Australia has officially joined a UNESCO framework allowing qualifications from its institutions to be recognised internationally.

In a landmark development, India and Australia have set up a task force for qualifications recognition between the two countries, which stakeholders hope will "lead to tangible outcomes in the near future".

Kenyan authorities will recognise prior learning to ease credit transfers as it continues to make the country a regional international education hub.

India and the UK are to collaborate on mutual recognition of academic qualifications, the countries have announced, as they seek a "closer relationship".

UNESCO's first global framework to recognise academic qualifications is expected to reduce obstacles faced by internationally mobile students and displaced people.

UK NARIC has sought to reassure those with professional qualifications that even a hard 'no-deal' Brexit would not threaten their awards' recognition.

APAIE has used its recent conference to urge more work be done towards qualification recognition across the Asia Pacific. "We're still nowhere near as cohesive [as Europe]" said Sarah Todd