All EU and EEA states and all the associated countries in Central and Eastern Europe and Cyprus have a designated National Academic Recognition Information Centre (NARIC), which provides a way to compare academic qualifications as part of the
Bologna Process. Together they form the NARIC network.
Individual NARICs are coordinated by the NARIC Network, an initiative of the
European Commission
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to improve recognition of academic qualifications and study between European countries. It is part of the commission's
SOCRATES
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ERASMUS
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (; ; English: Erasmus of Rotterdam or Erasmus;''Erasmus'' was his baptismal name, given after St. Erasmus of Formiae. ''Desiderius'' was an adopted additional name, which he used from 1496. The ''Roterodamus'' w ...
programme, aimed at improving the mobility of students and staff between higher education institutions.
Each country's NARIC is designated by its Ministry of Education, but they differ in status and scope of work. In most European countries, institutions of higher education make their own decision on what foreign qualifications or study they will accept, and so most NARICs have only an advisory role.
See also
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ENIC
Ente Nazionale Industrie Cinematografiche (ENIC) was an Italian film production and distribution entity that operated between 1935 and 1956.
It was formed in 1935, taking over the former organisation of Stefano Pittaluga and his Cines company. S ...
- the wider
UNESCO
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Council of Europe
The Council of Europe (CoE; french: Conseil de l'Europe, ) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it has 46 member states, with a p ...
network for the same purpose.
Links to country/regional NARICs
ENIC/NARIC Network websiteNARIC network covering the Nordic countriesUnited Kingdom NARIC*
ENIC-NARIC article (in French)
References
Academia in Europe
Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union
Higher education accreditation
Higher education organisations based in Europe
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