The 2013 Biennial Conference took place in Taipei, Taiwan, from the 8th till the 11th of April, 2013. The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan (HEEACT) was the host of this international conference.

External Review of study programmes “Philological Education”, “Vocational Training”, “Special (Defectology) Education”, “Philology and Pedagogy Education“ was held from March 27 till MarchExternal Review of study programmes “Philological Education”, “Vocational Training”, “Special (Defectology) Education”, “Philology and Pedagogy Education“ was held from March 27 till March 29 at Nizhny Novgorod State Pedagogical University of Kozma Minin (Minin University), Russia.