The Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications (HKCAAVQ) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) of Kazakhstan.
The MoU was signed by Ms Alina Zhumagulova, the General Director of IAAR and Mr Albert Chow, Executive Director of HKCAAVQ on 26 June 2024. Dr Timur Kanapyanov, Deputy General Director, IAAR, Dr Joe Hong, Deputy Executive Director (Academic), Dr Sau Mee Chiu, Deputy Executive Director (VPET) witnessed the virtual ceremony.
The MoU will enable HKCAAVQ and IAAR to work closely together to develop and promote good practices in higher education and vocational education and training (VET) quality assurance, as well as collaborate on quality assurance projects related to the higher education sector in both jurisdictions. Both agencies are strongly committed to enhancing their local institutions' competitiveness at the global level.
Established in 2011, IAAR is a non-governmental and non-profit organization. It aims to improve the competitiveness of both higher education institutions as well as technical and professional organisations of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the national and international level by conducting institutional and programme accreditation procedures and academic ratings (rankings). It also carries out consultancy and support work to assist institutions in the development of their internal quality assurance and prepare them for accreditation.
To learn more about IAAR, please visit their website at https://iaar.agency/en.
