On July 9, 2026, Galina N. Motova, President of the Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and Director of the National Centre for Public Accreditation (NCPA), attended the inaugural meeting of the International Governing Board of the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education under the Administration of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The International Governing Board brings together globally recognized leaders in the field of quality assurance and evaluation of higher education, including heads of international quality assurance networks (INQAAHE, APQN), leaders of international associations and organizations (Association of MBA (AMBA, UK), NBBE Consulting (USA), Center for Learning Innovations & Customized Knowledge Solutions (UAE), National Center for the Development of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Romania)), and heads of accreditation agencies (FIBAA (Germany), QAA (UK), NAKVIS (Slovenia), HKCAAVQ (Hong Kong), Inspectorate of Higher Education (Netherlands), and Turkish Higher Education Quality Council (Turkey)).

The primary objective of the International Governing Board is to provide strategic leadership, foster international cooperation, and support the mission of the National Agency of Uzbekistan. The International Governing Board is dedicated to enhancing educational quality, advancing the accreditation framework, and driving academic excellence across all levels of education in Uzbekistan.

International representation within the International Governing Board is of paramount importance for the successful reform of the national education system. Engaging global experts not only allows Uzbekistan to adopt leading international practices in quality monitoring and accreditation, but also institutionalizes objectivity and transparency within all evaluation procedures.