Foreign Secretary the Rt Hon Boris Johnson and his Peruvian counterpart Nestor Popolizio Bardales signed the official Treaty on the Mutual Recognition of Degrees between the UK and Peru in Iquitos in the Peruvian rainforest on Saturday 19 May.

UK NARIC has been heavily involved from the beginning of the discussions, with UK NARIC’s Peter Wood and Lee Shotton leading on the technical negotiations and drafting.

The collaborative effort on the UK side also involved the British Council, the British Embassy in Lima, the FCO, and BEIS.

This is the fourth agreement signed in the Latin American region, following Mexico, Chile and Colombia.

Student mobility will be promoted and the Treaty is an aid to UK-Peru educational collaborations and internationalisation initiatives.

The document guarantees that any Bachelor/Professional degree, any Master's degree, or any Doctoral degree, granted in one of the two countries is adequately recognised in the other.

The technical dialogue focused on developing a reciprocal understanding of quality assurance processes to ensure that the learning outcomes of the included qualifications are comparable.

Latin America is a key region for UK education and commercial links.

The Treaty signing was part of a visit to Peru by Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson with the purpose of strengthening UK-Peru relations. The signing ceremony was conducted in the presence of the President of Peru, Martin Vizcarra.