DIGI-AR: Digital Tools for Implementation of Automatic Recognition

DIGI-AR: Digital Tools for Implementation of Automatic Recognition

In 2021, a treaty regarding automatic recognition between Baltic and Benelux countries has been developed and agreed upon. This treaty, the first of its kind in Europe, will enable automatic recognition of higher education qualifications between the two regions and an even wider acceptance of qualifications awarded in Belgium, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. After coming into force the treaty will be open for accession to other EHEA countries. The project is aimed at supporting the practical implementation of the treaty with developing a robust methodology and a digital platform to ensure the implementation, acceptance and trust in automatic recognition. A sustainable digital platform (a portal) potentially encompassing all parties to the treaty will be created with a standardised information on the automatically recognised qualifications, their comparability, status, and the right of the holders of qualifications. The portal will also provide an opportunity for the holders of the qualifications, employers, higher education institutions, and the general public to print out a self-service comparability statement tailored for specific qualifications. In this way, a one stop shop for implementation of the treaty for present and any future parties will be created. This tool, which builds upon already existing practices within national ENIC/NARIC offices, will provide further transparency on the process of automatic recognition and would enable further integration and acceptance of automatic recognition between the signatory countries. The platform would be compatible with including any other future signatories to this treaty with a potential to cover a wider Europe in a network of automatic recognition.
Coordinator: Studijų kokybės vertinimo centras (SKVC) – Lithuania
Partners: Akademiskas Informacijas Centrs (AIC) – Latvia; Stichting Nuffic (NUFFIC) – The Netherlands; Ministerium Der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft (MDG) – Belgium; Agentschap Hoger Onderwijs, Volwassenenonderwijs, Kwalificaties En Studietoelagen (AHOVOKS) – Belgium
Implementation period: 2023-2025
DIGI-AR project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission and from national budgets of participating countries.