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Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Austral ia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Na t iona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework i nc l udes h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons i nc l ud ing bu t no t l im i t ed t o Bac he lo r Mas te rs and Doc to ra l deg rees
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (AQF) - The AQF Adv iso ry Board (AQFAB) ope ra tes as a h i gh - l ev e l c r oss -s ec to ra l f o rum Members h ip o f t he Boa rd re f l ec ts t he range o f s t ak eho lde rs w i t h an I ndependen t Cha i rpe rs on The Boa rd was es tab l i s hed by t he M in i s t e r i a l Counc i l on Educ a t i on Emp loy men t T ra in i ng and You th A f f a i r s to p ro tec t t he AQF qua l i f i c a t i ons gu ide l i nes and t o p romo te and mon i t o r na t i ona l imp lemen ta t i on o f t he AQF I n ea r l y 2008 t he Boa rd w i l l be rep lac ed by an AQF C ounc i l wh ic h w i l l pe r f o rm a s im i l a r f unc t i on
Depa r tmen t o f Educ a t i on Emp loy men t and Work p lac e Re la t i ons (DEEWR) - Works a t po l i c y l ev e l wh ic h inc l udes S ta te Te r r i t o r i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ms Marga re t P roc to r D i rec to r Educa t i on amp P ro fess iona l Rec ogn i t i on Un i t Depa r tmen t o f Educ a t i on Emp loy men t and Work p lac e Re la t i ons (DEEWR) Educ a t i on and P ro fes s iona l Rec ogn i t i on Un i t a l s o k nown as t he Aus t ra l i an Educ a t i on I n te rna t i ona l - Na t i ona l O f f i c e o f Ov e rs eas Sk i l l s Rec ogn i t i on (AE I -NOOSR) GPO Box 9880 Canbe r ra C i t y ACT 2601
Bi la tera l p rograms
Ch ina - A r rangemen t on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f H ighe r Educa t i on Qua l i f i ca t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip The A r rangemen t a ims t o f ac i l i t a t e t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion deg rees and qua l i f i c a t i ons as he re in desc r i bed awar ded t o s tuden ts i n Aus t ra l i a and Ch ina s o as t o mak e i t eas ie r fo r s t uden ts t o pu rs ue f u r t he r ac ademic s tud ies i n eac h o the r rsquo s c oun t r i es The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on o f t he Peop le rsquo s Repub l i c o f Ch ina and t he Depa r tmen t o f Educ a t i on Emp loy men t and Work p lac e Re la t i ons o f Aus t ra l i a w i l l des igna te app rop r i a te bod ies t o p rov ide i n fo rma t i on on rec ogn i t i on and t o mak e c onc re te rec ommenda t ions i n ac c ordanc e w i t h t he i r c u r ren t r egu la t i ons and p rac t i c es t o p romo te ac ademic ex c hange and c oope ra t i on The Pa r t i es res pec t t he au tonomy o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Aus t ra l i a and Ch ina as bod ies t ha t hav e t he r i gh t t o mak e t he i r own dec is i ons abou t t he rec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons and deg rees fo r t he pu rpose o f adm iss ion t o s t udy p rog rammes
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
UNESCO Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the Eu ropean Reg ion ( k nown as t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on )
UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t ion on t he Recogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( k nown as t he Bangk ok Conv en t i on )
Nature o f re la t ionsh ips The re a re s i x UNESCO Conv en t i ons on t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons Aus t ra l i a has ra t i f i ed t he Reg iona l Conven t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip lomas and Degrees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( lsquo t he Bangk ok Conv en t i on rsquo ) and t he Counc i l o f Eu rope UNESCO Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Qua l i f i ca t i ons c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he Eu ropean Reg ion ( lsquo t he L i s bon Conv en t i on )
Abou t t he Reg iona l Conv en t ion The Reg iona l Conv en t ion on t he Recogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and the Pac i f i c was adop ted a t t he I n te rna t iona l Con fe renc e o f S ta tes he ld i n Bangkok on 12 -16 Dec ember 1983 The Conv en t i on en te red i n to f o r c e on 23 Oc tobe r 1985 The Conv en t i on s e rv es as
An impo r tan t l ega l i ns t rumen t f o r nego t i a t i ons on rec ogn i t i on w i t h c onc erned s ta te pa r t i es
An o f f i c i a l c hanne l t o exc hange i n fo rma t i on on qua l i f i c a t i ons w i t h un i v e rs i t i es and gov e rnments and
An o f f i c i a l c hanne l t o p romo te s tuden t and l abou r mob i l i t y
The s i gna to r i es a re no t p reven ted f r om l ay ing down s t r i c t e l i g i b i l i t y c ond i t i ons f o r adm iss ion i n to f u r t he r educ a t i on i nc l ud ing sc ho las t i c c ogn i t i v e and l i ngu i s t i c r equ i remen ts Adm iss ion i s a l so s ub jec t t o av a i l ab i l i t y o f p l ac es and o the r na t i ona l gov e rnmen t o r un i v e rs i t y po l i c i es and p roc edu res i nc l ud ing f ees f o r f o re ign s tuden ts
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Austral ia (con t inued)
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms (con t inued)
The Conv en t i on on l y gua ran tees w i l l i ngness on t he pa r t o f t he gov e rnmen t t o p romo te t he rec ogn i t i on o f deg rees and d ip l omas bu t does no t gua ran tee adm is s ion i n to f u r t he r educ a t i on no r does i t gua ran tee emp loy men t i n t he l abou r mark e t o f t he hos t c oun t r y The reg iona l c onv en t ion c an be v i ew ed a t h t t p wwwunesc o o rg educa t i on s tudy ingab road t oo l s conv en t i ons _apa_c ov er s h t m l
Abou t t he L i s bon Conv en t i on Aus t ra l i a r a t i f i ed t he L i s bon Conv en t i on i n Nov ember 2002 The L i s bon Conv en t i on l i k e t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on a ims t o imp rov e t he i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
By ra t i f y i ng t he L i s bon Conven t i on Aus t ra l i a has c ommi t t ed t o
Es tab l i s h ing a Na t i ona l I n fo rma t i on Cen t re t o d i ss em ina te i n fo rma t i on on i t s h i ghe r educ a t i on sy s tem and h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and
Promo t i ng t he us e o f t he D ip l oma Supp lemen t ( h t t p ae i des t gov au AE I Governmen tAc t i v i t i es G overnmen tRe la t i ons I n terna t i ona lOrgan i s a t i ons AndProg rammes UNESCOh tm)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - AE I -NOOSR c ompares ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons t o Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons us ing t he Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i ca t i ons F ramework as a bas is f o r c ompar i s on We p roduc e Coun t r y Educ a t ion P ro f i l es wh i c h des c r i be o the r c oun t r i es rsquo educ a t i on sy s tems and i nc l ude ass ess men t gu ide l i nes wh ich c ompare ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons t o Aus t ra l i an qua l i f i c a t i ons i n t e rms o f t he i r educ a t i ona l l ev e l We do qua l i f i c a t i on c ompar i s ons f o r i nd i v i dua l c l i en t s and we a l s o g i v e adv ic e t o S tak eho lde rs (un iv e rs i t y adm iss ion o f f i c e r s ) who need i n fo rma t i on abou t t he l ev e l o f a qua l i f i c a t i on Tha t s a id the Un i v e r s i t i es a re no t bound t o us e ou r i n fo rma t i on as t hey a re au tonomous i n t e rms o f t he i r dec i s i ons t o adm i t Ou r s e rv i c e i s a l s o used by emp loy er s t o ga in i n fo rma t i on abou t t he c ompar ab i l i t y o f a qua l i f i c a t i on Ou r Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l es a re t he t oo l we us e t o bas e ou r dec is i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Us e the re l evan t Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes - The Aus t ra l i an Gov e rnmen t rsquo s qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem does no t r ank o r c l as s i f y h i gher educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a l t hough i ns t i t u t i ons requ i re acc red i t a t i on and t he t i t l e ldquo un i v e rs i t y rdquo i s p ro tec ted
The re i s no s ing le agenc y res pons ib le f o r qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons Qua l i t y ass u ranc e in Aus t ra l i an h i ghe r educ a t i on i s bas ed on a s t r ong pa r tne rs h ip be tween t he Aus t ra l i an Gov e rnmen t s t a te and t e r r i t o r y gov e rnmen ts an i ndependen t Aus t ra l i an Un iv e r s i t i es Qua l i t y Agency (AUQA) t he Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework Adv iso ry Boa rd (AQFAB) and t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ec to r Th i s pa r tne rs h ip ens u res na t i ona l l y c ons is ten t s t anda rds i n app rov a l and acc r ed i t a t i on ex te rna l mon i t o r i ng and i ndependen t qua l i t y aud i t
Purpose The ma jo r pu rpos es o f t he qua l i t y ass u ranc e sys tem a re t o
ens u re Aus t ra l i an un i v e rs i t i es ope ra te a t an app rop r i a te l ev e l o f qua l i t y
main ta in s tanda rds
ens u re c on t i nuous imp rov emen t o f s t anda rds and t o p r omo te pub l i c c on f i denc e bo th domes t i c and i n te rna t i ona l i n Aus t ra l i an h i ghe r educ a t i on
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Austral ia (con t inued)
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Aus t ra l i a ass ess es approx ima te l y 500 i nd iv i dua l s rsquo qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r yea r I t a l s o res ponds t o ov e r 1000 que r i es regard ing c omparab i l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om s tak eho lde rs
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramew ork (AQF) Th is i s a un i f i ed sys tem o f na t i ona l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n s c hoo l s v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (TAFEs and p r i v a te p rov ide rs ) and the h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to r (ma in l y un i v e rs i t i es ) The AQF l i s t s a l l p rov ide rs ( r ec ogn is ed acc red i t ed educa t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons ) ndash bo th p r i v a te and pub l i c and l i nks t o a l l S ta te Te r r i t o r y s i t es f o r RTOs
DEEWRrsquos Aus t ra l i a Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l e wh ic h i s f r ee on l i ne l i s t s a l l Aus t ra l i an H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h a re t he ma in p rov ide rs o f c ou rs es l ead ing t o h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The i n fo rma t i on i s pub l i c l y av a i l ab le on t he
AQF webs i t e ( h t t p wwwaq f edu au )
The go ing t o un i webs i t e ( h t tp wwwgo ing toun i gov au )
The A QF webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwaq f edu au reg i s te r h tm
The go ing to un i webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwgo ing toun i gov au Ma in Cou rs e s AndProv ide rs P rov ide rs AndCours esH ighe rEduc a t i onProv iders D e fau l t h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Brunei Darussalam
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No F ramew ork c ov e rs p r ima ry and s ec onda ry l ev e ls on l y F ramework f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion f o l l ows t he B r i t i s h s ys tem w i t h dec is i ons abou t how to i nc o rpo ra te qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om re l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons o f h ighe r l ea rn ing y e t t o be ag reed
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Brune i Darussa lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) i s t he Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l I t i s t he s o le na t i ona l acc red i t i ng body i n t he c oun t r y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn educ a t i on qua l i f i ca t i ons BDNAC is ass i s ted by 10 s pec ia l s ub -commi t t ees i n v a r i ous p ro fess iona l f i e l ds The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on i s r espons ib l e f o r de te rm in ing t he na t i ona l sys tem o f educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Sec re ta ry B rune i Da rus s a lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) Room B 211 B lock B Lev e l 2 M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Bu i l d i ng B rune i D a r us s a lam
Phone +673 2382129 Fax +673 2381238 Ema i l O thmanmoe edu bn
Bi la tera l p rograms
Malay s ia - J o in t Work ing Group
Ch ina - Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing and mu tua l r ecogn i t i on a r rangemen t - s t i l l i n t he p roc es s o f d ra f t i ng
ASEAN coun t r i es v i a ASEAN F ree T rade Ag reemen t (AFTA) and Wor l d T rade Organ iz a t i on (WTO) and Gene ra l Ag reem en t on T rade and Se rv i c es (GATS)
New Zea land Canada Pak i s tan
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
OIC Commonw ea l t h
ASEAN Enhanc ing Sk i l l s Recogn i t i on Ag reemen t ASEAN Mu tua l Recogn i t i on A r rangemen t on Eng inee r i ng Se rv i c es Kua la Lumpur (2005 ) As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APEC) B r i s bane Commun iqueacute (APEC)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - ma in l y fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r s t ud ies and i s bas ed on a s e t o f c r i t e r i a ( i e i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a p rog ram o r cou rs e acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a and p ro fess iona l qua l i f i c a t i on c r i t e r i a )
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
The BDNAC no rma l l y r e fe r s t o t he rec ogn i s ed na t i ona l acc r ed i t a t i on agenc y o f t he c oun t r y f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f i ns t i t u t i ons and p rog rams c ou rs es in t he c oun t r i es c onc e rned
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes BDNAC ass umes res pons ib i l i t y as a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y f o r bo th gov ernmen t and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons P rog rams o r c our s es o rgan i s ed by l oc a l h i ghe r i ns t i t u t i ons a re c ons ide red f o r acc red i ta t i on bas ed on BDNACrsquos acc r ed i t a t i on c r i t e r i a
Rank ing o r c l ass i f i c a t i on o f ov e rs eas h ighe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons unde r tak en by i ndependen t agenc ies s uc h as The T imes and The Gua rd ian (UK) a re c ons ide red as re fe renc es by BDNAC fo r t he pu rpos e o f s e lec t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons c ou rs es us e fu l f o r s e lec t i on o f s t uden ts and gov e rnmen t o f f i c i a l s t o unde r tak e cou rs es unde r gov e rnmen t scho la r s h ips o r i n - s e rv i c e t r a i n i ng sc hemes
Purpose t o enc ou rage qua l i t y i n a l l as pec ts o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e p roc ess es i nc l ud ing t he p roduc t o f t he educ a t i on p rog ramc ou rs e I n add i t i on t o ens u re t he qua l i t y o f manpower w i th i n gov e rnmen t emp loy men t s ec to r
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - l oc a l s t uden ts s tudy ing p r i v a te l y a t f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons un i v e rs i t i es s eek acc red i t a t i on o f i ns t i t u t i on un i v e rs i t y and c ou rs es we l l be fo re purs u ing t he i r c a ree rs A ls o the number o f f o re i gn app l i can t s i n te res ted i n ge t t i ng emp loymen t i n t he gov e rnmen t s ec to r i s i nc reas ing
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes - c ompend ium c ons is t i ng o f a l i s t o f acc red i t ed qua l i f i c a t i ons c ours es and i ns t i t u t i ons Ha rd c opy av a i lab le t h rough t he BDNAC w i th a v e rs i on t o be made av a i l ab le v i a the i n te rne t i n t he f u tu re
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Cook Is lands
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No P res en t l y t he Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t i n t he Cook I s l ands i s on ly r espons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) ev a lua tes ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons
Wh i t i r e i a Commun i t y Po ly tec hn i c i ns t i t u t i on rec ogn is es p rev ious ly ga ined sk i l l s and k now ledge t h rough a Rec ogn i t i on o f P r i o r Lea rn ing (RPL) p roc ess o r Rec ogn i t i on o f Cu r ren t Compe tency (RCC)
Un i t ec I ns t i t u te o f Tec hno logy t h rough RPL p roc ess
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Awh ina C res we l l Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e and Acc red i t a t i on Co -o rd ina to r Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (NATHRD) f o r the Ass oc ia t i on o f Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te PO Box 650 Av a rua Cook I s l ands Phone +0068221467 Fax +0068221468 Ema i l awh inana th rd gov c k
Bi la tera l p rograms New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA)
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on rec ogn i t i on and ac c red i t a t i on t h rough t he NZQA and o the r na t i ona l s t anda rds s e t t i ng bod ies
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No p roc ess i n p l ac e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes The Assoc ia t i on o f t he Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te i s r es pons ib l e f o r qua l i t y as s uranc e us ing a c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem
Purpose t o p rov ide a f r amework f o r qua l i t y t r a i n i ng
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
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Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
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Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
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Austral ia (con t inued)
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms (con t inued)
The Conv en t i on on l y gua ran tees w i l l i ngness on t he pa r t o f t he gov e rnmen t t o p romo te t he rec ogn i t i on o f deg rees and d ip l omas bu t does no t gua ran tee adm is s ion i n to f u r t he r educ a t i on no r does i t gua ran tee emp loy men t i n t he l abou r mark e t o f t he hos t c oun t r y The reg iona l c onv en t ion c an be v i ew ed a t h t t p wwwunesc o o rg educa t i on s tudy ingab road t oo l s conv en t i ons _apa_c ov er s h t m l
Abou t t he L i s bon Conv en t i on Aus t ra l i a r a t i f i ed t he L i s bon Conv en t i on i n Nov ember 2002 The L i s bon Conv en t i on l i k e t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on a ims t o imp rov e t he i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
By ra t i f y i ng t he L i s bon Conven t i on Aus t ra l i a has c ommi t t ed t o
Es tab l i s h ing a Na t i ona l I n fo rma t i on Cen t re t o d i ss em ina te i n fo rma t i on on i t s h i ghe r educ a t i on sy s tem and h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and
Promo t i ng t he us e o f t he D ip l oma Supp lemen t ( h t t p ae i des t gov au AE I Governmen tAc t i v i t i es G overnmen tRe la t i ons I n terna t i ona lOrgan i s a t i ons AndProg rammes UNESCOh tm)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - AE I -NOOSR c ompares ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons t o Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons us ing t he Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i ca t i ons F ramework as a bas is f o r c ompar i s on We p roduc e Coun t r y Educ a t ion P ro f i l es wh i c h des c r i be o the r c oun t r i es rsquo educ a t i on sy s tems and i nc l ude ass ess men t gu ide l i nes wh ich c ompare ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons t o Aus t ra l i an qua l i f i c a t i ons i n t e rms o f t he i r educ a t i ona l l ev e l We do qua l i f i c a t i on c ompar i s ons f o r i nd i v i dua l c l i en t s and we a l s o g i v e adv ic e t o S tak eho lde rs (un iv e rs i t y adm iss ion o f f i c e r s ) who need i n fo rma t i on abou t t he l ev e l o f a qua l i f i c a t i on Tha t s a id the Un i v e r s i t i es a re no t bound t o us e ou r i n fo rma t i on as t hey a re au tonomous i n t e rms o f t he i r dec i s i ons t o adm i t Ou r s e rv i c e i s a l s o used by emp loy er s t o ga in i n fo rma t i on abou t t he c ompar ab i l i t y o f a qua l i f i c a t i on Ou r Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l es a re t he t oo l we us e t o bas e ou r dec is i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Us e the re l evan t Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes - The Aus t ra l i an Gov e rnmen t rsquo s qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem does no t r ank o r c l as s i f y h i gher educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a l t hough i ns t i t u t i ons requ i re acc red i t a t i on and t he t i t l e ldquo un i v e rs i t y rdquo i s p ro tec ted
The re i s no s ing le agenc y res pons ib le f o r qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons Qua l i t y ass u ranc e in Aus t ra l i an h i ghe r educ a t i on i s bas ed on a s t r ong pa r tne rs h ip be tween t he Aus t ra l i an Gov e rnmen t s t a te and t e r r i t o r y gov e rnmen ts an i ndependen t Aus t ra l i an Un iv e r s i t i es Qua l i t y Agency (AUQA) t he Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework Adv iso ry Boa rd (AQFAB) and t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ec to r Th i s pa r tne rs h ip ens u res na t i ona l l y c ons is ten t s t anda rds i n app rov a l and acc r ed i t a t i on ex te rna l mon i t o r i ng and i ndependen t qua l i t y aud i t
Purpose The ma jo r pu rpos es o f t he qua l i t y ass u ranc e sys tem a re t o
ens u re Aus t ra l i an un i v e rs i t i es ope ra te a t an app rop r i a te l ev e l o f qua l i t y
main ta in s tanda rds
ens u re c on t i nuous imp rov emen t o f s t anda rds and t o p r omo te pub l i c c on f i denc e bo th domes t i c and i n te rna t i ona l i n Aus t ra l i an h i ghe r educ a t i on
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Austral ia (con t inued)
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Aus t ra l i a ass ess es approx ima te l y 500 i nd iv i dua l s rsquo qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r yea r I t a l s o res ponds t o ov e r 1000 que r i es regard ing c omparab i l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om s tak eho lde rs
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramew ork (AQF) Th is i s a un i f i ed sys tem o f na t i ona l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n s c hoo l s v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (TAFEs and p r i v a te p rov ide rs ) and the h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to r (ma in l y un i v e rs i t i es ) The AQF l i s t s a l l p rov ide rs ( r ec ogn is ed acc red i t ed educa t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons ) ndash bo th p r i v a te and pub l i c and l i nks t o a l l S ta te Te r r i t o r y s i t es f o r RTOs
DEEWRrsquos Aus t ra l i a Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l e wh ic h i s f r ee on l i ne l i s t s a l l Aus t ra l i an H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h a re t he ma in p rov ide rs o f c ou rs es l ead ing t o h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The i n fo rma t i on i s pub l i c l y av a i l ab le on t he
AQF webs i t e ( h t t p wwwaq f edu au )
The go ing t o un i webs i t e ( h t tp wwwgo ing toun i gov au )
The A QF webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwaq f edu au reg i s te r h tm
The go ing to un i webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwgo ing toun i gov au Ma in Cou rs e s AndProv ide rs P rov ide rs AndCours esH ighe rEduc a t i onProv iders D e fau l t h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Brunei Darussalam
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No F ramew ork c ov e rs p r ima ry and s ec onda ry l ev e ls on l y F ramework f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion f o l l ows t he B r i t i s h s ys tem w i t h dec is i ons abou t how to i nc o rpo ra te qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om re l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons o f h ighe r l ea rn ing y e t t o be ag reed
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Brune i Darussa lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) i s t he Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l I t i s t he s o le na t i ona l acc red i t i ng body i n t he c oun t r y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn educ a t i on qua l i f i ca t i ons BDNAC is ass i s ted by 10 s pec ia l s ub -commi t t ees i n v a r i ous p ro fess iona l f i e l ds The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on i s r espons ib l e f o r de te rm in ing t he na t i ona l sys tem o f educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Sec re ta ry B rune i Da rus s a lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) Room B 211 B lock B Lev e l 2 M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Bu i l d i ng B rune i D a r us s a lam
Phone +673 2382129 Fax +673 2381238 Ema i l O thmanmoe edu bn
Bi la tera l p rograms
Malay s ia - J o in t Work ing Group
Ch ina - Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing and mu tua l r ecogn i t i on a r rangemen t - s t i l l i n t he p roc es s o f d ra f t i ng
ASEAN coun t r i es v i a ASEAN F ree T rade Ag reemen t (AFTA) and Wor l d T rade Organ iz a t i on (WTO) and Gene ra l Ag reem en t on T rade and Se rv i c es (GATS)
New Zea land Canada Pak i s tan
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
OIC Commonw ea l t h
ASEAN Enhanc ing Sk i l l s Recogn i t i on Ag reemen t ASEAN Mu tua l Recogn i t i on A r rangemen t on Eng inee r i ng Se rv i c es Kua la Lumpur (2005 ) As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APEC) B r i s bane Commun iqueacute (APEC)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - ma in l y fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r s t ud ies and i s bas ed on a s e t o f c r i t e r i a ( i e i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a p rog ram o r cou rs e acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a and p ro fess iona l qua l i f i c a t i on c r i t e r i a )
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
The BDNAC no rma l l y r e fe r s t o t he rec ogn i s ed na t i ona l acc r ed i t a t i on agenc y o f t he c oun t r y f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f i ns t i t u t i ons and p rog rams c ou rs es in t he c oun t r i es c onc e rned
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes BDNAC ass umes res pons ib i l i t y as a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y f o r bo th gov ernmen t and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons P rog rams o r c our s es o rgan i s ed by l oc a l h i ghe r i ns t i t u t i ons a re c ons ide red f o r acc red i ta t i on bas ed on BDNACrsquos acc r ed i t a t i on c r i t e r i a
Rank ing o r c l ass i f i c a t i on o f ov e rs eas h ighe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons unde r tak en by i ndependen t agenc ies s uc h as The T imes and The Gua rd ian (UK) a re c ons ide red as re fe renc es by BDNAC fo r t he pu rpos e o f s e lec t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons c ou rs es us e fu l f o r s e lec t i on o f s t uden ts and gov e rnmen t o f f i c i a l s t o unde r tak e cou rs es unde r gov e rnmen t scho la r s h ips o r i n - s e rv i c e t r a i n i ng sc hemes
Purpose t o enc ou rage qua l i t y i n a l l as pec ts o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e p roc ess es i nc l ud ing t he p roduc t o f t he educ a t i on p rog ramc ou rs e I n add i t i on t o ens u re t he qua l i t y o f manpower w i th i n gov e rnmen t emp loy men t s ec to r
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - l oc a l s t uden ts s tudy ing p r i v a te l y a t f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons un i v e rs i t i es s eek acc red i t a t i on o f i ns t i t u t i on un i v e rs i t y and c ou rs es we l l be fo re purs u ing t he i r c a ree rs A ls o the number o f f o re i gn app l i can t s i n te res ted i n ge t t i ng emp loymen t i n t he gov e rnmen t s ec to r i s i nc reas ing
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes - c ompend ium c ons is t i ng o f a l i s t o f acc red i t ed qua l i f i c a t i ons c ours es and i ns t i t u t i ons Ha rd c opy av a i lab le t h rough t he BDNAC w i th a v e rs i on t o be made av a i l ab le v i a the i n te rne t i n t he f u tu re
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Cook Is lands
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No P res en t l y t he Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t i n t he Cook I s l ands i s on ly r espons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) ev a lua tes ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons
Wh i t i r e i a Commun i t y Po ly tec hn i c i ns t i t u t i on rec ogn is es p rev ious ly ga ined sk i l l s and k now ledge t h rough a Rec ogn i t i on o f P r i o r Lea rn ing (RPL) p roc ess o r Rec ogn i t i on o f Cu r ren t Compe tency (RCC)
Un i t ec I ns t i t u te o f Tec hno logy t h rough RPL p roc ess
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Awh ina C res we l l Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e and Acc red i t a t i on Co -o rd ina to r Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (NATHRD) f o r the Ass oc ia t i on o f Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te PO Box 650 Av a rua Cook I s l ands Phone +0068221467 Fax +0068221468 Ema i l awh inana th rd gov c k
Bi la tera l p rograms New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA)
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on rec ogn i t i on and ac c red i t a t i on t h rough t he NZQA and o the r na t i ona l s t anda rds s e t t i ng bod ies
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No p roc ess i n p l ac e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes The Assoc ia t i on o f t he Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te i s r es pons ib l e f o r qua l i t y as s uranc e us ing a c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem
Purpose t o p rov ide a f r amework f o r qua l i t y t r a i n i ng
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
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Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Austral ia (con t inued)
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Aus t ra l i a ass ess es approx ima te l y 500 i nd iv i dua l s rsquo qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r yea r I t a l s o res ponds t o ov e r 1000 que r i es regard ing c omparab i l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om s tak eho lde rs
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Aus t ra l i an Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramew ork (AQF) Th is i s a un i f i ed sys tem o f na t i ona l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n s c hoo l s v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (TAFEs and p r i v a te p rov ide rs ) and the h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to r (ma in l y un i v e rs i t i es ) The AQF l i s t s a l l p rov ide rs ( r ec ogn is ed acc red i t ed educa t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons ) ndash bo th p r i v a te and pub l i c and l i nks t o a l l S ta te Te r r i t o r y s i t es f o r RTOs
DEEWRrsquos Aus t ra l i a Coun t r y Educ a t i on P ro f i l e wh ic h i s f r ee on l i ne l i s t s a l l Aus t ra l i an H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h a re t he ma in p rov ide rs o f c ou rs es l ead ing t o h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The i n fo rma t i on i s pub l i c l y av a i l ab le on t he
AQF webs i t e ( h t t p wwwaq f edu au )
The go ing t o un i webs i t e ( h t tp wwwgo ing toun i gov au )
The A QF webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwaq f edu au reg i s te r h tm
The go ing to un i webs i t e add ress i s h t t p wwwgo ing toun i gov au Ma in Cou rs e s AndProv ide rs P rov ide rs AndCours esH ighe rEduc a t i onProv iders D e fau l t h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Brunei Darussalam
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No F ramew ork c ov e rs p r ima ry and s ec onda ry l ev e ls on l y F ramework f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion f o l l ows t he B r i t i s h s ys tem w i t h dec is i ons abou t how to i nc o rpo ra te qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om re l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons o f h ighe r l ea rn ing y e t t o be ag reed
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Brune i Darussa lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) i s t he Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l I t i s t he s o le na t i ona l acc red i t i ng body i n t he c oun t r y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn educ a t i on qua l i f i ca t i ons BDNAC is ass i s ted by 10 s pec ia l s ub -commi t t ees i n v a r i ous p ro fess iona l f i e l ds The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on i s r espons ib l e f o r de te rm in ing t he na t i ona l sys tem o f educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Sec re ta ry B rune i Da rus s a lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) Room B 211 B lock B Lev e l 2 M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Bu i l d i ng B rune i D a r us s a lam
Phone +673 2382129 Fax +673 2381238 Ema i l O thmanmoe edu bn
Bi la tera l p rograms
Malay s ia - J o in t Work ing Group
Ch ina - Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing and mu tua l r ecogn i t i on a r rangemen t - s t i l l i n t he p roc es s o f d ra f t i ng
ASEAN coun t r i es v i a ASEAN F ree T rade Ag reemen t (AFTA) and Wor l d T rade Organ iz a t i on (WTO) and Gene ra l Ag reem en t on T rade and Se rv i c es (GATS)
New Zea land Canada Pak i s tan
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
OIC Commonw ea l t h
ASEAN Enhanc ing Sk i l l s Recogn i t i on Ag reemen t ASEAN Mu tua l Recogn i t i on A r rangemen t on Eng inee r i ng Se rv i c es Kua la Lumpur (2005 ) As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APEC) B r i s bane Commun iqueacute (APEC)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - ma in l y fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r s t ud ies and i s bas ed on a s e t o f c r i t e r i a ( i e i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a p rog ram o r cou rs e acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a and p ro fess iona l qua l i f i c a t i on c r i t e r i a )
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
The BDNAC no rma l l y r e fe r s t o t he rec ogn i s ed na t i ona l acc r ed i t a t i on agenc y o f t he c oun t r y f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f i ns t i t u t i ons and p rog rams c ou rs es in t he c oun t r i es c onc e rned
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes BDNAC ass umes res pons ib i l i t y as a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y f o r bo th gov ernmen t and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons P rog rams o r c our s es o rgan i s ed by l oc a l h i ghe r i ns t i t u t i ons a re c ons ide red f o r acc red i ta t i on bas ed on BDNACrsquos acc r ed i t a t i on c r i t e r i a
Rank ing o r c l ass i f i c a t i on o f ov e rs eas h ighe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons unde r tak en by i ndependen t agenc ies s uc h as The T imes and The Gua rd ian (UK) a re c ons ide red as re fe renc es by BDNAC fo r t he pu rpos e o f s e lec t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons c ou rs es us e fu l f o r s e lec t i on o f s t uden ts and gov e rnmen t o f f i c i a l s t o unde r tak e cou rs es unde r gov e rnmen t scho la r s h ips o r i n - s e rv i c e t r a i n i ng sc hemes
Purpose t o enc ou rage qua l i t y i n a l l as pec ts o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e p roc ess es i nc l ud ing t he p roduc t o f t he educ a t i on p rog ramc ou rs e I n add i t i on t o ens u re t he qua l i t y o f manpower w i th i n gov e rnmen t emp loy men t s ec to r
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - l oc a l s t uden ts s tudy ing p r i v a te l y a t f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons un i v e rs i t i es s eek acc red i t a t i on o f i ns t i t u t i on un i v e rs i t y and c ou rs es we l l be fo re purs u ing t he i r c a ree rs A ls o the number o f f o re i gn app l i can t s i n te res ted i n ge t t i ng emp loymen t i n t he gov e rnmen t s ec to r i s i nc reas ing
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes - c ompend ium c ons is t i ng o f a l i s t o f acc red i t ed qua l i f i c a t i ons c ours es and i ns t i t u t i ons Ha rd c opy av a i lab le t h rough t he BDNAC w i th a v e rs i on t o be made av a i l ab le v i a the i n te rne t i n t he f u tu re
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Cook Is lands
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No P res en t l y t he Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t i n t he Cook I s l ands i s on ly r espons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) ev a lua tes ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons
Wh i t i r e i a Commun i t y Po ly tec hn i c i ns t i t u t i on rec ogn is es p rev ious ly ga ined sk i l l s and k now ledge t h rough a Rec ogn i t i on o f P r i o r Lea rn ing (RPL) p roc ess o r Rec ogn i t i on o f Cu r ren t Compe tency (RCC)
Un i t ec I ns t i t u te o f Tec hno logy t h rough RPL p roc ess
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Awh ina C res we l l Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e and Acc red i t a t i on Co -o rd ina to r Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (NATHRD) f o r the Ass oc ia t i on o f Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te PO Box 650 Av a rua Cook I s l ands Phone +0068221467 Fax +0068221468 Ema i l awh inana th rd gov c k
Bi la tera l p rograms New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA)
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on rec ogn i t i on and ac c red i t a t i on t h rough t he NZQA and o the r na t i ona l s t anda rds s e t t i ng bod ies
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No p roc ess i n p l ac e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes The Assoc ia t i on o f t he Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te i s r es pons ib l e f o r qua l i t y as s uranc e us ing a c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem
Purpose t o p rov ide a f r amework f o r qua l i t y t r a i n i ng
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
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Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
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Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
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Brunei Darussalam
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No F ramew ork c ov e rs p r ima ry and s ec onda ry l ev e ls on l y F ramework f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion f o l l ows t he B r i t i s h s ys tem w i t h dec is i ons abou t how to i nc o rpo ra te qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om re l i g i ous i ns t i t u t i ons o f h ighe r l ea rn ing y e t t o be ag reed
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Brune i Darussa lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) i s t he Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l I t i s t he s o le na t i ona l acc red i t i ng body i n t he c oun t r y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn educ a t i on qua l i f i ca t i ons BDNAC is ass i s ted by 10 s pec ia l s ub -commi t t ees i n v a r i ous p ro fess iona l f i e l ds The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on i s r espons ib l e f o r de te rm in ing t he na t i ona l sys tem o f educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Sec re ta ry B rune i Da rus s a lam Na t i ona l Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (BDNAC) Room B 211 B lock B Lev e l 2 M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Bu i l d i ng B rune i D a r us s a lam
Phone +673 2382129 Fax +673 2381238 Ema i l O thmanmoe edu bn
Bi la tera l p rograms
Malay s ia - J o in t Work ing Group
Ch ina - Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing and mu tua l r ecogn i t i on a r rangemen t - s t i l l i n t he p roc es s o f d ra f t i ng
ASEAN coun t r i es v i a ASEAN F ree T rade Ag reemen t (AFTA) and Wor l d T rade Organ iz a t i on (WTO) and Gene ra l Ag reem en t on T rade and Se rv i c es (GATS)
New Zea land Canada Pak i s tan
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
OIC Commonw ea l t h
ASEAN Enhanc ing Sk i l l s Recogn i t i on Ag reemen t ASEAN Mu tua l Recogn i t i on A r rangemen t on Eng inee r i ng Se rv i c es Kua la Lumpur (2005 ) As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APEC) B r i s bane Commun iqueacute (APEC)
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - ma in l y fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r s t ud ies and i s bas ed on a s e t o f c r i t e r i a ( i e i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a p rog ram o r cou rs e acc red i t a t i on c r i t e r i a and p ro fess iona l qua l i f i c a t i on c r i t e r i a )
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
The BDNAC no rma l l y r e fe r s t o t he rec ogn i s ed na t i ona l acc r ed i t a t i on agenc y o f t he c oun t r y f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f i ns t i t u t i ons and p rog rams c ou rs es in t he c oun t r i es c onc e rned
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes BDNAC ass umes res pons ib i l i t y as a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y f o r bo th gov ernmen t and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons P rog rams o r c our s es o rgan i s ed by l oc a l h i ghe r i ns t i t u t i ons a re c ons ide red f o r acc red i ta t i on bas ed on BDNACrsquos acc r ed i t a t i on c r i t e r i a
Rank ing o r c l ass i f i c a t i on o f ov e rs eas h ighe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons unde r tak en by i ndependen t agenc ies s uc h as The T imes and The Gua rd ian (UK) a re c ons ide red as re fe renc es by BDNAC fo r t he pu rpos e o f s e lec t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons c ou rs es us e fu l f o r s e lec t i on o f s t uden ts and gov e rnmen t o f f i c i a l s t o unde r tak e cou rs es unde r gov e rnmen t scho la r s h ips o r i n - s e rv i c e t r a i n i ng sc hemes
Purpose t o enc ou rage qua l i t y i n a l l as pec ts o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e p roc ess es i nc l ud ing t he p roduc t o f t he educ a t i on p rog ramc ou rs e I n add i t i on t o ens u re t he qua l i t y o f manpower w i th i n gov e rnmen t emp loy men t s ec to r
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - l oc a l s t uden ts s tudy ing p r i v a te l y a t f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons un i v e rs i t i es s eek acc red i t a t i on o f i ns t i t u t i on un i v e rs i t y and c ou rs es we l l be fo re purs u ing t he i r c a ree rs A ls o the number o f f o re i gn app l i can t s i n te res ted i n ge t t i ng emp loymen t i n t he gov e rnmen t s ec to r i s i nc reas ing
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes - c ompend ium c ons is t i ng o f a l i s t o f acc red i t ed qua l i f i c a t i ons c ours es and i ns t i t u t i ons Ha rd c opy av a i lab le t h rough t he BDNAC w i th a v e rs i on t o be made av a i l ab le v i a the i n te rne t i n t he f u tu re
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Cook Is lands
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No P res en t l y t he Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t i n t he Cook I s l ands i s on ly r espons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) ev a lua tes ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons
Wh i t i r e i a Commun i t y Po ly tec hn i c i ns t i t u t i on rec ogn is es p rev ious ly ga ined sk i l l s and k now ledge t h rough a Rec ogn i t i on o f P r i o r Lea rn ing (RPL) p roc ess o r Rec ogn i t i on o f Cu r ren t Compe tency (RCC)
Un i t ec I ns t i t u te o f Tec hno logy t h rough RPL p roc ess
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Awh ina C res we l l Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e and Acc red i t a t i on Co -o rd ina to r Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (NATHRD) f o r the Ass oc ia t i on o f Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te PO Box 650 Av a rua Cook I s l ands Phone +0068221467 Fax +0068221468 Ema i l awh inana th rd gov c k
Bi la tera l p rograms New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA)
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on rec ogn i t i on and ac c red i t a t i on t h rough t he NZQA and o the r na t i ona l s t anda rds s e t t i ng bod ies
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No p roc ess i n p l ac e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes The Assoc ia t i on o f t he Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te i s r es pons ib l e f o r qua l i t y as s uranc e us ing a c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem
Purpose t o p rov ide a f r amework f o r qua l i t y t r a i n i ng
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
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Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
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Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
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Cook Is lands
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No P res en t l y t he Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t i n t he Cook I s l ands i s on ly r espons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) ev a lua tes ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons
Wh i t i r e i a Commun i t y Po ly tec hn i c i ns t i t u t i on rec ogn is es p rev ious ly ga ined sk i l l s and k now ledge t h rough a Rec ogn i t i on o f P r i o r Lea rn ing (RPL) p roc ess o r Rec ogn i t i on o f Cu r ren t Compe tency (RCC)
Un i t ec I ns t i t u te o f Tec hno logy t h rough RPL p roc ess
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Awh ina C res we l l Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e and Acc red i t a t i on Co -o rd ina to r Depa r tmen t o f Na t i ona l Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (NATHRD) f o r the Ass oc ia t i on o f Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te PO Box 650 Av a rua Cook I s l ands Phone +0068221467 Fax +0068221468 Ema i l awh inana th rd gov c k
Bi la tera l p rograms New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA)
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on rec ogn i t i on and ac c red i t a t i on t h rough t he NZQA and o the r na t i ona l s t anda rds s e t t i ng bod ies
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No p roc ess i n p l ac e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes The Assoc ia t i on o f t he Cook I s l ands Te r t i a r y I ns t i t u te i s r es pons ib l e f o r qua l i t y as s uranc e us ing a c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem
Purpose t o p rov ide a f r amework f o r qua l i t y t r a i n i ng
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
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India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
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India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
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Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
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Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
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Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
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Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
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Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
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India
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Ass oc ia t i on o f I nd ian Un i v e rs i t i es (A IU ) i s r es pons ib l e fo r t he rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Un i v e r s i t y G ran t s Commiss ion i s p r imar i l y r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i c a t i on Na t i ona l Ass essmen t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) i s an au tonomous body o f t he Un iv e rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion wh i c h ass es s and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons and t he Acc red i ta t i on ou t c ome c an be us ed e f f ec t i v e ly f o r mon i to r i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
A IU and UGC dev e lop po l i c es f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tem i n I nd ia mon i t o r and ma in ta i n s t anda rds o f h i ghe r educ a t i on and g i v e i n fo rma t i on on equ i v a lenc e o f deg ree and d ip l oma
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f V S P rasad D i r ec to r Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l (NAAC) PB No 1075 Opp NLS IU Naga rbhav i Banga lo re -560072 I nd ia Ema i l v s p ras adnaac ind ia o rg p r as advs 99ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms
For t ec hn i c a l and med i c a l educ a t i on t he re a re ag reemen ts w i t h c oun t r ies l i k e Russ ia S ingapo re e t c
On t he ques t ion o f t he na tu re o f b i l a t e ra l mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips more i n fo rma t i on c an be ob ta ined f r om the M in i s t r y o f Human Res ourc e Dev e lopmen t (MHRD) and Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms NAAC is a member o f APQN and INQUAHE wh ic h a l s o s i gn i f i es mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ip
Un i v e r s i t i es i ndependen t l y hav e unde rs tand ings w i t h f o re ign un i v e rs i t i es
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Rec ogn i t i on i s de r i v ed f r om the Un ive rs i t y G ran ts Commiss ion fo r c onduc t i ng p rog rammes award ing deg rees and e l i g i b i l i t y f o r f unds g ran t s
Na t i ona l Ass ess men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l g i v es app rop r i a te recogn i t i on i n t e rms o f lsquoAcc red i t a t i on Ou tc ome rsquo bas ed on t he ass ess men t o f i ns t i t u t i ons on a na t i ona l f r amework w i t h r e fe renc e t o t he p rede te rm ined c r i t e r i a
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Through t he Ass oc ia t i on o f Ind ian Un i v e r s i t i es (A IU )
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
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Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
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India (cont inued)
Qua l i t y assurance sys tem
Yes Ou r qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem does no t i nv o lv e rank ing s i nc e t he Ass es s men t and Acc r ed i t a t i on i s a v o lun ta r y p r oc ess and a l l i ns t i t u t i ons a re no t c ov e red The re fo re we res o r t t o a c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n t e rms o f g r ades and g rade po in t av e rages
We hav e a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agency c a l l ed Na t i ona l Ass es s men t and Acc red i t a t i on Counc i l f o r i ns t i t u t i ona l acc red i t a t i on Howev er t he re i s Na t i ona l Boa rd o f Acc red i t a t i on f o r P rog ramme Acc red i t a t i on o f tec hn i c a l educa t i on Some more Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rds a r e be ing s e t up by Med i c a l Counc i l o f I nd ia Ag r i c u l t u ra l Boa rd D is tance Educ a t i on E t c NAAC has a memorandum o f unde rs tand ing w i t h NCTE fo r Teac her Educ a t i on and DCI (Den ta l Counc i l o f I nd ia ) f o r den ta l educ a t i on
Purpose
1 To ass ess and ac c red i t i ns t i t u t i ons o f h i ghe r educ a t ion and on a qua l i t y f r amework
2 To s t imu la te ac ademic env i ronmen t f o r p romo t i on o f qua l i t y o f t eac h ing l ea rn ing and res ea rc h i n h i ghe r educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons
3 To enc ou rage s e l f - ev a lua t i on acc oun tab i l i t y au tonomy and i nnov a t i ons i n h i ghe r educ a t ion and t he reby enc ou rag ing t he qua l i t y and
4 To p rov ide t r ans pa rency in t he h i ghe r educ a t i on s ys tems func t i on ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s g row ing demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on es pec ia l l y f o r p rog ramme assess men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Un iv e r s i t y G ran ts Commiss ion pub l i s hes a l i s t o f r ec ogn is ed educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons NAAC produc es a l i s t o f acc red i t ed educ a t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons I t i s av a i l ab le
On t he webs i te o f UGC wwwugc ac i n
On t he webs i te o f NAAC wwwnaac ind ia o rg
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Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
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Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Japan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes A qua l i f i c a t i ons s ys tem bas ed l ega l f r amework f o r t he pu rpos es o f f u r t he r s t udy i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
An es tab l i s hmen t app rov a l sys tem and c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t ion sy s tem gua ran tee t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard deg rees a t t he i r d i sc re t i on
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT) has app rov ed v a r i ous o rgan is a t i ons f o r t he c e r t i f i ed ev a lua t i on and acc red i t a t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons s uc h as t he Na t iona l I ns t i t u t i on f o r Ac ademic Degrees and Un i ve rs i t y Educ a t ion and J apan Un i v e r s i t y Acc r ed i t a t i on Ass oc ia t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Sh igeno r i Taguc h i Ex ec u t i v e D i rec to r O f f i c e fo r I n te rna t i ona l P lann ing H ighe r Educ a t i on P lann ing Po l i c y D i v i s i on H ighe r Educ a t i on Bu reau M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Techno logy (MEXT) 2 -5 -1 Marunouc h i C iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8959 J apan New address f rom January 2008 3 -2 -2 Kas umigas ek i Ch iy oda -k u Toky o 100 -8941 J apan Phone +81 3 6734 2060 Fax +81 3 6734 3385 Ema i l k o t ok ok u mex t go j p
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Requ i remen ts f o r aw ard ing deg rees and adm is s ion a re p rov ided i n t he Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law I f t he qua l i f i c a t i on mee ts t he requ i remen ts i t i s t ak en as an e l i g i b i l i t y f o r adm iss ion
Fo r t he pu rpos e o f gene ra l emp loy men t qua l i f i c a t i ons a re rec ogn i s ed by res pec t i v e o rgan i s a t i ons i n acc o rdanc e w i t h r e l ev an t l aws and regu la t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Yes The Sc hoo l Educ a t i on Law p rov ides regu la t i ons f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r the pu rpos e o f adm is s ion i n h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n J apan
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes H ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons a re regu la r l y ev a lua ted by t he v a r ious o rgan i s a t i ons c e r t i f i ed by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Cu l t u re Spo r ts Sc ienc e and Tec hno logy (MEXT)
Purpose Eva lua t i on and imp rov emen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
No
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Yes A l i s t i ng i s av a i l ab le on t he MEXT webs i t e a t h t t p mex t go j p eng l i s h s i t es i ndex h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Korea
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework No
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Meek y ung Sh in Depu ty D i rec to r M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and Human Res ou rces Dev e lopmen t 77 -6 Se jong -no J ongno -qu Seou l Ko rea 110 -760 Ema i l mk s h inmoe go k r
Bi la tera l p rograms
We hav e b i l a te ra l r e l a t i ons h ip w i t h s ome coun t r i es f o r t he rec ogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
I n gene ra l we rec ogn is e f o re ign h ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i on as l ong as i t i s r ec ogn is ed by home c oun t r y
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes - A t t he na t i ona l l ev e l qua l i t y as s uranc e i n Korea re l i es l a rge ly on acc red i t i ng mec han i s ms whe re d i f f e ren t i ns t i t u t i ons a re acc red i t ed o r ev a lua ted by one o f s ev e ra l agenc ies KCUE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Un ive rs i t y Educ a t i on ) KCCE(Ko rean Counc i l f o r Co l lege Educ a t i on ) KEDI (Ko rean Educ a t i on Deve lopmen t I ns t i t u te ) ABMEK(Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Med i c a l Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABEEK(Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd f o r Eng inee r i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) ABNEK( Acc red i t a t ion Boa rd f o r Nu rs i ng Educ a t i on i n Ko rea ) Acc red i t a t i on p roc edu res v a ry among these d i f f e ren t agenc ies
The re i s no gov e rnmen t acc red i t a t i on sys tem fo r ex is t i ng i ns t i t u t i ons i ns tead gov e rnmen t pu t s r i go rous requ i remen ts in s e t t i ng up a h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u te
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Korean h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons hav e t he i r own meas u r i ng sys tem by c heck ing w i t h
Fore ign un i v e rs i t y c on fe r red t he qua l i f i c a t ion
Fore ign gov e rnmen t o f t he un i v e rs i t y
Embass y o f t he f o re i gn gov er nmen t t o Ko rea
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No - C lass i f i ca t i on i s lsquo exc e l l en t rsquo lsquo good rsquo lsquo r ec ogn i z ed pass rsquo
Purpose t o ma in ta i n and enc ou rage qua l i t y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The re a re i nc reas ing i nqu i r i es on ens u r i ng i f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re genu ine
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Nat i ona l I ns t i t u te o f I n te rna t i ona l Educ a t i on Dev e lopment (N I IED) - l i s t i ng av a i l ab le by reques t t o N I IED
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Laos
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn ic a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r ens ur i ng the qua l i t y o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i n h i ghe r educ a t i on t ec hn ic a l and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on t h rough c oo rd ina t i on w i t h a l l s t ak eho lde rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Depar tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voca t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Phonephe t Boupha Depu ty -D i rec to r Gene ra l Depa r tmen t o f H ighe r Tec hn i c a l and Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 067 Av enue Lane Xang V ien t i ane Lao Peop le s Democ rac t i c Repub l i c Phone +856 21 212098 Fax +856 21 216473 Ema i l phonephe t12 ho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms None
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms None
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons i s c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Dip loma ho lde rs a re c heck ed f o r c e r t i f i c a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No l i s t i ng av a i l ab le
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Lebanon
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Th ree Commi t t ees s ha re respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he f r amework the Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee f o r med i c a l o r hea l th sc i enc es s e rv i c es qua l i f i c a t i ons t he Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee f o r eng inee r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Equ iv a lenc e Commi t t ee f o r a l l o t he r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (DGHE) t h rough t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on and f ou r Commi t t ees Tec hn i c a l Commi t t ee Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee Eng inee r i ng Commi t t ee and Co l l oqu ium Commi t t ee
Contact de ta i l s
Pro f Ahmad Jamma l D i rec to ra te Gene ra l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on and H ighe r Educ a t i on Hab ib Ab i Chah la Round UNESCO Pa lac e Be i ru t Lebanon Phone +961 1 789611 Fax +961 1 789606 Ema i l a j amma lh ighe r -edu gov l b o r a j amma lieee o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash F ranc e
Mu l t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r t he many ex is t i ng re l a t i onsh ips w i t h t he Eu ropean Un ion (F ranc e I t a l y UK Be lg i um e t c ) bene f i t Lebanon i n r espec t o f j o i ned educ a t i on p rog rams qua l i t y ass u ranc e i n h i ghe r educ a t i on and acc r ed i t a t i on o f eng inee r i ng p rog rams
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on a na t i ona l f r amework and c oo rd ina ted by a pub l i c au tho r i t y (DGHE)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes ndash more t han f i f t y pe rc en t o f Lebanes e s tuden ts s t udy ab road
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on and Techn i c a l Commi t t ee a t t he DGHE a re res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng a l i s t i ng I t i s av a i l ab le on the DGHE webs i t e a t wwwh ighe r -edu gov l b A l so av a i l ab le t h rough t he O f f i c i a l J ou rna l and i n CD and book f o rma t A reques t c an be ema i l ed t o i n foh ighe r edu gov l b
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Malaysia
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons on l y
The Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (MQA) has res pons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng and upda t i ng t he f r amework
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The MQA ma in ta i ns t he Ma lays ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Reg is te r and rev iews f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r t he pu rpose o f r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc y
Contact de ta i l s
Dato D r Sy ed Ahmad Husse in Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Ma lay s ian Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agenc y (MQA) 13B Mena ra PKNS-PJ 17 J a lan Yong Shook L in 46050 Pe ta l i ng J aya Se lango r Ma lays ia Phone +603 -79687012 7002 Fax +603 -7956 9496 Ema i l s y edahmadmqagov my
Bi la tera l p rograms
Yes ndash w i t h f o re i gn qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc ies t h rough Gov ernmen t to Gov ernmen t a r rangemen ts inc l ud ing t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQ A)
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The MQA is cu r ren t l y r enew ing i t s Memorandum o f Unde rs tand ing (MOU) w i t h t he NZQA and i s a l s o rev iew ing o the r qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies s uc h as AUQA to f o rma l i s e mu tua l c oope ra t i on ac t i v i t i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Howev e r Ma lays ia i s a member o f t he INAQQHE and t he As ia Pac i f i c Qua l i t y Ne tw ork (APQN) and i s p l ann ing t o c rea te a reg iona l ne two rk o f qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies pos s ib l y w i t h t he c oope ra t i on o f t he APQN o r any o the r r e l ev an t bod ies
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The sys tem i s unde r t he pu rv i ew o f t he Pub l i c Serv i c e Depa r tmen t A c r i t e r i a f o r app rov a l i s t ha t t he p rog ram o f s t udy be ing c ons ide red f o r r ec ogn i t i on mus t be acc red i t ed by t he MQA
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The MQA was es tab l i shed on 2 Nov ember 1997 as a qua l i t y ass u ranc e body f o r bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The p rev ious body Na t iona l Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (LAN) was es tab l i s hed f o r p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons on l y
The MQA is ex pec ted t o unde r tak e an annua l o r b i annua l s u rv ey o f pub l i c un i v e rs i t i es f o r t he pu rpos e o f r ank ing
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ma lays ia i s c u r ren t l y p romo t i ng t he i r i ns t i t u t i ons to a t t r ac t mo re f o re i gn s tuden ts t o s tudy i n Ma lays ia
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
An upda ted l i s t i ng o f acc red i t ed p rog rams fo r pub l i c and p r i v a te p rov ide rs w i l l be av a i l ab le on t he MQA rsquos webs i t e a t wwwmqa gov my by J anua ry 2008
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The ov e ra r c h ing f r amework i s t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Ass u red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h i nc l udes a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land f r om bo th pub l i c and p r i v a te i ns t i t u t i ons The f r amework a l s o c on ta ins v oc a t i ona l and ac ademic qua l i f i c a t i ons c ove r i ng a l l l e v e ls f r om founda t i on c e r t i f i c a tes t o doc to ra tes
The New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y (NZQA) i s t he body res pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework NZQA rsquos ro l e i nc l udes s e t t i ng c r i t e r i a f o r c ou rs e app rov a l and qua l i f i c a t i on de f i n i t i ons p rov id i ng adv ic e and gu idanc e on qua l i f i c a t i ons i n New Zea land and wo rk i ng w i t h qua l i t y ass u ranc e bod ies f o r ev a lua t i on o f c ou rs es and qua l i f i c a t i ons
The NZQA app rov es and mon i t o r s t he qua l i t y o f a l l p r ov ide rs ou ts i de t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r The New Zea land V i c e Chanc e l l o r s Commi t t ee (NZVCC) i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he un i v e rs i t y s ec to r wh i c h f a l l s unde r t he ro l e o f t he NZVCCrsquos Commi t t ee on Un i v e r s i t y Ac ademic P rogrammes (CUAP) The mon i t o r i ng o f t he qua l i t y o f un i v e rs i t i es i s unde r tak en by t he Ac ademic Aud i t Un i t (AAU)
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Fore ign qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed by t he Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es and a re benc hmark ed aga ins t t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons Mo re i n fo rma t i on i s av a i l ab le on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwk iw iqua ls gov t nz
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Pame la Hu l s ton Manage r Qua l i f i c a t i ons Recogn i t i on Se rv i c es New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box 160 We l l i ng ton 6015 New Zea land Phone +64 4 463 4314 Fax +64 4 802 3401 Ema i l pame la hu l s tonnz qa gov t nz
Bi la tera l p rograms
Aus t ra l i a ndash T rans -Tas man Mu tua l Rec ogn i t i on A r rangemen t
Ch ina ndash A r rangemen t be tween the Ch inese Se rv i c e Cen t re f o r Sc ho la r l y Exc hange and t he New Zea land Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y f o r Dev e lopmen t and Coope ra t i on in t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Ov e rs eas Qua l i f i c a t i ons
Nature o f re la t ionsh ip
The a r rangemen t w i t h Aus t ra l i a a l l ows pers ons reg is t e red t o p rac t i c e an occ upa t i on i n Aus t ra l i a t o p rac t i c e an equ iv a len t oc c upa t i on i n New Zea land and v i c e v e rsa
The a r rangemen t w i t h Ch ina s e ts t he f ounda t i on f o r f u tu re wo rk w i t h Ch ina on qua l i f i c a t i ons rec ogn i t i on
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No New Zea land i s c u r ren t l y i n t he p roc ess o f acc ed ing t o t he L i s bon Conv en t i on and i s i nv o lv ed in t he r ed ra f t i ng o f t he UNESCO Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n the As ia and t he Pac i f i c
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Bas ed on t he New Zea land Reg i s te r o f Qua l i t y Assu red Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h c on ta ins a l l qua l i f i c a t i ons t ha t hav e been qua l i t y ass u red and mee t t he c r i t e r i a s e t by t he Reg is te r
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
New Zealand (con t inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Prov iders a re c l as s i f i ed by the i r p rov ide r t y pe i e whe the r t hey a re gov e rnmen t i nv o lv ed and rec ogn i s ed by leg i s l a t i on o r p r i v a te educ a t ion es tab l i s hmen ts and rec ogn is ed by a p roc ess o f r eg i s t r a t i on
Non -un iv e rs i t y o rgan i s a t i ons c an app ly f o r app rov a l o f deg ree p rog rams wh i c h means t ha t h ighe r educ a t i on i s no t l im i t ed t o a pa r t i c u l a r s ub-s ec to r o r t o one qua l i t y as s uranc e body o r p roc ess
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes NZQA rsquos c os t r ec ov e ry un i t Qua l i f i c a t i ons Rec ogn i t i on Se rv i c es c u r ren t l y p rocess es 11 000 t o 12 000 app l i c a t i ons f o r ass es s men t o f ov e rs eas qua l i f i c a t i ons pe r annum
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
Immig ra t i on NZ w i l l s oon imp lemen t a l i s t o f Rev iewed Qua l i f i c a t i ons so le l y f o r immig ra t i on pu rpos es bu t wh i c h a re qua l i t y as s ured by NZQA Th is l i s t w i l l be av a i l ab le on the Immig ra t i on NZ webs i t e onc e f i na l i s ed
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Oman
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes ndash i nc l udes h ighe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r manag ing t he f r amework and mon i t o r i ng t he qua l i t y o f qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he acc red i t a t i on o f p rog rams and i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
No res pons e
Contact de ta i l s
Dr Sana Sabee l A l -Ba lus h i D i r ec to r o f Tec hn i c a l O f f i c e f o r S tud ies and Dev e lopment M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on PO Box 1246 Pos ta l Code 112 Ruw i Musc a t Su l t ana te o f Oman Phone +968 24755678 Fax +968 24755688 Ema i l s ans abee lho tma i l c om
Bi la tera l p rograms No res pons e
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No res pons e
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Oman has tw o rec ogn i t i on bod ies t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lenc y o f t he M in i s t r y o f H ighe r Educ a t i on i s r es pons ib l e f o r r ecogn i t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and t he Acc r ed i t a t i on Boa rd i s r es pons ib l e f o r t he acc red i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog rams and ins t i t u t i ons
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes A f r amew ork t ha t ou t l i nes t he c l ass i f i c a t i on o f h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i s bas ed on p rograms and t he number o f y ear s o f educ a t i on p rov ided by an i ns t i t u te
The Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd i s an au tonomou s gov e rnmen t agenc y p rov id i ng acc r ed i t a t i on o f h i ghe r educa t i on p rog rams and i ns t i t u tes
Purpose
To p rov ide a f r amework and t r ans parency i n t he f l ow o f i n f o rma t i on t o t he pub l i c on t he acc red i t a t i on res u l t s To enc ou rage qua l i f i c a t i ons t h rough t he ope ra t i on o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e s ys tem and ex te rna l educ a t i on p rog rams
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Many s tuden ts e i t he r s t udy ing i n Oman o r ab road hav e t he i r c e r t i f i c a tes g ran ted by f o re i gn i ns t i t u tes
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng i s p rov ided by t he M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on A reques t i n w r i t i ng t o t he Depa r tmen t o f Qua l i f i c a t i ons Equ i v a lency c an be ema i l ed t o H i y am24 ho tma i l c om
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Pakistan
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The f r amework o f t he H igher Educ a t i on Commis s ion (HEC) i s s pec i f i c a l l y f o r h i ghe r educ a t ion and i t s deve lopmen t qua l i t y and mon i to r i ng
The HEC ma in ta i ns t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u t i ons and qua l i f i ca t i ons t h rough t he des ign and deve lopmen t o f t eac h ing ma te r ia l s p rov is i on o f f unds f o r dev e lopmen t o f ex i s t i ng and new i n f r as t ruc tu re and t r a i n i ng o f t eac he rs I t a l s o c oo rd ina tes s c ho la rs h ip oppo r tun i t i es t h rough i n te rna t i ona l l i n k ages
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Acc red i t a t i on and Equ i va lenc e Sec t i on o f t he HEC i s r es pons ib l e f o r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn t ec hn ic a l unde rg radua te and pos tg radua te deg rees
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Munee r Ahmed Depu ty D i rec to r (QA) H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion H -9 I s l amabad Pak is t an Phone +92 51 9040 670 Fax +92 51 9258 744 Ema i l muahmedhec gov pk
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The HEC is t he au tho r i t y r es pons ib l e f o r r ec ogn i s i ng f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons I t f o l l ows i n te rna t i ona l l y app rov ed c r i t e r i a fo r i s s u ing equ i v a lenc e c e r t i f i c a tes f o r f o re i gn deg rees
The HEC was es tab l i s hed by t he Gov e rnmen t t o t ak e c a re o f sy l l abus f ac u l t y qua l i t y and educ a t i on and p rov ides c r i t e r i a w i t h f und ing to imp lemen t and ex ec u te t he po l i c i es
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Degree rec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e i s i s sued by t he HEC rsquos Ac c red i t a t i on and A t t es ta t i on Sec t i on a f t e r t he s ta tus o f t he award ing un i ve rs i t y i s r e fe renc ed aga ins t UNESCOrsquos Wor l d L i s t i ng Handbook O the r c hecks i nc l ud ing requ i red sc hoo l i ng sys tem and du ra t i on o f deg rees i n c ompar i s on t o Pak is tan qua l i f i c a t i ons a re a l s o unde r tak en
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
Yes The Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e D iv i s i on o f t he HEC dev e lops ass ess es and upda tes s tanda rds f o r t he be t t e rmen t o f h i ghe r educ a t i on A na t i ona l agenc y Qua l i t y Ass u ranc e Agenc y i s r es pons ib l e f o r mon i t o r i ng f r om t ime t o t ime t he ex ec u t i on o f s t anda rds dev e loped by t he HEC
Purpose The Qua l i t y Assu ranc e Agency p rov ides a f r amework and i den t i f i es po ten t i a l s ho r t c om ings and t he i r s o lu t i ons i n t he t eac h ing l ea rn ing p roc es s
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Y e s
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng c omp i l ed by t he Qua l i t y Ass u rance D i v i s i on o f the HEC i s av a i l ab le on t he HEC rsquos webs i t e a t wwwhec gov pk
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Qatar
Na t iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes Two o rgan i s a t i ons s hare t he res pons ib i l i t y f o r mon i t o r i ng and ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Qa ta r t he H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te (HE I ) and t he Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Equ i v a lency Commi t t ee ass ess es f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r equ iv a lenc y and i ss ues l e t t e r s o f r ec ogn i t i on t o g radua te s tuden ts fo r t he pu rposes o f emp loy men t and f u r t he r educ a t i on I t a l so ma in ta i ns t he A rab i c l i s t i ng o f un i v e rs i t i es
The HE I c oo rd ina tes sc ho la r s h ips f o r s t uden ts t o a t t end t op rank ing un i v e rs i t i es and ma in ta ins a l i s t o f Eu ropean and Amer i c an un i v e rs i t i es
Contact de ta i l s
Ahmed Ib raheem Hass an A l i Sen io r Deg ree Equ i v a lenc e O f f i c e r H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u te PO Box 35111 Doha Qa ta r Ema i l a l j anah is ec gov qa
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash bas ed on t he Educ a t i on Ag reemen t be tween Qa ta r and o the r c oun t r i es
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No Des p i t e a l ack o f mu l t i l a t e ra l r e l a t i ons h ips w i t h o the r c oun t r i es t he Equ i v a lenc e Commi t t ee w i l l c on t i nue t o l ook i n to t he recogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h ighe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Bas ed on s e l f - acc red i t i ng and a na t i ona l f r amework
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
Qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed bas ed on t he me thod o f s t udy du ra t i on o f s t udy f o r eac h c e r t i f i c a te and t he s equenc e o f s tudy and t he award ing i ns t i t u t i on i s c heck ed f o r acc red i t a t i on
Qual i ty assurance sys tem Yes ndash bas ed on a rank ing c lass i f i c a t i on sys tem and a na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes The re i s a h i gh demand fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn h i ghe r educ a t ion qua l i f i c a t i ons f o r g radua te s tuden ts who in tend t o wo rk i n t he S ta te o f Qa ta r as equ i v a lency o f t he c e r t i f i c a te i s a c ond i t i on o f emp loy men t
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
The H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t e ( f o r Amer i can and Eu ropean un i v e rs i t i es ) c omp i l es a l i s t i ng wh i c h i s av a i l ab le a t t he i r webs i t e on wwweduc a t i on gov qa
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Samoa
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
Yes The Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Agency (SQA) i s r es pons ib l e f o r pos t sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng (PSET) I t p rov ides po l i c y adv ice t o Gov e rnmen t on s t r a teg ies and p r i o r i t i es c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s PSET and unde r tak es qua l i t y as s uranc e o f a l l PSET i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA ass umes res pons ib i l i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re ign qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc o rd ing t o i t s po l i cy a l l f o re i gn p rov ide r s mus t mee t SQA qua l i t y ass u ranc e qua l i t y s t andards and c r i t e r ia t o be e l i g i b l e f o r r ec ogn i t i on
Contact de ta i l s Fepu lea i S inap i Mō l ī Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Samoa Qua l i f i c a t i ons Au tho r i t y PO Box L851 Ap ia Samoa
Bi la tera l p rograms No ndash Samoa a ims t o dev e lop re l a t i ons h ips f o r mu tua l r ec ogn i t i on and equ i v a lenc e bas ed on t he SQF
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No ndash a im ing to dev e lop re l a t i ons w i t h c oun t r i es s uc h as Aus t ra l i a and New Zea land and o the r coun t r i es i n t he APQN INAQ QHESPBEA f o r r ecogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons and t r a i n i ng oppo r tun i t i es f o r s t a f f
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The SQA rsquos manda te i s b roade r t han h ighe r educ a t i on and i nc l udes non - fo rma l educ a t i on The SQF has been dev e loped w i t h po l i c i es c r i t e r i a and p roc ess es f o r r eg is t e r i ng qua l i f i c a t i ons on t he f r amework Func t i ons i nc l ude p rov id i ng po l i c y adv ic e c oo rd ina t i ng and qua l i t y as su r i ng pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The SQA i s a re l a t i v e ly new o rgan i s a t i on jus t beg inn ing t o imp lemen t qua l i t y ass u ranc e po l i c i es The SQA qua l i t y ass ures a l l pos t - schoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing un i v e rs i t i es t heo log ic a l c o l l eges t ec hn i c a l v oc a t i ona l and non - fo rma l l ea rn ing
Purpose To ens u re qua l i t y educ a t i on f ac i l i t a t e i n te rna t i ona l r ec ogn i t i on o f qua l i f i c a t i ons c rea te pa thways and p rov ide a na t i ona l c oo rd ina t i on sys tem
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
There i s a l ow demand a t p res en t Po l i c y requ i res a l l p rov ide rs o f pos t - sc hoo l educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng t o mee t SQA na t i ona l qua l i t y s t anda rds
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f c u r ren t p rov ide rs no t acc r ed i ted p rov ide rs ins t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le by s end ing an ema i l r eques t t o s qa ks amoa ne t
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Thai land
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on p ropos es t o l i nk t o t he bas i c educ a t i on and v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on s ec to rs i n t he f u tu re
The NQF i s managed by t he O f f i c e o f t he Educ a t i on Counc i l and Commiss ions f o r bas ic educa t i on v oc a t i ona l educ a t i on and h ighe r educ a t i on s ec to rs Eac h Commiss ion has res pons ib i l i t y f o r f o rmu la t i ng po l i c i es p l ans and resou rc es wh i l s t t he O f f i c e o f t he Educa t i on Counc i l p ropos es po l i c i es and educa t i on s tanda rds and mon i t o r s na t i ona l educ a t i on
The O f f i c e f o r Na t i ona l Educ a t i on S tandards Qua l i t y Ass es s men t i s a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on res pons ib l e f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t i t u tes and qua l i f i c a t ions
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons i s unde r tak en by t he Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on o f t he O f f i c e o f H ighe r Educ a t i on Commiss ion Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (CHE) H ighe r educ a t i on qua l i f i c a t i ons and f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons a re ass es s ed aga ins t t he S tanda rd C r i t e r ia f o r Cur r i c u lum and C r i t e r i a
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Va rapo rn Seehana th D i rec to r Bu reau o f S tanda rds and Ev a lua t i on Commiss ion o f H ighe r Educa t i on (CHE) 328 S i Ay u t t hay a Road Ra tc ha thew i Bangk ok 10400 Tha i l and Ema i l v a rapo rn mua go t h
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
The CHE s upe rv i s es and ove rs ees more than 160 pub l i c and p r i v a te h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons One o f i t s ob l i ga t i ons i s t o r ec ogn i s e and mak e c ompar i s ons be tween qua l i f i c a t i ons f r om ab road and f r om w i t h i n Tha i land f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy ment A l l p rog rams o f s t udy and awards o f f e red by Tha i l and un i v e rs i t i es a re f u l l y acc red i t ed by t he CHE
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
The Qua l i t y Dev e lopmen t G roup o f t he CHE i s r es pons ib l e f o r i n t e rna l qua l i t y ass u ranc e o f h i ghe r educ a t ion i ns t i t u t i ons Ex te rna l qua l i t y ass u rance i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f a pub l i c o rgan i s a t i on t he O f f i c e f o r Na t iona l Educ a t i on S tanda rds and Qua l i t y Ass ess men t (ONESQA)
Purpose To enc ou rage s tanda rds o f qua l i t y and p rov ide gu ide l i nes fo r qua l i t y dev e lopmen t i n h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Mos t o rgan i s a t i ons and c ompan ies i n Tha i l and requ i re a l e t t e r o f r ec ogn i t i on f rom the CHE fo r r ec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn deg rees c ompared t o deg rees awarded i n Tha i l and f o r t he pu rpos e o f f u r t he r s t udy o r emp loy men t i nc l ud ing gov ernmen t s e rv i ce
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f i ns t i t u t i ons i s av a i l ab le i n a number o f doc umen ts i nc l ud ing t he CHE Annua l Repo r t and a Compend ium o f P rog rammes F ie l ds o f S tudy and Deg rees awarded by S ta te Ins t i t u t i ons a t h i ghe r educ a t ion l ev e l A c opy o f t hes e doc umen ts c an be ob ta ined by reques t i n w r i t i ng to t he Sec re ta r y -Gene ra l f o r t he Commiss ion on H ighe r Educ a t i on o r t h rough t he Aus t ra l i an Embass y i n Bangk ok
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Tonga
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
No A f r amework w i l l be imp lemen ted onc e t he Tonga Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons Acc red i t a t i on Boa rd (TNQAB) i s ope ra t i ona l i n J anua ry 2008
Onc e opera t i ona l t he TNQAB w i l l t ak e respons ib i l i t y f o r ma in ta i n i ng t he qua l i t y o f h i ghe r educ a t i on ins t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The TNQAB w i l l be t he s o le au tho r i t y f o r r ec ogn i t i on o f fo re i gn qua l i f i ca t i ons
Contact de ta i l s
Mrs Tu i f ua Tak apau to lo Depu ty D i rec to r Pos t Sec onda ry and H ighe r Educ a t i on M in i s t r y o f Educ a t i on Women s A f f a i r s and Cu l t u re PO Box 61 Nuk u a l o fa K ingdom o f Tonga Phone +676 24105 Ema i l t u i f uat ihe o rg
Bi la tera l p rograms Y e s
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions Rec ogn i t i on i s p res en t l y de r i v ed f r om the aw ard ing i ns t i t u t i on
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Tonga i s f am i l i a r w i t h r ec ogn is ed ove rs eas i ns t i t u t i ons howev e r o the r f o re ign i ns t i t u t i ons a t t ended by t he i r s t uden ts s t i l l r equ i re rec ogn i t i on
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng w i l l be av a i l ab le t h rough t he TNQAB onc e i t i s ope ra t i ona l
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
The Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework f o r H ighe r Educ a t i on i n Tu rk ey i s ex pec ted t o be f i na l i s ed i n ea r l y 2008 The Na t i ona l Commi t t ee o f Tu rk i s h H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t ions F ramew ork (YYK) es tab l i s hed i n May 2006 has p repa red d ra f t l ev e l desc r i p to r s and the c ons u l t a t i on p roc ess i s c on t i nu ing
The Ass oc ia t ion f o r Ev a lua t i on and Acc r ed i t a t i on o f Eng inee r i ng P rog rams (MUDEK) and o the r s t ak e ho lde rs f r om the pub l i c and p r i v a te s ec to rs hav e res pons ib i l i t y f o r eng inee r i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes i n acc ordanc e w i t h t he l ev e l desc r i p to r s
The Counc i l o f t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on i s a sub c ommiss ion c hos en by t he Deans o f Fac u l t y o f Educ a t i on and has res pons ib i l i t y f o r t eache r t r a i n i ng l ea rn ing ou t c omes in acc o rdanc e w i t h t he l ev e l des c r i p to r s
The Commiss ion f o r Ac ademic Ass es s men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t i n H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons (YODEK) ma in ta i ns and o rgan i s es ac t i v i t i es re la ted t o ac ademic assess men t and qua l i t y imp rovemen ts a t h i ghe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on has res pons ib i l i t y f o r the rec ogn i t i on o f a l l f o re i gn As s oc ia tes Bac he lo r and Mas te r Deg rees Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn PhD deg rees i s t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board
Rec ogn i t i on o f f o re i gn qua l i f i c a t i ons c omes unde r t he Regu la t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f Fo re ign H ighe r Educ a t i on Qua l i f i c a t i ons wh i c h was rev i s ed i n acc o rdanc e w i t h t he L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on
Contact de ta i l s
Den i z A tes Head o f EN IC ARIC Tu rk ey The Counc i l o f H ighe r Educa t i on (YOK) B i l k en t Ank ara 06539 Anka ra Tu rk ey Phone +90 312 298 7087 Fax +90 312 298 4763 Ema i l ay ba re r tep ina ry ok gov t r
Bi la tera l p rograms No
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms
Yes Tu rk ey has been a pa r t y t o t he f o l l ow ing Counc i l o f Eu rope and UNESCO reg iona l r ec ogn i t i on c onv en t i ons
- t he Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l oma and Deg rees c onc ern ing H ighe r Educ a t i on i n t he S ta tes Be long ing t o t he Eu ropean Reg ion (L i s bon Rec ogn i t i on Conv en t i on 1997 )
- t he I n te rna t i ona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on o f S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees in H ighe r Educa t i on i n A rab and Eu ropean S ta tes Bo rde r i ng on the Med i t e r ranean (1976 )
- t he Reg iona l Conv en t i on on t he Rec ogn i t i on S tud ies D ip l omas and Deg rees i n H ighe r Educ a t i on i n As ia and t he Pac i f i c ( 1983 )
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Highe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons i n Turk ey a re f ounded by law The d ip l omas awarded by h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons au toma t i c a l l y g i v e t he ho lde r o f d i p l omas t he r i gh t t o c on t i nue f u r t he r s t ud ies and ac c ess t o p ro fess iona l ac t i v i t i es The t r ans fe r and acc umu la t i on o f c red i t s and rec ogn i t i on o f pe r i ods o f s t udy a re unde r t he res pons ib i l i t y o f t he h i ghe r educa t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Turkey (cont inued)
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem
YODEK t he na t i ona l qua l i t y ass u ranc e agenc y i s an i ndependen t body c ons is t i ng o f n i ne members e l ec ted by t he I n te run i v e rs i t y Board and one s tuden t member appo in ted by t he na t i ona l s t uden t un ion A Regu la t i on on Ac ademic Assess men t and Qua l i t y Imp rov emen t a t H ighe r Educ a t i on I ns t i t u t i ons was enac ted t h rough the es tab l i s hmen t o f a qua l i t y ass u ranc e sy s tem
Purpose To p rov ide a gene ra l f r amework and imp rov e t he qua l i t y o f educ a t i ona l i ns t ruc t i ona l and res ea rc h ac t i v i t i es a l ong w i t h adm in i s t r a t i v e s e rv i c es a t h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes Ac c ess to h i ghe r educa t i on i s t h rough a c en t ra l un iv e rs i t y en t ranc e ex am ina t i on The ex am ina t ion i s v e ry c ompe t i t i v e and app rox ima te ly on l y one t h i r d o f t he 1 5 m i l l i on s tuden ts t o s i t t he ex am ina t i on w i l l s c o re s u f f i c i en t l y t o p l ac e i n a h i ghe r educ a t i on p rog ram The rema in ing two t h i r ds o f s t uden ts f i nd add i t i ona l pa ths f o r h i ghe r educ a t i on i n f o re i gn i ns t i t u t i ons wh i c h res u l t s i n a c ons ide rab le number o f r ec ogn i t i on app l i c a t i ons o f fo re i gn deg rees
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
A l i s t i ng o f h ighe r educ a t i on i ns t i t u t i ons in Tu rk ey c omp i l ed by t he Counc i l o f H ighe r Educ a t i on (YOK) c an be v i ewed on t he i r webs i t e a t wwwy ok gov t r un i v e rs i t i es un i_web h tm
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No
Appendix 3 - Detailed survey responses by individual country
Vanuatu
Nat iona l Qua l i f i ca t ions F ramework
A Na t i ona l Qua l i f i c a t i ons F ramework (NQF) ex is t s f o r Voc a t i ona l Educ a t i on and T ra in i ng (VET) bu t exc ludes t he h i ghe r educ a t i on sec to r A NQF tha t c ov e rs who le sy s tems o f educ a t i on and t r a i n i ng i nc l ud ing pa thways f r om one l ev e l t o ano the r i s r equ i red
The Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l c oo rd ina tes and mon i t o r s VET c ou rs es t h rough acc red i t a t i on o f c ours es and reg is t r a t i on o f VET p rov ide rs
Respons ib le au thor i ty fo r recogn i t ion o f fore ign qua l i f i ca t ions
Vanua tu does no t hav e a recogn i t i on au tho r i t y a t p res en t
Contact de ta i l s
Mr Dav id Lambuk l y Ch ie f Ex ec u t i ve O f f i ce r Vanua tu Na t i ona l T ra in i ng Counc i l (VNTC) PO Box 153 Po r t V i l a Vanua tu Phone + (678 ) 22134 Mob i l e + (678 ) 74894 Fax + (678 ) 27535 Ema i l d l ambuk l yvanua tu gov v u
Bi la tera l p rograms Yes ndash Un iv e rs i t y o f t he Sou th Pac i f i c Counc i l
Mul t i l a tera l p r ograms No
System for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
I nd i v i dua l i ns t i t u t i ons aw ard own qua l i f i c a t i ons and a re acc r ed i t ed by i ns t i t u t i ons w i t h i n and ou t s ide Vanua tu
Process for recogn is ing h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions where there i s no o ther a r rangement in p lace
No res pons e
Qual i ty assurance sys tem No
Demand fo r recogn i t ion o f fo re ign h igher educa t ion qua l i f i ca t ions
Yes I n te rna t iona l i ns t i t u t i ons and reg iona l i ns t i t u t i ons s uc h as t he Un i v e rs i t y o f Sou th Pac i f i c (USP) a re se t t i ng up i n Vanua tu and demand rec ogn i t i on o f na t i ona l p rog rams fo r t he bas is o f p re - requ i s i t es
L is t ing o f recogn ised accred i ted educa t ion ins t i tu t ions
No