With a globalised economy that depends on technical innovations and competitive use of knowledge by highly skilled individuals, higher education is seen as increasingly necessary for a country’s economic growth and standard of living. The Sustainable Development Goals established in 2015 acknowledge this through the inclusion of a target on ensuring equal access for all women and men to affordable and quality technical, vocational and tertiary education, including university. However, those seeking to pursue further higher education, or highly skilled work in a different country from that in which they obtained their higher education qualifications, may find that their existing qualifications are not appropriately recognised.