Africa

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and other Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States, 1981

UNESCO Secretariat of the Africa Regional Convention

The Americas

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1974

UNESCO Secretariat of the Latin America and Caribbean Regional Convention

Arab States

Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the Arab States, 1978

UNESCO Secretariat of the Arab States Regional Convention

Asia and the Pacific

Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific, 1983

UNESCO Secretariat of the Asia Pacific Regional Convention

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

University Mobility in the Indian Ocean Region (UMIOR)

Europe and North America (UNESCO's European Region)

The 1997 Lisbon Convention (Joint UNESCO/Council of Europe Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region) and related texts and instruments

Recognition Tools: Diploma Supplement (DS), European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and related tools

The ENIC-NARIC Network

The Bologna Process : The European Higher Education Area (EHEA), 1998-2010

Council of Europe Working Group on Refugee Qualifications

Mediterranean Region

International Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab and European States bordering on the Mediterranean, 1976

UNESCO Secretariat of the Mediterranean Regional Convention

International Instruments and Tools

Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education, 1993

UNESCO's Studying Abroad Web site

The Student's Toolbox

Trends and Perspectives

Quality Assurance and Accreditation

UNESCO/OECD Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education, Paris, 2005

Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (2005) [PDF]

Globalization and Higher Education: Implications for North - South Dialogue - Oslo (May 2003)

First Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education - Paris (October 2002)

Canadian Perspectives

Report on International Quality Assurance and Recognition of Qualifications in Postsecondary Education in Canada, by Jane Knight (November 2003) [PDF]

Ministerial Statement on Credit Transfer in Canada, CMEC (October 2002)