IAAR takes the position of an acknowledged quality assurance agent at the national and international levels and actively participates in research, monitoring and improvement of national education system. On March 15, 2017 on the basis of L.N. Gumilyov ENU with the support of the Information and Analytical Center of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a presentation of the higher education review was held within the framework of the Country Program of Cooperation. On behalf of the agency, the scientific consultant Seydakhmetov R.G. participated in this event. During the presentation, experts of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) presented results of independent international study of higher education system of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The report provides an overview of progress in higher education achieved over the past decade in key areas - quality, accessibility, internationalization, research and innovation, financing and management, as well as identified problems and recommendations for addressing them. Among the main participants of the event were representatives of NCE "Atameken", Association of Higher Education Institutions of Kazakhstan, NIS, subordinate organizations of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.