In
order to
eliminate and
prevent discrimination within the meaning of this
Convention, the
States Parties thereto
undertake: (a) To abrogate any statutory
provisions and any
administrative instructions and to discontinue any
administrative practices which involve
discrimination in
education;
(b) To ensure, by
legislation where necessary, that there is no
discrimination in the
admission of pupils to
educational institutions;
(c) Not to allow any
differences of
treatment by the
public authorities between
nationals, except on the basis of
merit or need, in the matter of
school fees and the
grant of
scholarships or other forms of
assistance to pupils and necessary
permits and
facilities for the pursuit of
studies in
foreign countries;
(d) Not to allow, in any form of
assistance granted by the
public authorities to
educational institutions, any
restrictions or preference based solely on the ground that pupils belong to a particular
group;
(e) To give
foreign nationals resident within their
territory the same
access to
education as that given to their own
nationals.