NCPA is established to be the national quality assurance agency in higher education, with responsibility for public accreditation at the program and institutional levels, assisting in quality enhancement, advising on quality assurance; and serving as the liaison with quality agencies worldwide, for the benefit of Russian higher education.

NCPA’s mission in the Russian system of quality assurance is to form and promote quality culture in higher education through identification, evaluation, and accreditation of the best educational programs in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation  and the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG-ENQA).

Recognizing the best educational programs, determined on the basis of the results of external evaluations as best in the particular region, and in regard to specific fields of study. Accrediting the best educational programs in alignment with ESG-ENQA. Providing Russian HEIs with information and methodological support on the quality issues of education in compliance with ESG-ENQA. Publishing information about the accredited educational programs in both Russian and English languages.