Contacts

Office:
Dzirnavu Street 16/k2 (entrance from Strelnieku Street), Riga LV-1010


Post address:
Vaļņu Street 2, Riga LV-1050

Visiting hours:
Mondays 14:00 - 17:00
Tuesdays 9:00 - 13:00
Thursdays 13:00 - 17:00

Please apply before the visit

Phone:   (+371) 67225155
  E-mail: aic [] aic.lv


Final conference

Road to Automatic Recognition of Higher Education Access Qualifications (ARAQUA)
1 December 2022 – 30 November 2024

Final conference

AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION ACCESS QUALIFICATIONS –
CHALLENGES AND POSSIBILITIES

Draft Agenda

October 2, 2024

tbc, Tallinn, Estonia

Hosted by: Education and Youth Board – Estonian ENIC/NARIC

Time Topic
09.15–10.00
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Registration / morning coffee
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10.00–10.10 Introduction and welcome
Moderator: Gunnar Vaht, Education and Youth Board – Estonian ENIC/NARIC
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10.10–10.40 Keynote on automatic recognition
Marie-Anne Persoons, Flemish Department of Education and Training (Belgium)
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10.40–11.10 Conclusions of the ARAQUA comparative study and recommendations on automatic recognition
Edmunds Labunskis, Academic Information Centre – Latvian ENIC/NARIC
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11.10–11.25 Comfort break
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11.25–11.45 Case study: experience in recognition of HE access qualifications in Malta (ENIC/NARIC perspective)
Tbc, Malta Further & Higher Education Authority – Maltese ENIC/NARIC
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11.45–12.05 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Regional Bureau for Education study “Regional Study on the Recognition of School Leaving Diplomas, Certificates and Standardised Tests Giving Access to Higher Education”
Gayane Harutyunyan, National Information Center for Academic Recognition and Mobility – Armenian ENIC
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12.05–13.10 Lunch
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13.10–13.40 Current practices on legally binding automatic recognition agreements in Europe
Baiba Ramiņa, Academic Information Centre – Latvian ENIC/NARIC
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13.40–14:10 Future perspectives on the automatic recognition of HE access qualifications
Tbc
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14.10–15.20

Parallel workshops. Topics to discuss:

  • Challenges of automatic recognition regarding vocational secondary qualifications
  • Challenges, possibilities, and obstacles in the automatic recognition of higher education access qualifications in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
  • The impact of nominal duration (11, 12, or 13 years) on the automatic recognition of HE access qualifications
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15.20–15.40 Reports from parallel workshops, final discussion and closing words
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15.40–… Coffee and informal discussions
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