We are pleased to announce that QAHE has reached an MOU with the Russian Register. In 2003, Russian Register became a member of IQNet International Certification Network. The Russian Register provides services on certification and expert assessment and is considered one of the largest and most internationally recognized Russian certification and expert organizations. Its work and portfolio of full-fledged recognition of services are respected in the market, with a list of clients numbering over 6,000 organizations. The Russian Register aims to provide a high quality of service provision and added value of performed audits due to its well-functioning system of work with accredited bodies, training companies, representatives of different industry fields and independent Auditors at the territory of Russia, the CIS and countries further abroad. In 2008 Russian Register gained a complete notification in Gazpromcert system, authorized by JSC “Gazprom". So far there is no other certification body, having such complete notification in this system. In 2010 Russian Register obtained the international accreditation of Forest Stewardship Council, FSC, and became one of 20 certification bodies, possessing such recognition. In 2011 Russian Register concluded the agreement with IRIS Group and received the right to conduct certification for compliance with IRIS international standard requirements. There are 14 certification bodies all over the world, authorized to conduct such assessments. In September 2012 The US National Accreditation Board (ANAB) has come to a decision on Russian Register accreditation against Information Security Management System standards ISO/IEC 27001 and IT Service Management Systems ISO/IEC 20000-1. In 2013 Russian Register has received an international accreditation of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for Chain of Custody certification (FSC CoC), and in 2015 has extended it to Forest Management Certification (FSC FM). In 2014 Russian Register has extended ANAB accreditation to conduct certification against ISO 50001. In 2014 Russian Register was authorized by the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in respect of education quality assessment, professional - public education program accreditation and public accreditation of educational organizations. In 2015-2016 Russian Register has become a full member of the International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) and Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN) and has received an affiliated status in European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA). In 2016 Russian Register has received accreditation of the US National Accreditation Board (ANAB) for conduction of certification against an international sectoral aerospace standard AS 9100 and ISO 9001.