IX International Forum of the Guild of Experts in the sphere of professional education was held from November 14 till November 15, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. The event was attended by the experts in the sphere of state and public accreditation, representatives of the European networks for education quality assurance and the leading Russian accrediting agencies.

IX International Forum of the Guild of Experts in the sphere of professional education was held from November 14 till November 15, 2014 in Moscow, Russia. The event was attended by the experts in the sphere of state and public accreditation, representatives of the European networks for education quality assurance and the leading Russian accrediting agencies.

Welcome speech was made by N.I. Maksimov, the President of the Guild, and V.A. Bolotov, the Chair of the National Accreditation Board.

One of the key issues for discussion at the Forum was the new European Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance of Higher Education (including the Standards for joint programmes), projects of which will be presented for approval at the meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Bologna process countries in May 2015.