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build partnerships in education, particularly through the establishment and servicing of
networks to facilitate free and open flow of information;
promote inter-country technical co-operation; and
Provide technical support and advice to Member States and partners.
5.1.3.3 How does APEID contribute to Higher Education?
UNESCO Bangkok office creates an informed basis of higher education dialogue and exchange
among Member States in addressing issues and challenges in the following areas:
University governance and management
Quality assurance and qualification recognition
Diversification and privatization of higher education
Internationalization of higher education
Increasing accessibility and quality through the use of ICT in higher education.
More specifically, the Higher Education program will:
facilitate the revision of the 1983 Asia-Pacific Regional Convention on the Recognition
of Academic Qualification;
organize regional meetings leading up to the global consultation on new trends and
challenges to higher education as a follow up to the 1998 World Conference on Higher
Education;
strengthen research capacities in higher education institutions through the UNITWIN/
UNESCO Chairs; and
Facilitate regional university networks.
5.1.3.3.1 Promotion of mobility in higher education
Through the Regional Convention on the Recognition of Studies, Diplomas and Degrees in
Higher Education in Asia and the Pacific, APEID provides financial and technical assistance and
serves as secretariat to implement this regional convention, including organizing a regional
committee meeting every two years, and building partnerships with various NGO's and IGO's