On October 23, 2015, the President of the Independent Kazakh Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (IQAA), Kalanova Sh., and the Executive Director of the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria), Doctor Achim Hopbach, conducted negotiations and signed a memorandum on cooperation in Dublin.

During the negotiations, two sides discussed the main areas of partnership. In addition, it was noted that the signed document will promote cooperation in the field of quality assurance, training of qualified experts, implementation of joint educational projects and exchange of experiences in the field of higher education.