The Appeal Commission

The Appeals Commission reviews the decisions taken by the Accreditation Council regarding the institutional or programmatic accreditation of educational organizations.

The Appeals Commission: Functions and working procedure

The Appeals Commission is authorized to consider appeals from educational organizations against decisions on institutional or program accreditation adopted by the Accreditation Council. Decisions on appeals are made in accordance with this Provision.

The Commission is formed for a period of three years and consists of three people.

The appointment of the composition of the commission, including the chairman, secretary and members, is made by order of the Director General of AQCER. The Chairman is elected by vote from among the members of the commission. Each member of the commission is obliged to provide written consent for his participation in the work of the appeals commission. Changes to the composition of the commission are carried out in accordance with the requirements of this document, while the term of office of a new member is limited to the term of office of the entire commission.

The meetings of the commission are held as soon as the appeal documents are received. The date, time and place of the meeting, determined by the chairman, shall be brought to the attention of the members of the commission no later than seven calendar days before its start. A meeting of the commission is valid if there are at least three members (not counting the secretary). The decision of the commission is made by a majority vote of those present at the meeting.

Appeals from educational organizations are accepted in writing on an official letterhead, signed by the head of the organization and sent to the Director General of AQCER at the address: Almaty, Duman microdistrict, Karashash Street, 52. All received appeals are carefully considered by the Appeals Commission with timely decisions.