The Independent Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA) invites you to participate in the annual V Eurasian Forum on Quality Assurance in Higher Education "Sustainable Development and the Future of Higher Education". The forum will be held on September 29-30, 2022 at M.S. Narikbayev KAZGUU University, Astana, in a hybrid (online and offline) format.
The Forum will discuss topical issues of a new vision of higher education as a key factor in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in the context of the UNESCO global program "Education for Sustainable Development 2030" and the "Roadmap for HE" of the 3rd UNESCO World Higher Education Conference which was held on May 18-20, 2022 in Barcelona.
This year the Forum is supported by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Welcoming remarks will be made by:
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Sayasat Nurbek – Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan;
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Zhaksybek Kulekeyev – Chairman of the IQAA Supervisory Board, professor, member of the Supreme Council under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan for reforms, member of the Center for Analysis and Monitoring of Socio-Economic Reforms of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the Higher Scientific and Technical Commission under the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of JSC NC "KazMunayGas", former Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Session topics:
- Values and new approaches to the quality assurance of higher education (including enhancing the education system through training of school and university teacher);
- Expanding access and lifelong learning;
- Digitalization to improve learning and management efficiency.
Representatives of foreign countries, as well as representatives of Kazakhstani universities will present at the forum:
- Emma Sabzalieva – Head of the Department of Higher Education Research and Policy Analysis of the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (Canada), PhD;
- Dana Abdrasheva – Policy Analyst in the UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (Canada), PhD;
- Susanna Karakhanyan – Higher Education Policy and Regulation Director at the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (United Arab Emirates), INQAAHE Full member (International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education), Past President of INQAAHE, PhD;
- Vicki Stott – CEO the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (United Kingdom), INQAAHE Full member, PhD;
- Ieva Vaiciukevičienė – Head of Law Division at Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education SKVC (Lithuania);
- Zhanpolat Kudaibergenov - Rector of the YEOJU Technical Institute (Uzbekistan), PhD;
- Daulenov M.M. – President of Narxoz University, Chairman of the Board;
- Iskakov R.M. – Doctor of Chemical Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of Satbayev University;
- Irsaliev S.A. – President of Astana International University;
- Pen S.G. – Provost (Rector) of M.S. Narikbayev KAZGUU University;
- Shulanov E.N. – Rector of the M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University;
- Tazhbaev E.M. – Vice-Rector of the Karaganda University named after Academician E.A. Buketov, professor, member of the IQAA Accreditation Council;
- Temirbekova Zh.A. – Rector of A.Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University.
Working languages: Kazakh, Russian and English (simultaneous translation).
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Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan 
Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic 
