On October 6, 2022, a University Rectors’ Conference with the participation of BFUG, ministries and universities of Central Asia representatives was held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Conference will be attended by representatives of the Ministries of Education of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, rectors of higher educational institutions of Kazakhstan and Central Asian countries, representatives of international organizations such as the Council of Europe, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), UNESCO, BFUG and the Academic Information Center of Latvia.

The conference consisted of 2 parts. The first part - The round table was held by the Vice-Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kuanysh Yergaliyev opened. Abdulzoda Ziyodullo Nazar, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, and about the Development of the European Higher Education Area and its trends Sjur Bergan, a European higher education expert, spoke at The round table. Ann Katherine Isaacs, Co-Chair of the Global Policy Dialogue of the Bologna Follow-Up Group, gave a presentation on "The Central Asian Higher Education Area as an Example of Macro-Regional Cooperation".

The conference will end with the adoption of a joint statement on the opening of a permanent CAHEA Bureau, which will be located in the Bologna Process and Academic Mobility Center of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan.