Globalization is leading to a greater mobility of students across the world, and UK HE is benefiting from the recruitment of students from other countries. It is therefore important that HE admissions officers, staff and tutors are fully aware of the qualifications that may be offered by international applicants. The main aim of this publication is to provide accurate and up-to-date information that allows international students to be assessed fairly, and promotes an understanding of the value of their qualifications, giving HEIs the ability to make realistic offers to international students. Just as in the UK, the political map of the world is constantly changing. This affects educational systems and the qualifications offered by potential applicants to UK HE. It can also make it difficult to obtain information from some countries. Presentation of Material The layout of this edition is similar to previous editions, with the entries arranged in alphabetical order of country, and provides the following: - Evaluation – how qualifications offered by applicants compare with UK qualifications - Grading system – how the examinations are marked or graded by the awarding body or educational system and where possible, the distribution of grades is given - Education system – a brief outline of how the system works in each country to inform the assessment of qualifications - Access to higher education – an insight of requirements within each country Where changes have been made to text since the last edition, the relevant paragraph has been shaded. Where changes have been made in a table, the heading GRADING SYSTEM or the headings for the table itself have been highlighted. The Appendices include the following information: - Appendix A covers a number of UK awarding organisations offering examinations to overseas centres. - Appendix B covers information on the European Baccalaureate. - Appendix C covers the International B