The external expert commission (EEC) was chaired by L.D. Alibekova, Deputy Director for Academic and Educational Affairs at the Higher Medical College, a state коммунal enterprise with the right of economic management under the Almaty City Public Health Department, and holder of a Master of Public Health degree, Republic of Kazakhstan. The panel included an employer representative, a student representative, and academic experts representing medical colleges in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

The Medical College of Progress University underwent an assessment of its compliance with the Standards for institutional accreditation of the medical colleges developed by ECAQA. These Standards are based on the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Global Standards for Quality Improvement in Basic Medical Education; the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (2015); World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe policy documents on nursing education development, including Strategic Directions for Strengthening Nursing and Midwifery in the WHO European Region to Support the Achievement of Health 2020 Goals and the Global Standards for the Initial Education of Professional Nurses and Midwives; as well as European Union Directive 2013/55/EU on the recognition of professional qualifications.