As the National Center for the Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas for Membership of the ENIC-NARIC Networks, CNRED representatives participated, from 20 to 21 June 2022, in Dublin, Ireland, in the annual Joint Meeting of the ENIC-NARIC Network Member Centers National Academy for Academic Recognition and Information), organized by the European Commission, with the support of the European Council, UNESCO and the Center of Ireland.
During the two days dedicated to European and international study recognition policies, the workshops organized an inventory of topics of current interest to the academic community and employers, such as: European universities and quality assurance, digitization of recognition flows, use and recognition of micro-credentials, implementation of automatic recognition to ensure access to further studies, European Passport of Qualifications for Refugees, dissemination of the Global Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications and regional conventions such as Tokyo for Asia-Pacific, Addis Ababa for Africa, etc.
This year's meeting marked the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Lisbon Recognition Convention in 1997, which reiterated the reference to this act in the recognition policies of the ENIC-NARIC Centers. the beneficiary of these policies between rights and obligations, emphasizing the importance of ensuring equal and transparent treatment in recognition procedures, while strengthening ENIC-NARIC networks and their role in regional and interregional cooperation.
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The NARIC network was set up in 1984, and its secretariat is provided by the European Commission, with the member states of the European Union. The NARIC Centers support and assist in the implementation of the Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Studies by the competent national authorities of the signatory States to the Convention. At the same time, they serve as a mechanism for multilateral cooperation within the UNESCO region of Europe and North America, while also connecting with other UNESCO regions.
The ENIC (European Network of National Information Centers) network was set up in 1994 in collaboration with UNESCO and the Council of Europe, which are co-secretaries. This Network brings together the signatory countries of the Lisbon Convention, with the same responsibilities as the NARIC Network.
The ENIC-NARIC Network currently has 55 Member States, as an example of good practice in the recognition of studies for the development of new regional networks under the Conventions on the Recognition of Studies for Asia, the Middle East, Africa or Latin America.
The Romanian NARIC Center was created on December 1, 1995, based on Agreement no. 95-PECO-SOC-0019 concluded with the European Commission, as a component part of the SOCRATES National Agency.
As a member of the ENIC-NARIC Networks, the National Center for the Recognition and Equivalence of Diplomas is responsible for the recognition of diplomas and ensures, at national and international level, the permanent exchange of information and assistance on the education system and legal status of educational institutions. from abroad, but also from Romania.
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