Voluntary cooperation and coordination of the regional states in the field of education and schools, higher education and research as well as the general organisation of cultural life and of international cultural relations, including educational assistance for developing countries; expertise on the evaluation of foreign school and university diplomas; cooperation with the Federal State in the above mentioned issues in so far as they are not covered by other institutions; implementation of exchange programmes on behalf of the Education Ministries of the regional states and of the Foreign Office: target groups are school administrators, teachers, foreign language assistants and pupils.