The conference will:

1.Review national and regional developments in quality assurance in higher education in NENA and MENA till 2022.

2.Document best practices in higher education quality assurance from other regions of the world and draw lessons for the NENA and MENA context for the enhancement of quality culture;

3.Identify modalities for implementation or further strengthening of regional and continental reforms, frameworks and programs, including the LMD reform

4.Review and further development of accreditation and enhancement of quality assurance of research universities, centers of excellence and PhD training programs;

5.Foster the acquisition of skills in (a) the implementation of QA conventions; (b) measurement and modelling of quality in higher education; (c) quality assurance of open and distance learning delivery systems: (d) strengthening effective implementation of latest reforms; (e) quality assurance of emerging non-traditional higher education delivery systems; (f) setting up and running effective quality assurance units at the institutional level; and

6.Identify roles that all stakeholders should play in the implementation of the post-2019 initiatives in order to guarantee success.