Discussion papers
The following papers have been provided by stakeholders in the Regional Convention to facilitate discussion in the Asia-Pacific region on the following topics:
Recognition Issues
Quality Assurance
Trade in Educational Services
Capacity Building
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discussion papers, reports and publications of interest to APARNET.
Recognition Issues
The
Brisbane Communiqué (2006)
The Revision of
the UNESCO Conventions on the Recognition of Qualifications: An example from
the Mediterranean Inter-Regional Convention (2005)
Author: UNESCO
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Quality and Recognition in Higher Education Source: OECD website (scroll
down to the Relevant Reading Materials section for the links to PDF
documents)
Quality Assurance
UNESCO-APQN
Toolkit: Regualating the Quality of Cross-border Education (2006) 
Author:
UNESCO and APQN
Approaches to Quality Assurance and Mutual Recognition of Qualifications
(Based on Selected Case Studies of GUNI-AP Membership) (2005) Author: Dr Antony Stella
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Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education (2005)
Authors: UNESCO and the OECD
Safeguarding the Quality of Cross-Border Education: the Role of Governments
and Quality Assurance Bodies (2005)
Author: Wong Wai Sum, Ms.
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Quality and Recognition in Higher Education Source: OECD website (scroll
down to the Relevant Reading Materials section for the links to PDF
documents)
Trade in Educational Services
Higher
Education Crossing Borders: A Guide to the Implications of the General
Agreement on Trade in Services(GATS) for Cross-border Education (2006) 
Authors:
UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning by Jane Knight
Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross-Border Higher Education (2005)
Authors: UNESCO and the OECD
Negotiating Trade in
Educational Services within the WTO/GATS context
(2003) Authors: Saner and
Fasel
Internationalisation and Trade in Higher Education Source: OECD website
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PDF documents)
Safeguarding the Quality of Cross-Border Education: the Role of Governments
and Quality Assurance Bodies (2005)
Author: Wong Wai Sum, Ms.
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Capacity Building
Building Capacity through Cross-Border Tertiary Education
(2004)
Author: Vincent-Lancrin
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