Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region

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Council of Europe convention UNESCO convention international treaty

The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region is an international treaty adopted in Lisbon in 1997 that sets common principles for recognizing higher-education qualifications across European countries to promote academic mobility and fair access to further study.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (1997)	1
Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Council of Europe convention ⓘ UNESCO convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
adoptedInCity	Lisbon ⓘ
adoptedInCountry	Portugal ⓘ
adoptedOnDate	1997-04-11 ⓘ
aimsTo	establish common principles for recognition of qualifications ⓘ facilitate fair access to further study ⓘ improve transparency of higher education qualifications ⓘ promote academic mobility ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Lisbon Recognition Convention ⓘ surface form: Lisbon Convention Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ surface form: Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
appliesTo	access to higher education ⓘ higher education qualifications ⓘ periods of study in higher education ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple	substantial differences as ground for non-recognition ⓘ
category	education law ⓘ international education policy ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	information on education systems and qualifications ⓘ procedures and criteria for recognition ⓘ recognition of higher education degrees ⓘ recognition of periods of study ⓘ recognition of qualifications giving access to higher education ⓘ
cooperatesWith	NARIC Network ⓘ
enteredIntoForce	1999-02-01 ⓘ
establishesBody	ENIC Network ⓘ
languageOfAdoption	English ⓘ French ⓘ
legalStatus	binding on states that ratify it ⓘ
openTo	member states of the Council of Europe ⓘ member states of the UNESCO Europe Region ⓘ
promotes	academic staff mobility ⓘ mutual trust in higher education systems ⓘ student mobility ⓘ
regionCovered	Europe ⓘ surface form: European Region
relatedTo	Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process ⓘ surface form: Bologna Process European Higher Education Area ⓘ
requiresPartiesTo	allow appeals against recognition decisions ⓘ ensure that decisions on recognition are made within a reasonable time ⓘ establish fair recognition procedures ⓘ provide information on their higher education systems ⓘ
setsPrinciplesFor	recognition of foreign higher education qualifications ⓘ
shortName	Lisbon Recognition Convention ⓘ
sponsoredBy	Council of Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ UNESCO ⓘ
subjectMatter	recognition of higher education qualifications ⓘ
yearAdopted	1997 ⓘ

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Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region → alsoKnownAs → Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region

UNESCO education convention → alsoKnownAs → Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ

this entity surface form: Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (1997)

Lisbon Recognition Convention → fullName → Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ

UNESCO education convention → hasOfficialName → Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ