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] In 2021, Mexico officially became a signatory. In 2024, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Indonesian, Malaysia add in one of signatories, while Sri Lanka, Peru, Philippines are provisional status. On the other hand, New Zealand quit at same year.^[2]

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.