IQAA conducted the National Discussion on Amendments to the legal acts concerning the legal framework for the training of PhD candidates in HEIs

On April 7, 2018, IQAA conducted the National Discussion on Amendments to the legal acts concerning the legal framework for the training of PhD candidates in higher education institutions within the project "Promoting the internationalization of research through the establishment and functioning of a third-cycle quality assurance system in accordance with the European Agenda integration". Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a representative of the Erasmus + office in Kazakhstan, as well as the representatives of 32 universities of the Republic of Kazakhstan took part in this discussion.

The meeting was opened by the President of IQAA, Professor Kalanova Sh.M., who noted the importance of the national discussion, since it affects the whole system of postgraduate education, namely the legal acts regarding the training of PhD students. The discussion was attended by Suleimenova Sh., the Head of the department of Higher and Postgraduate Education of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

According to the program, the word was given to the Director of the national office of Erasmus + in Kazakhstan, Tasbulatova Sh.U. IQAA’s senior expert, Assylbekova A.Z. presented the results of a sociological survey conducted among the PhD students, the Head of the Department of Analysis and Quality, Tajibayeva A. stood out with the report "Recommendations for the improvement of PhD programs in Kazakhstan".

During the discussion of every new issue, a significant discussion arose. Representatives of each university presented their ideas for inclusion into the Legal acts. After careful consideration, the changes for the legal acts will be presented on the website: http://c3qa.iqaa.kz/.