Seoul Accord

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.

## Contents

* 1 Scope
* 2 Signatories
* 3 See also
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Scope

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

Signatories of the Seoul Accord, Their Respective Countries and Territories, and Years of Admission:[1] Flag  | Member State  | Member Institution  | Year of Admission

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| 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

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| 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

* Sydney Accord - engineering technologists
* Dublin Accord \- engineering technicians
* EQANIE \- European accreditation
* Chartered Engineer
* Outcome-based education
* Professional Engineer

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Seoul Accord Signatories". Seoul Accord Secretariat. http://www.seoulaccord.org/signatories.php. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
2. ↑ "Seoul Accord General Meeting 2021". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 31 August 2021. https://www.seoulaccord.org/newsdetail-459.html.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Seoul Accord Welcomes Three New Members". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 10 July 2015. https://www.seoulaccord.org/newsdetail-99.html.
4. ↑ "Seoul Accord (SAGM 2019) Hong Kong". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 30 August 2019. http://www.seoulaccord.org/newsdetail-419.html.
5. ↑ "ICACIT Ingresa Oficialmente al Seoul Accord como Miembro Provisional" (in es). 25 July 2022. https://www.icacit.org.pe/web/es/noticias/icacit-parte-del-seoul-accord.
6. ↑ "Seoul Accord (SAMM 2018) Cambridge, UK". Seoul Accord Secretariat. 2 August 2018. https://www.seoulaccord.org/newsdetail-378.html.

## External links

* Seoul Accord

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