International Institute of Online Education (IIOE), set up by UNESCO-ICHEI, has provided timely trainings to more than 8,000 university workforce in 135 countries all over the world. It is believed that this will be a promising solution to support Higher Education Institute (HEIs) and their workforce in Central Asian and other Russian speaking countries. IIOE will serve as the platform for the implementation of the project, which enables the development and localization of quality educational resources and teacher training courses in Russian.

During the signing ceremony, both directors emphasized that this cooperation is a great starting point for a long-term strategic partnership between the two organizations that share the same value. Prof. Zhan spoke highly of UNESCO-ICHEI's achievement and described it as "a rising star among the UNESCO Category 2 centres". He also pointed out ICHEI's contribution to UNESCO's mission and to global higher education has been widely recognized by many partners and member states.