From 16 to 18 January, 2018, the external expert commission of the Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating visited the Medical College «DIANA» in Zharkent. The external expert group included representatives of the republic medical organizations (Republican Higher Medical College of Almaty, LLP «Medical Technical College of Astana», LLP «Yesik Medical College», Yesik, Medical Center «Zharkent-Daua» in Zharkent, and others); a foreign expert from the Kyrgyz Republic (a representative of medical HEIs of the educational and training center «Gaudeamus»), representatives of employers and students.

The commission had been working within the framework of institutional and specialized accreditation. The experts visited the main clinical bases of the college: the unites of the Central District Hospital of the Panfilov district and Maternity Hospital in Zharkent, interviewed the management and pedagogical staff, students, employers and graduates.