​The Director General of ECAQA, Saule Sarsenbayeva, participated in the Forum of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Science and Higher Education of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan titled «Quality Assurance in Higher Education: Current State and Development Prospects», held on January 17, 2025, in Astana at Astana IT University.

​The key topics of the Forum included state control issues, the dynamics of Kazakhstani universities in the QS ranking—areas for improvement, accreditation and control, new approaches, accreditation and control, and «E-licensing».

​The plenary session, attended by the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, S. Nurbek, covered discussions on the current state and development trends in quality assurance in higher education and science, international aspects and trends in external quality assurance, strategies for improving the effectiveness of scientific personnel training, the role of the Association of Scientists in the development of scientific journals, and the «Unified Higher Education Platform» information system as a centralized database for data collection, processing, and analysis.

​The information obtained is relevant and important for application in institutional and specialized accreditation procedures for educational organisations.