Only one in four university admissions staff feel confident spotting fake qualification documents without assistance, a survey by the UK NARIC has revealed.

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 launched a new initiative to combat fraud in academic credentials, through an agreement with The DataFlow Group, which specialises in document verification and immigration compliance.

The qualifications recognition agreement could “open up a world of study opportunities” for young people in the two countries.

Universities Australia and the Japan Association of National Universities have signed a landmark agreement that will increase student mobility and facilitate the development of joint programmes.

Mexico and the UK have signed a mutual qualifications recognition agreement which stakeholders say will increase bilateral student mobility and make it easier to create transnational partnerships and initiatives.

The governments of New Zealand and China aim to broaden qualification recognition and VET collaborations after signing two agreements that they say will also enhance student mobility between the two countries.