The Independent Agency for Accreditation and Rating (IAAR) for the first time in the period from May 2 to May 6, 2018 conducted an external assessment of the quality of educational services of the oldest state university of Kyrgyzstan - Osh Technological University named after M.M. Adyshev, according to the criteria and standards of the IAAR, harmonized with the European quality standards ESG-2015 and developed specifically for the accreditation of higher education institutions of the Kyrgyz Republic, taking into account the legislative and regulatory requirements of the state. The IAAR standards are oriented towards the challenges of the quality assurance of education, which allows identifying problems, areas of best practice and the main trends in the development of national education systems.

The IAAR international accreditation of the Osh Technological University, assessing the educational environment, monitored the state of the infrastructure, studied the level of scientific achievements and the potential of the teaching staff, interaction of the university with employers, students and graduates. Accreditation of the Kyrgyz University was carried out by experts recognized in their branches, representatives of leading universities and professional organizations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Belarus.

On May 31, 2018, the meeting of the Accreditation Council of the IAAR took place, at which the decision was made on the first accreditation of the IAAR held outside the Republic of Kazakhstan.