An international network of education diplomats manages the Department’s engagement with partner countries across the world on education, skills and employment by:

• Representing the interests of Australia’s education sector internationally
• Exchanging information and advice with host governments, in-country institutions and organisation
• Being uniquely placed through offices world-wide to build strong education partnerships internationally

A broad range of bilateral agreements with key international education partners support:

• Regular engagement on best practice education policy and regulation
• Joint working groups with priority partners
• Mobility and the global exchange of knowledge

The Department’s engagement with key multilateral fora helps to build:

• Australia’s reputation as a high-quality education, research and employment destination
• Regional and international education linkages
• Confidence through strengthened relationships
• Collaboration between governments and institutions
• Student, education and training professional and researcher mobility

• The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Culture Organisation (UNESCO)
• Group of 20 (G20)
• Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and 
• The Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN).
• The East Asia Summit (EAS)
• Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO)
• Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)
• The Commonwealth