Reflections from the TAICEP conference
UK ENIC colleagues were invited to take part in the annual TAICEP conference in Croatia last month.
Held this year in Cavtat between 20 to 23 October, it is an annual gathering of credential evaluators from around the world, who meet to learn, share knowledge, network and to promote the interests of the education industry.
The TAICEP conference opened with a plenary speech from Noah Webster Sobe, Chief of Section for Higher Education at UNESCO, who will also be appearing on a Question Time panel on day two of our UKENIC25 conference in London, next week.
He explored 'UNESCO's Global and Regional Qualifications Conventions and Academic Mobility in a Changing World'.
Many of the presentations at the TAICEP conference covered global education systems, delivered by various recognition bodies.
UK ENIC was invited along to present three sessions, which were selected out of more than ninety overall submissions from stakeholders:
- Nearly there - assessing incomplete degrees and its challenges for credential evaluators
- Political climate and international student mobility - case studies from the US, UK and the Netherlands
- Navigating crisis and complexity - digital solutions and recognition pathways for displaced learners
Chris Lyons, Head of Policy and Engagement, added: "The relationship we have with TAICEP is an important one, as it provides us with opportunities to meet and speak with people who do the same work as us, all round the world, in particular North America, Latin America, Africa and Asia.
"It is really enriching to hear and learn how others encounter many of the same challenges that we do.
“There is also a collective drive to find solutions to these challenges together. The TAICEP conference is a home-from-home for credential evaluators."