Education

The World Bank and UNESCO have established a partnership to launch a Global Initiative for Quality Assurance Capacity (GIQAC) to support higher education in developing countries and in countries in transition. GIQAC will assist emerging quality assurance systems in building capacity by sharing information on good practices world-wide, facilitating communication among the diverse set of agencies and professionals, and supporting the production of analyses and guidelines.

GIQAC Funding – The World Bank and UNESCO
Initial seed funding GIQAC comes from the World Bank while UNESCO is providing substantial in-kind support. A formal agreement has been signed between the World Bank and UNESCO as the overall framework for financing and implementation.

UNESCO, as the only UN organization with an explicit mandate in higher education, is linked with ministries, international agencies, implementing partners and partners in 194 countries, placing it in a position to achieve its mission to provide leadership, standard setting, and capacity-building in higher education. GIQAC aims to build on UNESCO's work through the Global Forum on International Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Qualifications and the UNESCO/OECD Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-border Higher Education.