Two staff members from NIC-Japan attended the UK ENIC23 Annual Conference, which was held in London on December 4^th and 5^th, 2023.　

UK ENIC, the UK offers its members qualification evaluation services and access to an educational information database from over 200 countries worldwide. The theme for the 2023 conference was "Reconfiguration," focusing on evolving education systems and qualification recognition systems in the UK and globally. The event gathered 450 attendees from 25 countries, including university staff from the UK, representatives of examination administration organizations, and officials from Ecctis Limited (the private-sector company operating UK ENIC).

NIC-Japan has participated in the UK ENIC conference continuously and in 2020 and 2021, when the conference was held online owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, presented video sessions to introduce the activities of NIC-Japan established under the Tokyo Convention, as well as the Japanese higher education system and qualifications. In 2023, NIC-Japan participated in the face-to-face conference for the first time in four years.

The conference featured 50 sessions, including two plenary sessions. Plenary session topics focused on the visions and nature of higher education institutions heading for the 2030s. Other sessions addressed the recognition of vocational qualifications and the Indian higher education system following the signing of a memorandum of understanding on mutual academic qualification recognition between the UK and India. Additional topics included AI and ChatGPT, which have emerged as significant concerns in qualification recognition, and the challenges of educational fraud. The conference also facilitated information exchange and vigorous discussion on various subjects, such as educational information on countries and regions sending large numbers of refugees to the UK, including Ukraine, and cross-border education.