UPCOMING EVENTS

On 31 October 2025, the Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care participated in the key event of the International Forum of Strategic Partners “Kazakhstan – the Territory of Academic Knowledge”, attended by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

The international event began on 29 October and included several important initiatives aimed at fostering cooperation between foreign and Kazakhstani universities, as well as showcasing the outcomes of international collaboration in higher education.

On 30 October, Coventry University Kazakhstan and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University held panel sessions, one of which was dedicated to the role of artificial intelligence in transforming educational models and approaches to student learning. Another session, “From Science to Market: Technology Transfer”, provided an opportunity for university and research institute leaders to share their experience in commercializing scientific ideas and implementing them in practice.

An AI-Sana Ceremony was also held to promote the development of digital competencies and the integration of artificial intelligence technologies into the education system. The event brought together representatives of Kazakhstani and foreign universities, accreditation agencies, and the expert and academic communities of higher education. The Forum was initiated by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

For the accreditation centre, having a deep understanding of the challenges, achievements, and prospects in higher and postgraduate education and international cooperation is essential for improving approaches to quality assurance and implementing modern accreditation tools that are adapted to national economic needs and meet society’s expectations.

Participation of ECAQA in the ENQA General Assembly, 22–24 October 2025, Brussels, Belgium

The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) participated in the General Assembly of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA), which took place on 22–24 October 2025 in Brussels, Belgium, and was dedicated to the 25th anniversary of ENQA. ECAQA has been a full member of ENQA since 2022 and has implemented best international practices in the field of education quality assurance, accreditation, and internal quality assurance of ECAQA activities.

A member of ECAQA Accreditation Council, Professor Lyazzat Yeraliyeva, was among more than 160 delegates attending the event. The programme of the General Assembly addressed key topics related to the ESG as reliable European reference points for quality assurance in a global context, as well as the value of interregional dialogue and current experiences. Participants discussed the role of quality assurance in supporting the implementation of the EHEA commitments, both from policy and practical perspectives, and received updates on the ongoing revision of the ESG.

Speakers shared their experiences on the engagement of stakeholders in external quality assurance and reflected on the role of ENQA in building a community of agencies that exchange best practices, foster innovation, and strengthen cooperation.

The ENQA General Assembly, chaired by ENQA President Douglas Blackstock, was organised and hosted in close collaboration with the Flemish Higher Education Council and Quality Assurance (VLUHR QA) and the Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education of Belgium (AEQES). The ENQA presidential re-election procedure has been completed. The newly Elected ENQA President is Cristina Ghițulică (ARACIS, Romania).

ECAQA staff and experts take part in a series of webinars-2024 on “Exploring WFME Standards for PGME

ECAQA staff and experts take part in a series of webinars-2024 on “Exploring WFME Standards for PGME”, which are organized within the framework of implementation of the new Standards for Quality Improvement of Postgraduate Education of the World Federation for Medical Education - WFME, developed in 2023. The first webinar was held on April 30.

The final webinar will be held in September 2024. Members of the ECAQA Accreditation Council and the Expert Board were involved in the training. The knowledge gained will allow to make changes to the Standards for Accreditation of Residency Education Programmes.

Workshop with the World Federation for Medical Education

New WFME Global Standards for Quality Improvement: National Specifications in Basic and Postgraduate Medical Education

A workshop for accreditation experts will be held on 20 June 2023 in Almaty.

Professor David Gordon, Past-President (2015-2022) and member of the Executive Council of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), is the workshop speaker.

Workshop objective: to develop the capacity and competencies of national experts in medical education accreditation.

Workshop topics: WFME Global Standards to Improve the Quality of Basic Education 2020; WFME Global Standards to Improve the Quality of Postgraduate Education (Residency) 2023 (draft); National specification of new Standards taking into account health system priorities; Best practice principles in accreditation of higher professional and postgraduate education; Defining roles and responsibilities of experts in accreditation process.

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Dear colleagues, Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care is pleased to invite you to the webinar AppliedHE Kazakhstan Xchange conducted in partnership with AppliedHE Pte LTD, Singapore. The webinar is entitled “An Introduction to the methodologies and benefits of AppliedHE Ranking and Rating Systems”. The webinar's goal is to introduce faculty and HEI representatives from Kazakhstan with the AppliedHE system of international and independent rating and ranking. International speakers will demonstrate the Preferred Employer, Preferred University and Responsible Research ranking of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the webinar, AppliedHE representatives will explain the benefits of rating the graduates’ employability, distance and English language programs. The invited key speakers of the webinar are Ms Mandy Mok, Director General of AppliedHE and Mr Pieter Stek, Chief Analyst.

Date: November 18, 11:00 (Almaty time)

Webinar program: https://appliedhe.com/appliedhe-xchange-kazakhstan-18-november-2021/

Registration link: https://bit.ly/3pYAGOH

On November 1-2, 2019, the visit of foreign experts of the Asia-Pacific Quality Register (APQR) will be held in Almaty to conduct an external evaluation of the operation of the Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) and provide recommendations on the inclusion of the ECAQA into the APQR. The expert panel includes Professor Jianxin Zhang, President of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN), China; Dr. Jayant Yashwant Deopujari, President of the Central Council of Indian Medicine, Ministry of AYUSH, India; Professor Rie Mori representing NIAD-QE, Japan.

The Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) carries out a self-evaluation of its operation as part of the recognition procedure of the World Federation for Medical Education

The Eurasian Сentre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) has begun the process of self-evaluation of its operation for compliance with the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Recognition Criteria of accrediting agencies conducting accreditation of medical education and is preparing for a visit of foreign experts who will implement the WFME recognition procedure.
The ECAQA currently has the “applying for recognition” status (https://wfme.org/download/list-agencies-recognition-status-applying/?wpdmdl=1936&refresh=5da8585d0e0391571313757%27)

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).

On 21-22 September, 2018 The Eurasian Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education and Health Care (ECAQA) and the University of Applied Sciences JAMK (Finland) will hold an International Workshop "Quality Assurance in Nursing Education" for accreditation experts and for teachers of medical colleges and universities.

The Workshop is conducted in accordance of the Memorandum of Cooperation.

Expert - Ms Johanna Heikkilä, PhD, Senior Advisor, Team Leader, Modernization of Education for Nursing –project Coordinator and Scientific Manager of CBHE ProInCa –project JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Jyväskylä, Finland

Venue: 12A L.Chaykina street, Almaty. The Medical College of Almaty.