certificate of State Registration of Copyright Rights corresponding to appropriate level of Education and Specialties from November 20, 2017.