In December 2009, for the first time in history of Kazakhstani education there was a holding of the first independent national accreditation of a higher education institution. The first successfully accredited educational institution in Kazakhstan is Karaganda Economic University. The accreditation was conducted by the Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA). Karaganda Economic University was accredited…

On October 12, 2009 in Brussels (Belgium) the IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence was officially registered as a legal body of the international non-commercial association. The founders of the IREG-Observatory are the following organizations: – University of Maribor (Slovenia); – Polish Educational Fund "Perspectives" (Poland); – Center for Higher Education Development (CHE, Germany); – Consulting Company "Shanghai…