Asia and the Pacific

Legal Framework

Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications in Higher Education (2011 Tokyo Convention)

Country List

In this section you can find information regarding national authorities in charge of higher education issues in the Asia and the Pacific UNESCO Region.

Resources

Sources of information available online and tools for mobility and recognition purposes in the Asia and the Pacific Region:

UNESCO Definition of Regions

UNESCO Higher Education Conventions

UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education in Bangkok, Secretariat of the Tokyo Convention

“Monitoring implementation of the Tokyo Convention on Recognition”, International Journal of Comparative Education and Development. Volume 23, Issue 3, 2021

Guidelines on Developing and Strengthening Qualifications Frameworks in Asia and the Pacific - Building a Culture of Shared Responsibility, 2018

Confronting COVID-19 by strengthening cooperation in qualifications recognition in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, 2020 Statement by the Tokyo Convention Committee

Networks

APNNIC - Asia-Pacific Network of National Information Centres

Education Research Institutes Networks in the Asia-Pacific: ERI-Net

Network on Education Quality Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific (NEQMAP)

Asia-Pacific Quality Network (APQN)

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Education Network (APEC EDNET)

Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP)

Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO)

University Mobility in Asia and the Pacific (UMAP)

ASEAN Quality Assurance Network (AQAN)

Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU)

South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)

Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL)