Co-operation and partners

Effective action through close co-operation

A powerful network of international partners
Important partners currently include:

• All UNESCO Member States and National Commissions
• UNESCO entities such as EFA (Education for All), UNAIDS and IBE (International Bureau of Education)
• International and national organizations:
  • UNDP, UNICEF, ILO, WHO, World Bank, European Union, Commonwealth Secretariat, OIS (Organisation of Ibero-American States for Education, Science and Culture)
  • 13 national co-operation departments
  • 7 foundations, such as AKF (Aga Khan Foundation) and JICA (Japanese International Co-operation Agency)
  • 4 professional associations such as AUAP (Association of Universities of Asia and the Pacific) and IAE (International Academy of Education)
  • ADEA (Association for the Development of Education in Africa)

Networking to enhance local capacity
IIEP encourages exchange between countries - especially South-South - and invests considerable efforts in networking activities.
In the past years it has contributed to creating four major networks:

• SACMEQ (Southern Africa Consortium for Monitoring Educational Quality).
• ANTRIEP (Asian Network of Training and Research Institutions in Educational Planning)
• IWGE (International Working Group on Education)
• ForGestion (network of around 800 university professors and education specialists in Latin America)

IIEP is currently supporting the setting up of similar consortia in other regions.