Pelograd Accord (Pacifica)

Pelograd Accord

Multilateral Accord on the Mutual Recognition of Academic Accreditation Standards for Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs
Type	Academic accreditation agreement
Drafted	November 9, 1997 (1997-11-09)
Signed	May 12, 1998 (1998-05-12)
Location	Pelograd, Pelinai
Effective	January 1, 1999 (1999-01-01)
Original signatories	Pelinai
Ratifiers	As of 2023: Pelinai
Languages	Pelinese

The Multilateral Accord on the Mutual Recognition of Academic Accreditation Standards for Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs, also referred to as the Pelograd Accord, is an international agreement concerning the accreditation of academic programs for engineering and engineering technology. Signatory states agree to recognize the functional equivalence of program accreditation by their member institution and those of other signatories and to allow signatory-accredited degrees in relevant fields to be accepted by educational institutions, employers, and regulatory authorities in all member states.

Overview

The Pelograd Accord applies to undergraduate and postgraduate academic degrees in engineering fields, academic degrees in engineering technology, and any nation-particular equivalents thereof. Signatory parties agree that the accreditation standards applied to academic programs in these fields by other member institutions are functionally equivalent in academic rigor and program quality assurance to their own, and further agree to recognize degrees awarded by such accredited programs in other signatory states as being of the same quality standard as degrees accredited by their own member institution for the purposes of licensure eligibility, regulation, employment, education, and other purposes. The Accord contains minimum program standards that the accreditation bodies of signatory states are required to match or exceed in order to receive and retain this recognition.

Signatories

The following table shows a list of all signatory parties, their associated organizations responsible for the accreditation of relevant academic programs, and their years of admission to the treaty.

Signatory state	Member institution	Year of admission
Kingdom of Pelinai	Pelinese All-Engineering Union	1999