Conventions and Recommendations

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

The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees and others Academic Qualifications in Higher Education in the African States was adopted at Arusha on 5 December 1981 (UN Treaty Series No. 21522).

The Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the Arab States
The Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the Arab States was adopted at Paris on 22 December 1978 (UN Treaty Series No. 20367).

The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific 
The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific was adopted in Bangkok on 16 December 1983 (UN Treaty Series No. 32021).

The Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas, and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region

The Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas, and Degrees concerning Higher Education in the States belonging to the Europe Region was adopted at Paris, 21 December 1979 (UN Treaty Series No. 20966).

The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (the Lisbon Convention
The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region was adopted at Lisbon on 11 April 1997 (European treaty Series No. 165).

The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in Higher Education in Latin America and the Caribbean was adopted at Mexico City on 19 July 1974 (UN Treaty Series No. 14287).

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
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 was adopted at Nice on 17 December 1976 (UN Treaty Series No. 16889).

The Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education
The Recommendation on the Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Education was adopted by the General Conference at its twenty-seventh session, Paris, 13 November 1993.

Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel

The UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher Education Teaching Personnel was adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in 1997, also following years of preparatory work between UNESCO and the ILO.

ILO/UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers
This Recommendation was adopted on 5 October 1966.