IIEP is a part of UNESCO and subscribes to its main priorities,

Yet the Institute enjoys a large amount of autonomy.
It has its own governing board, statutes, premises, 6-year Medium-Term Plan, staff and budget. It also sets its own agenda and goals.

Director of IIEP

Mark Bray (United Kingdom).
Responsible for the overall management of the Institute and the planning and implementation of the programme of activities

The Governing Board

The Institute is administered by a Governing Board, consisting of twelve members chosen for their competence and sitting in a personal capacity.
The Board determines the general policy and the nature of the Institute’s activities within the framework of the general policy of UNESCO. It decides on the programme and the budget of the Institute and ensures the implementation of the activities

12 specialists of international repute

Chairman:
Raymond E. Wanner (USA)
Senior Adviser on UNESCO Issues to the United Nations Foundation, Washington D.C., USA.

Elected members:

Aziza Bennani (Morocco)
Ambassador and Permanent Delegate of Morocco to UNESCO.

Designated Members:

Christine Evans-Klock
Director, ILO Skills and Employability Department, Geneva, Switzerland

Carlos Lopes
Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director, UNITAR, Geneva, Switzerland

Jamil Salmi
Education Sector Manager, The World Bank Institute, Washington D.C., USA.

Diéry Seck
Director, African Institute for Economic Development and Planning, Dakar, Senegal.

Birger Fredriksen (Norway)
Consultant on Education Development for the World Bank (Former Senior Education Adviser for the Africa Region at the World Bank).

Ricardo Henriques (Brasil)
Special advisor of the President
National Economic and Social Development Bank, Brazil

Takyiwaa Manuh (Ghana)
Director, Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.

Philippe Mehaut (France),
LEST-CNRS, Aix-en-Provence, France.

Nina Yefimovna Borevskaya (Russian Federation)
Professor, Chief  Researcher and Project Head, Institute of Far Eastern Studies, Russia.

Zhang Xinsheng (China)
Vice-Minister of Education, China.