On May 18, 2026, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University successfully hosted an Institutional Monitoring Visit by Maria-Sol Domínguez Parrado, Project Officer at the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). This comprehensive evaluation served as a strategic platform to review the implementation and institutional impact of European Union cooperation initiatives within the Capacity-Building in Higher Education (CBHE) framework. 

Members of the LESLIE project team took part in the Spain–Uzbekistan University Forum, held on 10 June 2026 at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), Vicálvaro Campus, Madrid. The event brought together representatives of higher education institutions, public authorities, internationalisation agencies, and academic stakeholders from Spain and Uzbekistan to explore new opportunities for cooperation, mobility, innovation, and institutional partnership.