Regional Higher Education Links

Africa Region - The UNESCO Regional Office for Education in Africa (BREDA) provides the Secretariat for the Africa Regional Convention on the Recognition of Diplomas

Asia and Pacific Region - The UNESCO Principal Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (PROAP) provides the Secretariat for the Asia Pacific Region Convention on the Recognition of Diplomas.

Arab States - The UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States (UNEDBAS) provides the Secretariat for the Arab States Regional Convention on the Recognition of Diplomas.

European Region (including North America) - The Council of Europe (COE) and the European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) provides the Co-Secretariat for the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (1997). The European Centre for Higher Education (CEPES) provides the Secretariat for the Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region (1979).

Latin America and the Caribbean Region - The UNESCO International Institute for Higher Education in Latin America (IESALC) provides the Secretariat for the Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Convention on the Recognition of Diplomas.

Mediterranean Region - The Division of Higher Education, Section for Access, Mobility and Quality Assurance (UNESCO Headquarters, Paris) provides the Secretariat for the International Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in the Arab and European States bordering on the Mediterranean