AEI develops and maintains Australia’s bilateral education and training relationships with Europe, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. We monitor policy developments and social and economic trends, and implement bilateral collaborative projects.
AEI also facilitates discussions at Ministerial and senior Government level to develop high level relationships with countries, particularly in the Asia Pacific region. Formal agreements, such as Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), are an important part of these relationships. AEI conducts ongoing monitoring and reviews of these agreements.
Memoranda of Understanding
MoUs in education and training are developed to formalise relationships between the Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) and education ministries in foreign countries.
Areas of co-operation include:
- Staff exchanges;
- Development of institutional links;
- Co-operation in research and development;
- Recognition of qualifications and credit transfer;
- Exchange of information on education policy, systems, curriculum development, governance, education materials etc; and
- Development of twinning programmes.
Australia’s current education and training MoUs include: