C3QA (Promoting internationalization of research through establishment and operationalization of Cycle 3 Quality Assurance System in line with the European Integration Agenda) is a three-year cross-regional and multi-partner structural project under EAC/A04/2015 call and Key Action 2 – Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education. Its wider objective is to contribute to the establishment of a knowledge-based society in Armenia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Mongolia through the launch and operationalization of a robust quality assurance system for internationalization of Cycle 3 programs. The specific objectives are: – To develop/update national policy frameworks for cycle 3 programs in line with the European integration agenda;- To build on the capacity of the systems to efficiently operationalize the internal and external quality assurance systems for Cycle 3 programs; – To establish an external and internal quality assurance systems to promote quality of Cycle 3 programs; – To promote internationalization of Cycle 3 programs with joint efforts of the key stakeholders and cross-regional cooperation.The principle outcomes and outputs are: – National policy frameworks on EQA of Cycle 3 programs adopted in the partner countries; – External and internal quality assurance systems for Cycle 3 programs implemented in line with European integration agenda; – Cycle 3 programs accredited by respective EQA bodies; – Cycle 3 programs contribute to the development of knowledge-based society;- The results of Cycle 3 programs are aligned with international best practice and contribute to research internationalization; – Cross-regional cooperation leads to convergence in line with European developments.The cross-regional nature of the project ensures learning from existing practices, successful experience exchange, long-standing cooperation between the 4 partner country and EU partners – with a major aim of promoting voluntary convergence with EU developments.