During his visit to Hungary, Professor Dr. Mahmut Özer, Rector of Bülent Ecevit University and Head of the Council of Universities in Turkey, joined HAC President Professor Ervin Balázs on 3 September 2015 to discuss quality assurance in higher education in the two countries. Both the Hungarian and a Turkish quality assurance agency (TEPDAD – Association for Evaluation and Accrecitaion of Medical Education Programs) are members of CEENQA, whose secretariat operates in the HAC offices.