Trade in Higher Education Basics
	The Trade in Higher Education and GATS Basics aims to: 1. Provide basic information on trade in higher education and GATS 2. Provide links to different positions on key controversies concerning trade in higher education and GATS . The target audience of this section is: - Higher education stakeholders (governments, higher education institutions, students and their families, teachers, business and industry, the public and private sectors of the economy, parliaments, the media, the community, professional associations) - Policy makers who will negotiate trade in higher education in the GATS framework This section contains: 1. Basic information on GATS 2. Trade in Higher Education and GATS 3. Trade in Higher Education and GATS Links 4. Links to the negotiating proposals on education This section is prepared in the framework of the Global Forum on the International Dimensions of Quality Assurance, Accreditation and the Recognition of Diplomas. It will be regularly updated. Please send us your suggestions.