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Play it by EAR. Good practice in recognition and the Groningen Declaration

Play it by EAR. Good practice in recognition and the Groningen Declaration. Jessica Stannard April 8. 2014. Glossary. EAR: European Area of Recognition LRC: Lisbon Recognition Convention

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Play it by EAR. Good practice in recognition and the Groningen Declaration

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  1. Play it by EAR. Good practice in recognition and the Groningen Declaration Jessica Stannard April 8. 2014

  2. Glossary • EAR: EuropeanArea of Recognition • LRC: LisbonRecognitionConvention • Recognition: “A formal acknowledgement by a competent authority of the value of a foreign educational qualification with a view to access to educational and/or employment activities.” • EHEA: EuropeanHigherEducationArea • ENIC: European Network of Information Centres in the European Region • NARIC: National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union

  3. Last two decades: recognition in “European” region 1. International legislation • Lisbon Recognition Convention 1997 • 55 signatory countries 2. Political framework • Bologna process / European Higher Education Area 3. Operational structure • ENIC / NARIC Networks as national information centres

  4. Overview ENIC/NARIC networks

  5. Lisbon Recognition Convention Principles for fair recognition WG y Study 2 WG α Practical implementation? Project w Journal article x Subsidiary texts Working GroupY Recommendations z project ¥ WG3 Results project y Recommendations z Recognition instruments ? ? ? ? ?

  6. Streamliningrecognitionpractices:A European Area of Recognitionmanual • Practical translation of the LRC • Based on existinggoodpractice: • LRC andsubisidiarytexts • Studies andprojects (e.g. ENIC-NARIC networks) • Frequent consultationwith ENIC-NARIC networks and other stakeholders • Recommendationssupportedby ENIC/NARIC centres • European standard

  7. Streamliningrecognitionpractices:A European Area of Recognition manual “Fair academic and professional recognition, including recognition of non formal and informal learning, is at the core of the EHEA….We welcome the European Area of Recognition (EAR) Manual and recommend its use as a set of guidelines for recognition of foreign qualifications and a compendium of good practices, as well as encourage higher education institutions and quality assurance agencies to assess institutional recognition procedures in internal and external quality assurance”

  8. The EAR offspring EAR Recognition manual 2009 – 2012 • EAR 2 • Training • Web based • EARN • Self evaluation • Peer review • EAR HEI • Recognition • manual for HEI’s 2012 - 2014

  9. EAR HEI: a recognition manual for higher education institutions (1) • Most recognition decisions made in higher education institutions • Recognition manual geared to practice of higher education institutions • Developed by ENIC/NARICs, representatives institutions (HRK, Tuning, EUA) and students (ESU). Finalized in January 2014

  10. EAR HEI: a recognition manual for higher education institutions (2) Based on: • EAR manual and principles LRC • Two EHEA-wide consultations • Collection of new topics at beginning of project (2012): • Introduction to recognition, recognition versus selection, credit mobility and language tests • Feedback on first draft (2013) Positive reactions: examples, reference guide

  11. EAR HEI manual Content & Structure • 24 chaptersdividedintosixparts: • Introductiontorecognition • The evaluationprocess • Institutionalrecognitionpractices • Information Instruments • Specific Types of Qualifications • Credit Mobility • Structure • Summary • Flow chart • Introduction of topic chapter • Recommendations • Practical examples for eachrecommendation (= more examples) http://www.eurorecognition.eu/News.aspx

  12. Thankyouforyourattention Questions? Please contact: Jessica Stannard: stannard@nuffic.nl Lucie de Bruin: lbruin@nuffic.nl

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