On November 18-19, 2021 Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) participated at the international forum on quality assurance. The event was organized by the E-4 group which is the main stakeholder of higher education in Europe. The E-4 consists of the European University Association (EUA), European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), European Association of Institutions in Higher Education (EURASHE) and European Students’ Union (ESU). The forum is entitled “2021 European Quality Assurance Forum”. The forum speakers were the first leaders and advisers of European quality assurance agencies and professors of higher education institutions.

Speakers and forum participants discussed the importance of building trust in accreditation through the digitization of higher education and the involvement of external stakeholders. Along with interesting discussions, an online platform provided an opportunity to expand the networking for participants from different parts of the world.

ECAQA expresses its gratitude to the European Associations for organizing such a large-scale event that united more than 600 participants.