On 15 November 2013 the representatives of three public accreditation agencies: the Association for Engineering Education of Russia (AEER), the Agency for Higher Education Quality Assurance and Career Development (AKKORK) and the National Centre for Public Accreditation (NCPA) signed an Agreement establishing the association "National Public Register of Accrediting Organizations in Education".

8th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) was held on November, 21-23, 2013 in the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. The event has been annually co-organised by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE since 2006.