The annual Conference of the members of IREG Observatory on Academic Ranking and Excellence was held on 11-14 March, 2017 in Doha (Qatar). “Excellence as the University Driving Force” is the theme of the conference which has drawn attention of 120 participants from 35 countries – representatives of ranking and accreditation agencies and the leading higher education institutions form the world ratings.

The annual conference of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) where 312 representatives of the accreditation Agencies of the world took part, was held from February, 28 to March, 3, 2017. INQAAHE which was established in 1991 by the initiative of 8 accreditation agencies involves 280 agencies all over the world now. In 25 years of existence, INQAAHE has become the most representative and authoritative organization of the world academic community, receptive to all challenges and tendencies of modern Higher Education.

The Forum “Education of Russia” – “EDU Russia” took place in Kazan on 2-4 March, 2017 in Kazan. “EDU Russia” is the first International expert discussion for Russian professionals in the education sector and people dealing with the modern educational technologies.

AlignTempus coordination meeting “Achieving and checking the alignment between academic programmes and qualification frameworks” and the International Conference “Quality in the Classroom: Enhancing Students’ Assessment”, organised by the National Center for Professional Education Quality Assurance Foundation (ANQA), were held on 22-23 February, 2017 in Yerevan, Armenia.