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:
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Brazil (pdf 4030kb) - signed 25 April 2005 |
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Brunei Darussalam (pdf 65kb) - signed 18 October 1990 |
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Chile (pdf 3980kb) - signed 26 April 2004 |
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China (pdf 248kb) - signed 24 October 2003 |
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China (pdf 205kb) - signed 3 April 2006 |
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Colombia (pdf 179kb) - signed 6 August 2002 |
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European Union (pdf 140kb) - signed 18 April 2007 |
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France (pdf 50kb) - signed 1 July 1999 |
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Germany (pdf 436kb) - signed 11 September 1998 |
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Germany (pdf 31kb) - signed 29 September 1998 |
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India (pdf 82kb) - signed 23 October 2003 |
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India (pdf 926kb) - signed 23 October 2003 |
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Iran (pdf 50kb) - signed 4 April 2000 |
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Japan (pdf 93kb) - signed 12 March 2007 |
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Mexico (pdf 58kb) - signed 10 March 2003 |
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Peru (pdf 119kb) - signed 12 May 2006 |
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Taiwan (pdf 188kb) - signed 15 April 2005 |
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Thailand (pdf 103kb) - signed 5 July 2004 |
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Turkey (pdf 64kb) - signed 16 June 2003 |
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Vietnam (pdf 180kb) - signed 26 February 2005 |