Seoul Accord

Summary

The Seoul Accord is an international accreditation agreement for professional computing and information technology academic degrees, between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries. Established in 2008, the signatories as of 2016 are Australia, Canada, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. Provisional signatories include Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, Philippines , Sri Lanka and Malaysia.[1]

This agreement mutually recognizes tertiary level computing and IT qualifications between the signatory agencies. Graduates of accredited programs in any of the signatory countries are recognized by the other signatory countries as having met the academic requirements as IT professionals.

Scope edit

The Seoul Accord covers tertiary undergraduate computing degrees. Engineering and Engineering Technology programs are not covered by the Seoul accord, although some Software engineering programs have dual accreditation with the Washington Accord.

Signatories edit

Signatories of the Seoul Accord, Their Respective Countries and Territories, and Years of Admission:[1]
Flag Member State Member Institution Year of Admission
  Australia Australian Computer Society (ACS) 2008
  Canada Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) 2008
  Hong Kong Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE) 2008
  Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Engineering Education (JABEE) 2008
  Mexico Consejo Nacional de Acreditación en Informática y Computación, A. C. (CONAIC) 2021
  South Korea Accreditation Board for Engineering Education of Korea (ABEEK) 2008
  Taiwan Institute of Engineering Education Taiwan (IEET) 2009
  United Kingdom British Computer Society (BCS) 2008
  United States ABET 2008
Provisional Signatories of the Seoul Accord, along with their respective countries and territories and years of Initial Recognition:
Flag Member State Member Institution Provisional Status Recognised
  Indonesia Indonesian Accreditation Board for Education (IABEE) 2021[2]
  Ireland Engineers Ireland (EI) 2015[3]
  Malaysia Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT) 2019[4]
  New Zealand Institute of IT Professionals (ITPNZ) 2015[3]
  Peru Instituto de Calidad y Acreditacion de Programas de Computacion, Ingenieriay Tecnologia (ICACIT) 2022[5]
  Philippines PCS Information and Computing Accreditation Board (PICAB) 2015[3]
  Saudi Arabia Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC) - National Center of Academic Accreditation and Evaluation (NCAAA) [year needed]
  Sri Lanka Computer Society of Sri Lanka (CSSL) 2018[6]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Seoul Accord Signatories". Seoul Accord Secretariat. Archived from the original on 9 August 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Seoul Accord General Meeting 2021". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 31 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Seoul Accord Welcomes Three New Members". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 10 July 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Seoul Accord (SAGM 2019) Hong Kong". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 30 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  5. ^ "ICACIT Ingresa Oficialmente al Seoul Accord como Miembro Provisional". ICACIT (in Spanish). 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Seoul Accord (SAMM 2018) Cambridge, UK". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 1 September 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

External links edit

  • Seoul Accord