The Regional Centre For Educational Planning (RCEP) was established in accordance with the agreement signed between the Government of UNITED ARAB EMIRATES and THE UNITED NATION EDUCATIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) on 17th October 2003.
UAE has exerted tremendous efforts to host RCEP, the initiation of UAE began as early as 2000, shortly before launching the UNESCO, 32nd Conference held on15th October 2001 with many countries competing for the opportunity of hosting RCEP.