On October 5, 2022, the 81st meeting of Bologna Follow Up Group (BFUG) Board was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Education of the Bologna Process co-chair countries, as well as advisory members - the Council of Europe, the European Association of Universities (EUA), the European Association of Higher Education Institutions (EURASHE) and the European Student Union (ESU). The Co-Chairs are represented by Kazakhstan, the Czech Republic, Azerbaijan, France, Sweden and Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Albania.

The participants of the BFUG Board discussed topical issues of the development of the European Higher Education Area, progress in achieving the goals set by the ministers in the Rome Communique of 2020, as well as preparations for the next event – BFUG meeting, which will be held in Brno, Czech Republic, on November 7-8, 2022.

In addition, the participants discussed issues of global political dialogue, the implementation of the Bologna Process in recently joined countries (such as San Marino), knowledge exchange in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the development of the social dimension in education. The results of the work BFUG Board will contribute to the preparation of the EHEA Ministers of Education Conference and the Global Policy Forum, which will be held in 2024 in Tirana, Albania.

Kazakhstan's co-chairmanship in the Bologna process and work at the BFUG Board confirms once again the strengthening of Kazakhstan's image in the world educational arena and contributes to the convergence of education systems.