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RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS
IN UKRAINE AND WORLDWIDE
DIGEST ENIC UKRAINE

December 2019
CONTENT
                                                                                                       Greetings from partners

                                                                                                     Creating the future together

                                                                                        Recognition of qualifications and credential evaluators

                                                                                                      International Agreements

                                                                                                         Lisbon Convention

                                                                                        Life hacks to work with foreign documents on education

Personally and on behalf of the ENIC UKRAINE team let me thank everyone                            Contract with a foreign student.
for the fruitful and successful year 2019 and wish all the best for the year 2020                    How to reach agreement?
to all of us.
                                                                                            Admission requirements in different countries
May the sky be peaceful and bright over our country and all over the world!
We sincerely wish you every professional success and growth, warmth                                        About Apostille
of the hearth, prosperity and wealth in your families all the year round!
We are proud of our common achievements and confident about our common                        WES Canada, WES USA and ICAS Canada
future.
We are convinced that in 2020 we will all together continue successfully                  Top-10 mistakes in documents on higher education
the implementation of new projects and will accomplish our set goals.
                                                                                         Digitalization in action: ENIC Ukraine and DATAFLOW
Let’s grow fast and prosper!
To recap the year 2019 our team issued this digest of the most important                                     Think Global
activities and events in the life of ENIC UKRAINE and the latest developments
in the fields of education and recognition of qualifications for your kind attention.                  Erasmus+ENIC Ukraine
Yours Sincerely,
                                                                                                         ENIC Ukraine today
                                                              Viktoriya Sergiyenko
                                                    The Director of ENIC Ukraine
ENIC UKRAINE. 10 YEARS
GREETINGS OF PARTNERS
                                                                                                              Stig Arne Skjerven,
                                                                                             enic-naric.net   the President of the ENIC Bureau
     Anna Novosad,
     the Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
                                                                                                              It has been very interesting to follow the work and the impact of ENIC
     Dear colleagues and friends! Let me express my sincere                                                   Ukraine since the establishment ten years ago.
     gratitude for your exceptionally thorough and wide-scale
     everyday work.                                                                                           Recognition serves important functions for admission to Higher Education
     I am indeed fascinated with the efficiency of your team and                                              Institutions and to mobility in society. I had the pleasure of leading a peer
     the quality you ensure while accomplishing your mission. I do                                            learning committee visiting and assessing ENIC Ukraine in 2015, and we were
     appreciate your presence in the field and do believe that without you                                    very impressed by the professionality and impact of ENIC Ukraine.
     the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine wouldn’t have such                                      As the elected President of the ENIC Bureau I wish the ten year old agency
     a good reputation. Please keep being proactive and open to citizens                                      the warmest congratulations, and I will be looking forward to following
     you work with on everyday basis.
                                                                                                              the developments of ENIC Ukraine in the years to come!
     The good attitude to service provision you demonstrate every single
     day is not as easily found around as we would like to. I wish you
     the strength and inspiration to grow further on.

                                                                                                                   Liliya Hrynevych,
                                                                                                                   the ex-Minister of Education and Science of Ukraine
            Luca Lantero,
            the Director of the CIMEA – NARIC, Italy                                                               My cordial greetings to the personnel of your Centre on the occasion
                                                                                                                   of its 10th anniversary!
                                                                                                                   In the course of its activity your Centre has developed not only
            Dear Viktoriya and the colleagues of ENIC Ukraine,                                                     as a state-owned company and provider of administrative services but also
            Congratulations on the milestone of your centre…ten years ago, slowly and                              as an advanced client-oriented institution, implementing the modern European
            carefully beginning with small and accurate steps, you “ventured into”                                 standards of service provision for the students and graduates of educational
            the recognition world, its complexity, infinity and beauty, also becoming part                         institutions across the world.
            of the ENIC-NARIC family. During the years, you have become bigger, taking                             Today, in the epoque of rapid changes, your Centre is always on top due to its
            steps with more confidence, experience and, above all, gaining a great                                 tightly-knit team, not only fulfilling the current tasks effectively but also
            reputation.                                                                                            constantly upgrading and applying the up-to-date approaches to meet
            We are happy and fortunate to have found in you, dear colleagues,                                      the needs of every applicant. The Centre was one of the first self-owned
            such close collaboration and understanding – all the features that are crucial                         companies to launch single window system and electronic line, providing
            in our daily work. There is still a long way to go, many obstacles                                     the opportunity of remote submission of documents.
            to overcome, more adventures and challenges to discover and face as we all                             I am sure that high professional competence of your team will continue
            go shoulder to shoulder together in this joint voyage. Let’s celebrate                                 to contribute to the positive image of Ukraine in the world arena due to the fact
            the achievements together and look forward to an ever-brighter horizon!                                that the majority of foreign students start their education path in Ukraine,
            Best wishes for many more years to come, and may we continue to enjoy                                  applying for the recognition or apostilization of their documents to the Centre.
            your precious help and assistance. In sincere friendship.
                                                                                                                   I wish you strong health, non-stop development, setting the most ambitious
                                                                                                                   goals and achieving them with confidence, further success in your hard but so
                                                                                                                   valuable work for the sake of our beloved Ukraine!
ENIC UKRAINE. 10 YEARS
  CREATING THE FUTURE TOGETHER!
                                           THE FIRST STEPS                             ENIC UKRAINE NETWORKING                     SERVICE PROVISION
  The year 2019 was bountiful to ENIC      The primary focus of the company            From the very beginning of our work         We have been working and developing
  Ukraine giving interesting events and    was to assist the Ministry of Education     in the field of education and recognition   for you for 10 years and today ENIC
  unforgettable experience!                and Science of Ukraine and prepare          of foreign qualifications, we have been     Ukraine is of real help to everybody who
                                           documents for Apostille affixing.           striving at establishing strong and         addresses it in order to get closer
  In 2019 the Centre celebrated 10 years
                                           Already during the first year               effective relations with our foreign        to a dream education or job.
  since the day our doors opened
  for the first customer!                  the Centre has proved itself                partners.                                   ENIC Ukraine offers its clients
                                           a professional and reliable partner.        On August 31, 2011, by the Resolution       the following range of services:
  For the past 10 years ENIC Ukraine has
                                           By the end of 2010 our personnel            of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine,
  been in the midst of the developments                                                                                            Affixing the Apostille of the Ministry
                                           mastered the new areas of activity:         the Centre was officially authorized
  in the sphere of education.                                                                                                      of Education and Science of Ukraine
                                           information provision and recognition       to perform the functions of the National
  For 10 years already we have been        of foreign qualifications.                                                              in the shortest time possible
                                                                                       Information Centre of Academic Mobility
  creating our common future together!                                                                                             Recognition of foreign documents
                                                                                       (ENIC Ukraine) and represent Ukraine
                                                                                       in the ENIC-NARIC Networks.                 on education
                                                                                                                                   Verification of educational documents
                                                                                                                                   for consular legalization
                                                                                                                                   Verification of documents for WES USA,

                                                      We are                         We say yes                                    WES Canada, ICAS Canada and other
                                                                                                                                   recognition organizations
                                                                                       to joint
                                                    honest and                        decision
                                                                                                                                   Provision of the documents required
                   We are not                        diligent!
                                                                                                                                   by foreign institutions
                                                                                      making!              We know                 Consulting on verification and
                     afraid

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                                                                                                                                   recognition of educational documents
                                                                                                        standards and
                 of challenges!                                                                         generate new
                                                                                                                                   and correct templates and content
                                                                                                                                   of Ukrainian documents on education.

                     6
                                                                                                            ideas!                 Remote service provision without client’s

                                                                                                                    8
                                                                                                                                   personal visit is also available.
                                           Difficulties
   We are                                  teach and
always happy                               inspire us!
   to help!
                                              10
          5             We value
                      dialogue and
                                                          We are
                                                         one drop
                                                           alone.
                                                                                                    We are
                                                                                                  constantly
                                                                                                                                          No mission
                                                                                                                                         is impossible
                                                                                                                                             for us!
                                                                                                developing and
                     understanding!

                          7                        2
                                                         Together,
                                                          we are                                   growing!
                                                                                                                                                    3
                                                         an ocean!
                                                                                                                4
ENIC UKRAINE. 10 YEARS
NUMBERS AND FACTS

                 June
                 2019

       June
       2009

                                                           455                  565

                               107           148                         86                      110
                                                      86
       79
                           2            21                                                  28
  10

  The number            The number      The number    The number              The number     The number
  of employees          of services     of visitors   of documents            of services    of requests
                        offered         per day       received per day        per day        on verification
                        by the Centre                                                        per day
RECOGNITION OF QUALIFICATIONS                                                         LISBON
AND CREDENTIAL EVALUATORS                                                             CONVENTION
The main legal rule of credential          The mechanism of the procedure is          Particular attention should be paid          The Convention sets out the rules,
evaluators is the Convention               fixed in the alphabet of the Ukrainian     to the Lisbon Convention.                    which guide the credential
on the Recognition of Qualifications       credential evaluator: the Orders           The Council of Europe and UNESCO             evaluators in Europe and beyond.
concerning Higher Education in the         on recognition of the qualifications       elaborated its content. The purpose          Here are the main guidelines
European Region (Lisbon, April 11,         of higher and secondary education.         of the Lisbon Convention is                  of the Lisbon Convention
1997). In Ukraine the Convention           The Ministry of Education and Science      to facilitate the recognition                for credential evaluators:
acquired its legal status in 1999.         of Ukraine and Higher Educational          of qualifications obtained in one state
Currently, alongside Ukraine               Institutions have the right to recognize   by another state.
53 countries have acceded                  educational documents in Ukraine.
to the Convention.                         It is worth to know that the decision             provide the right to recognize                set the reasonable terms
A number of countries have also signed     of the Ministry of Education and                  a qualification                               for recognition
international agreements on recognition.   Science of Ukraine acts throughout
The holder of a foreign qualification      Ukraine, and of the educational                   do not discriminate                           consider the facts
wishing to continue studies or get         institution acts only within                                                                    concerning the qualification
employed in a particular field has         the institution.                                  apply reliable and                            under recognition
the opportunity to recognize his/her       We encourage you to inform foreign                transparent methods
documents on education in Ukraine.         students about the importance                     of recognitions                               ensure the right to appeal
The recognition with the purpose           of the timely recognition of their
of further studies is envisaged            documents. After all, without                     provide information about
by the following documents:                recognition of a foreign document                 education system of your
                                           on education in Ukraine, they will                country
Procedures for recruitment and training
(internship) of foreigners and stateless   not be able to get a diploma after         The Convention also raises the issues of access to higher education, recognition
persons;                                   graduation, moreover, legalize it          of periods of study, recognition of qualification of refugees etc.
Admission requirements for study           for use in the homeland or in other        Original text of the Lisbon Convention and official translation of the Lisbon
at higher educational institutions         countries.                                 Convention in Ukrainian.
of Ukraine.

INTERNATIONAL                                                                         STATES PARTIES TO BILATERAL
AGREEMENTS                                                                            AGREEMENTS WITH UKRAINE
Ukraine has signed a number of bilateral   of qualifications and allow recognition    ARGENTINA                       ESTONIA                       ROMANIA
agreements on mutual recognition,          under the simplified procedure.            AZERBAIJAN                      KAZAKHSTAN                    SLOVAKIA
equivalence of educational documents       Please remember that the agreements
                                                                                      BELORUSSIA                      LIBYA                         TURKMENISTAN
and scientific degrees. Such agreements    do not eliminate the necessity to get
                                                                                      BULGARIA                        MONGOLIA                      HUNGARY
determine the equivalence                  recognition decision.
                                                                                      VIETNAM                         PERU                          UZBEKISTAN
                                                                                      GEORGIA                         POLAND
                                                                                      GUINEA                          RUSSIAN FEDERATION
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES
The international mobility of students and faculty is increasing every year. Foreign           Ghana                                         Sudan
applicants who plan to study in Ukraine should have their educational documents                for the West African Examination              the educational document should
recognized in Ukraine.                                                                         Council Certificate:                          include the following subjects: Arabic,
During the admission campaign the Ukrainian universities should take into consideration        the total score is no more than 36            English, Religion (Islam/Christianity),
the admission requirements that are applied at the same educational level in the country                                                     Mathematics
                                                                                               number of subjects - 6
of origin of a foreign document. Whereas the foreign educational document provides                                                           the minimum grade for each is 50
the same academic rights in Ukraine as in the country of origin. When admitting students       minimum grade is “D7”
to certain fields (scientific, creative, humanities) remember to pay attention to the grades   compulsory subjects: English;                 Sierra Leone
in the required disciplines.                                                                   mathematics (basic course); integrated
                                                                                               science or social studies                     for the West African Examination
Please find below the admission requirements of some Asian and African countries:                                                            Council Certificate:
Egypt                                             Botswana                                     Zambia                                        degree programs - 5 subjects
                                                                                               5 subjects with a minimum grade - 6           with grades A1 – C6
requirements for the 2019-2020                    for degree programs - 6 subjects
                                                  with grades A-E (including 5 subjects                                                      other programs - 4 subjects
academic year:
medicine - 98,41% (403,5 out of 410)              with grades A-D)                             Lebanon                                       with grades A1 – C6
                                                  other programs - 6 subjects                  for higher education programs -
dentistry - 98.29% (403 of 410)
                                                  with grades A – E                            280 points (50% of the maximum                Nigeria
pharmaceutics - 97.80% (401 of 410)                                                            possible grade)                               for the West African Examination
veterinary - 97,31% (399,5 of 410)
                                                  Ethiopia                                                                                   Council or National Examination
physiotherapy - 97.68% (400.5 out
                                                  it is necessary to pass university
                                                                                               Kenya                                         Council Certificate:
of 410)                                                                                        degree programs - 6 subjects,                 number of subjects - 5
                                                  entrance examinations:
economic and political sciences -                 minimum - 5 subjects, including              the average grade of the document             minimum grade is “C”
96.58% (396 of 410)                               English, with the minimum overall            on secondary education is minimum -           compulsory subjects are English
engineering - 95.24% (390.5 out of 410)           result - 50%                                 "С"                                           and mathematics
nursing - 95.24% (390.5 out of 410)                                                            other programs - 6 subjects, the average
applied arts - 94.63% (388 of 410)                South African Republic                       grade of the document on secondary            Jordan
fishing (and shipping) - 93.17% (382              for degree programs - native                 education is minimum - "D+"                   admission to the following fields:
of 410)                                           or foreign language (min. 30%) and                                                         medicine and dentistry - 80%
                                                  4 other subjects (min. 50%)                  Namibia
computer science and artificial                                                                                                              pharmacy - 75%
intelligence - 92.68% (380.5 out of 410)          other programs include native or             higher level or ordinary level subjects - 5
                                                  foreign language (min. 30%) and              (English is compulsory)                       engineering, law, nursing - 70%
navigation and space sciences - 91.95%                                                                                                       other specialties - 60%
                                                  4 other subjects (min. 40%)                  total points for degree programs - 25
(377 of 410)
                                                                                               for other programs - 17
business administration - 75.24% (308.5           Palestine
of 410)
                                                  admission to the associate, bachelor
management of information systems -               and master degree programs - 65%
91,21% (374 of 410)
                                                  to other programs - 50%
agriculture, biology and food industry -
81.82% (335.5 out of 410)
LIFE HACKS TO WORK WITH FOREIGN                                                                 CONTRACT WITH A FOREIGN STUDENT:
DOCUMENTS ON EDUCATION                                                                          HOW TO REACH AGREEMENT?
The leading credential evaluators of ENIC Ukraine know for sure that every foreign              Contract with a foreign student or a contracting company is an important document,
document on education and every applicant should be approached individually                     equally binding for both parties. A specific approach to this document will help
in the course of admission campaign or recognition process.                                     to prevent many problems in the future.
Let’s take a quick overview of the life hacks to work effectively with the foreign documents    In this regard we recommend to:
on education during the admission campaign from ENIC Ukraine professionals.
                                                                                                        Draft a contract in two languages:             If applicant does not speak
Applicants should know in advance                     Pay attention to the average grades               Ukrainian and English                          the contract languages he/she
what documents are required                           in educational documents,                                                                        must declare in writing that he/she
for application and how they should be                as the majority of countries have                 If applicant does not speak Ukrainian          understands the translation
prepared                                              pass marks for admission                          and English, sign the agreement                provided by a certified translator.
Admission of students should be                       to the university programs                        in the presence of an interpreter who          This language declaration
based only on the original foreign                                                                      will provide the translation                   must be signed by an applicant
documents of education                                Encourage applicants to provide                   of the contract to a language
                                                      a legalized letter/certificate                                                                   and a translator. The translator’s
                                                                                                        the applicant understands                      passport and qualification details
Foreign documents on education                        with the information about
should bear apostille or legalization                 the status of institution that issued                                                            should be indicated and
                                                                                                        Let applicant confirm in writing
stamps (depending on the country                      the educational document to avoid                                                                confirmed.
                                                                                                        that he/she understands the content
of origin)                                            the need to check it                              of the contract because he/she speaks
This is the 24-carat way of the verification                                                            the contract language/languages
of the document for recognition.                      Recommend applicants to provide
By the way, the Republic of Azerbaijan                a legalized letter/certificate                    The Contract should also contain
took a decision not to respond                        with the information about their                  the following items:
to the verification inquiries concerning              eligibility to apply to the university
documents on education. Therefore it is
recommended that Ukrainian HEIs should
                                                      programs in their countries                      1. The applicant confirms that the prior document on education was legally
accept only apostilled educational                    Such letter/certificate may help                      awarded by the educational institution, belonging to the system
documents from Azerbaijan.                            if the academic rights assigned                       of education of issuing country, and ensures access to higher education
Namibia, Egypt, Bulgaria, Indonesia,                  by an educational documents                           institutions and higher education programs in the issuing country.
Algeria, Saudi Arabia, India, Turkmenistan,
Tunisia, Turkey, Bahrain, Japan have
                                                      are not completely clear, for example
                                                      certificates of Cambridge International
                                                                                                       2. The applicant is obliged to submit the originals of the educational
                                                                                                            documents, duly legalized by issuing country (consular legalization
the same opinion on legalization                      Examinations, EDEXCEL,
                                                                                                            or apostille).
or apostille of educational documents.                PEARSON, etc.
Ukraine has concluded the legal aid                                                                    3. During the first month of study the applicant should prepare and submit
agreements with a number of other states              Remember to ask for the academic                      required documents for recognition to the competent recognition authority.
but even in these cases the legalization
or apostille of foreign educational
                                                      records or transcripts that may
                                                      contain the required information                 4. If the documents are not recognized for the selected education program,
documents remains obligatory.                                                                               the applicant may be recommended for another relevant program,
                                                      Encourage applicants to submit
                                                                                                            if applicable. Otherwise the applicant should be expelled from HEI.
Remember that a foreign educational                   the legalized academic records
document provides the same academic                   or transcripts.
rights in Ukraine as in the country                                                             We wish you success in your work and diligent and talented students!
of origin
ABOUT APOSTILLE                                                                       WES CANADA, WES USA
                                                                                         AND ICAS CANADA
   Apostille of the Ministry of Education       If you want to continue your education   ENIC Ukraine over the years has been         to provide information about Ukrainian
   and Science of Ukraine is affixed            or work in a country that has signed     a reliable partner in preparation            qualifications meeting the international
   to documents on education                    the Hague Convention, you should get     of documents for WES Canada,                 standards.
   for signatories to the Hague Convention,     your educational documents apostilled    WES USA and ICAS Canada - the USA            The high level of professional
   which abolishes the requirement              to be able to use them abroad!           and Canada qualification recognition         expertise helps ENIC Ukraine
   for the legalization of foreign official     ENIC Ukraine Centre welcomes you         centers.                                     to continually expand international
   documents.                                   to order an apostille in the office      These centers set up their own               cooperation boundaries, based
   In 2019 Philippines and Guyana joined        or remotely, and receive it even         requirements for the packages                on mutual trust and respect between
   the Convention. Currently,                   in two hours.                            of submitted documents and their             partners.
   116 countries, including Ukraine,                                                     verification. The years of fruitful
   have signed the Hague Convention.                                                     cooperation helped us to establish ways

                                                                                                                                                           WES
   The number of documents                                                               The number of WES                                                Canada
   submitted for Apostille (2013-2019)                                                   and ICAS packages (2017-2019)                                              ICAS
                                                                                                                                                                   Canada

120 000                                                                                  3000                                                                WES
                                                                                                                                                             USA
100 000                                                                                  2500

 80 000                                                                                  2000

 60 000                                                                                  1500

 40 000                                                                                  1000

 20 000                                                                                   500

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                2013      2014       2015     2016    2017       2018      2019                            2017                2018              2019
DIGITALIZATION IN ACTION:                                                              THINK GLOBAL:
ENIC UKRAINE AND DATAFLOW                                                              The Global Convention on the Recognition
                                                                                       of Qualifications concerning Higher Education
                                                                                       was adopted in 2019
Good news for educational document holders, their authorized representatives,          In 2019, a new tool                     and other regional conventions,
foreign credential evaluators, employers, recruiting agencies, background screening    for the recognition of educational      will facilitate the mobility of more
companies and others.                                                                  qualifications and degrees has          than 220 million students across
                                                                                       appeared. It is the Global              the world.
In 2019, ENIC Ukraine and                   To get the result of a document            Convention on the Recognition           The Ukrainian delegation actively
the global headliner in the sphere          authenticity check-up make the following   of Qualifications concerning Higher     participated in the work
of digital verification solutions           simple steps:                              Education. The convention was           of the Education Commission, which
DataFlow Group signed                                                                  adopted at the 40th session
the Agreement on cooperation
to launch a new on-line verification
                                            1.   Go to the web-platform and log in     of the UNESCO’s General
                                                                                                                               recommended the final draft text
                                                                                                                               of the Global Convention to be
                                            2.
                                                                                       Conference in November. It is           adopted. This was preceded
service at the partner’s portal                  Choose Ukraine (drop-down             the first UNESCO document
https://www.digi-flow.com.                       country list) and ENIC Ukraine                                                by intense work on the drafting
                                                                                       in the field of higher education        of the Convention, the numerous
Now anyone can get the result                    (issuing authority)                   with a global scope.                    rounds of discussions and expert
of educational document
authenticity check even                     3.   Indicate corresponding education      The ongoing transformation              meetings at national and global
                                                 institution, mode of study and        of international university             levels.
in a smartphone.
                                                 document type and fill out all        into the global campus of students,     ENIC Ukraine, in close cooperation
The authenticity of a document is                required fields                       faculty and researchers is              with the Ministry of Education and
confirmed or denied after
the check-up by the specialists             4.   Download the consent of the
                                                                                       undoubtedly the mainstream trend
                                                                                       in the modern higher education area
                                                                                                                               Science of Ukraine, participated
                                                                                                                               at all the stages of preparation
of our Centre. The corresponding                 document holder to personal data      nowadays, and the scope and
electronic certificate is generated              processing, fill it out and sign                                              of this important international
                                                                                       geography of mobility in the sphere     document and will further promote
to be submitted To Whom It May
Concern, in English language,               5.   Upload the consent and                of higher education are estimated
                                                                                       to grow in the years to come.
                                                                                                                               and ensure its effective
secured by the unique                            the documents you want to verify                                              implementation.
                                                                                       Hence, there is an urgent need
identification number and
QR-code.
                                            6.   Review and confirm your order         to establish the common principles      Have a look at the final text
                                                                                                                               of the Global Convention
                                            7.
                                                                                       for the recognition of qualifications
                                                 Pay for the service online            and to adapt national procedures        on the Recognition of Qualifications
                                                 (according to the price policy        to the new global conditions.           concerning Higher Education
                                                 of the partner)                                                               on UNESCO website in English
                                                                                       Ukraine has supported the urgency
                                            8.
                                                                                                                               and on ENIC Ukraine website
                                                 Check up the result in your           and necessity of the Global             in Ukrainian (© translation ENIC
                                                 personal cabinet                      Convention, since the new               Ukraine – State-owned company
                                                                                       document, alongside with the Lisbon     “Information and Image Centre”).
                                                                                       Convention on the Recognition
More detailed information you may find on our website.                                 of Qualifications concerning Higher
                                                                                       Education in the European Region
TOP-10 MISTAKES IN DOCUMENTS
ON HIGHER EDUCATION
ENIC Ukraine specialists verify documents on education in the course of the Ministry
of Education and Science of Ukraine apostille procedure and prior to legalization
in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Thee check the fact of educational document
issuance and its drawing up in accordance with the legislation.
Here are the TOP-10 mistakes in documents on higher education in 2019.

1.   The particulars and the data            4.   In paragraph 6.1. of the Diploma          7.   Paragraph 6.4 of the Diploma                9.   The duplicate of the document
     in the diploma supplement (name              Supplement the period of study                 Supplement does not contain                      on higher education is not issued
     of the graduate, diploma series and          at the HEI is indicated incorrectly            information on the recognition                   according to the template being
     number) do not correspond                    Indicate all HEIs in which the student         of a foreign educational document.               in force on the date of its issuance.
     to the information given                     has studied to obtain the certain level        If a graduate has been admitted                  Regardless of the time the document
     in the diploma or in the Unified             of higher education.                           to HEI on the basis of a foreign                 on higher education was issued, its
     State Electronic Database                                                                   educational document, the document
                                                  EXAMPLE: a foreigner studied                                                                    duplicate shall be issued according
     on Education (USEDE).                                                                       must be recognized. The particulars
                                                  at the International University                                                                 to the template being in force
     The information on the document              of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz Republic), then          of the certificate of recognition                on the date of issuance
     mentioned in the USEDE,                      was admitted to Taras Shevchenko               (number and date of issuance, issuing            of the duplicate.
     in the diploma and in the diploma            National University of Kyiv:                   authority) are indicated
     supplement should be the same.               International University of Kyrgyzstan:        in the paragraph 6.4 of the Diploma
                                                                                                 Supplement.
                                                                                                                                            10. The reverse side of the diploma
2.
                                                  10.09.2015 - 28.06.2017;                                                                        contains inscriptions.
     The level of qualification and               Taras Shevchenko National University           PAY ATTENTION! If a graduate was
     competence of the person                     of Kyiv: 01.09.2017 - 30.06.2019.                                                               The reverse side of the diploma
                                                                                                 admitted to HEI on the basis
     in paragraph 3.1 of the Diploma                                                                                                              of higher education is intended to affix
                                             5.
                                                                                                 of a foreign certificate of complete
     Supplement does not correspond               Paragraph 6.4 of the Diploma                                                                    the stamps of consular legalization
                                                                                                 secondary education and transcript
     to the National Qualifications               Supplement does not specify                                                                     and apostille and does not contain
                                                                                                 of records, issued by a foreign HEI,
     Framework.                                   the particulars of the document(s)             both documents must be recognized.               any inscriptions.
     The paragraph 3.1 of the Diploma             on prior education                             The Diploma Supplement sets out
     Supplement indicates the level                                                              the particulars of both certificates             Remember:
                                                  All particulars of the document(s)
     according to the National                    on prior education should be                   of recognition.                                  Layout of documents on higher
     Qualifications Framework and                 indicated: type of document, series            Without recognition of a foreign                 education
     the competences obtained                     and registration number, name                  document on prior education,                     Layout of duplicates of higher
     by the individual within this level.         of the issuing educational institution.        the diploma is not accepted                      educational documents

3.   Independent external evaluation         6.   Not all documents on prior
                                                                                                 by the Ministry for international
                                                                                                 circulation (apostille or legalization).         Before submitting your documents
     (IEE) is indicated                           education are listed in paragraph
     as the requirement of entry                  6.4 of the Diploma Supplement.            8.   The approved form of diploma or
                                                                                                                                                  on education, please check their
                                                                                                                                                  status in USEDE.
     for a foreigner.                             If a graduate has been admitted                diploma supplement, numbering
                                                  to a certain course of study                                                                    The document must have the status
     Foreign students do not pass IEE to                                                         and paragraph names doesn’t
                                                  on the basis of transcript of records,                                                          "issued"!
     be admitted. Specify exactly the same                                                       correspond to the standard.
                                                  the particulars of the certificate
     requirements that are imposed by HEI                                                        The numbering and paragraph names
                                                  of complete secondary education and
     for the admission of foreigners, such                                                       in the higher educational documents
                                                  transcript of records must be
     as entrance tests.                                                                          must be the same as in the template
                                                  indicated as well.
                                                                                                 approved by the Ministry of Education
                                                                                                 and Science of Ukraine.
ERASMUS+ENIC UKRAINE

ENIC Ukraine team is proud to be         Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, UNESCO          ENIC-NARICs of Italy, Lithuania,             in the framework of the first I-Comply
a part of a big international family     bring together within to work                Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine,             PLA devoted to the support of HEIs
ERASMUS+ – European Union                on the second Bologna key                    steering group from Denmark, France,         in recognition.
program supporting projects              commitment implementation:                   Estonia, Norway, coordinated
                                                                                                                                   The second I-Comply PLA
of cooperation, partnerships, and        compliance of the national recognition       by the Ministry of Education, Culture
                                                                                                                                   on automatic recognition will take place
actions in the fields of education,      legislation and practice                     and Science of the Netherlands and
                                                                                                                                   in Kyiv, March 3, 2020 at the initiative
training, youth and sport.               with the provisions of the Lisbon            the Dutch Organization
                                                                                                                                   of the Ukrainian project team,
                                         Convention. Alongside big expert and         for the Internationalization in Education
Currently, ENIC Ukraine together                                                                                                   supported unanimously by the partners
                                         analytical work of all project partners      (NUFFIC) managed to make a great
with the Ministry of Education and                                                                                                 and the steering group. The ENIC
                                         in three main directions: automatic          progress in 2019: drafted national
Science of Ukraine represents our                                                                                                  Ukraine is currently working to ensure
                                         recognition, information provision           recognition self-assessment reports
country in the consortium of two                                                                                                   the highest possible level of this
                                         on systems of education and                  on the basis of pre-elaborated
wide-scale projects co-financed                                                                                                    important international event.
                                         recognition, instruments of fraud            score-cards, audited and systemized
by ERASMUS+. The projects aim            combating in the sphere                      information on national recognition          In 2019 the representatives of ENIC
at the support of reforms in the field   of qualifications, in 2019                   infrastructures, drafted and reviewed        Ukraine took part in a number
of foreign qualifications recognition    the representatives of project teams         national roadmaps to be implemented          of events, initiated and masterly
in the EHEA.                             hold a number of fruitful meetings and       within the project timeline and beyond       organized by the National ERASMUS+
The first project “TPG B on LRC:         open workshops in Tirana and                 in order to reach the complete               Office and taking this occasion we
Thematic Peer Group B on the             Bologna. In 2020 the partners will meet      compliance of national recognition           express our great and warm gratitude
Lisbon Recognition Convention” is        again in Paris. The project also             procedures with the Lisbon Convention        to the Ukrainian NEO team.
a part of the Bologna Follow-Up Group,   includes recognition experts’ mobility       and presented them at the project
overseeing the Bologna process           in order to enhance the exchange             meeting in the Hague.
between the ministerial meetings         of expertise and cooperation
                                                                                      The highest tide in 50 years in Venice
(BFUG). Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan,    in the field.
                                                                                      was not an obstacle for the dialogue
Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and             The second project “I-Comply:                and decision making in the field
Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech    Implementation of LRC compliant              of information provision, optimal
Republic, Council of Europe, Denmark,    recognition practices in the EHEA”           turnaround time and, most importantly,
EI-IE, EQAR, Estonia, EURASHE,           is a logical sequence of the first project   common understanding that
ESU, EUA, European Commission,           and aims at the establishment                recognition is an integral part of quality
Georgia, Germany, Greece, Holy See,      of transparent national recognition          assurance in education,
Ireland, Kazakhstan, Lithuania,          infrastructures and enhancing                with the involvement of ENIC-NARICs
Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro,           the compliance of legal background           to the quality assurance procedure
Netherlands, North Macedonia,            and de facto recognition                     in close cooperation with national
Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,       with the Lisbon Convention in partner        quality assurance agencies
Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovenia,    states. The project partners:                in compliance with ESG 1.4
ENIC UKRAINE                                                                          ENIC UKRAINE:
 TODAY                                                                                 WORKING FOR YOU!
 Today with ENIC UKRAINE you have
 the opportunity to:                       actively developing qualification           working with documents                   participating in international
                                           recognition tools                           on education                             projects
 1.   verify the Ukrainian or foreign
                                           We continue to build a transparent,         We check the authenticity                We are now actively working
      document on education
                                           balanced and fair procedure                 of educational documents issued          on international projects ERASMUS+
 2.   check the status of Ukrainian or     of qualifications recognition in Ukraine.   by educational institutions in Ukraine   “I-Comply: Implementation of LRC
      foreign educational institution      We have our finger on the pulse of new      and other countries, carry out           Compliant Recognition Practices
 3.   get the apostille of the Ministry    developments and introduce the latest
                                           practices in this field.
                                                                                       a comparative analysis
                                                                                       of the educational programs content,
                                                                                                                                in the EHEA” and “TPG on LRC:
                                                                                                                                Thematic Peer Group on Lisbon
      of Education and Science
      of Ukraine within two hours                                                      compare foreign and Ukrainian            Recognition Convention in the EHEA”
 4.   order remotely the apostille         informing the public and partners
                                                                                       qualifications.                          within the framework of the Working
                                                                                                                                Group of Bologna process support.
      of the Ministry of Education and
      Science of Ukraine                   We provide information and                  learning and teaching
      without personal presence            clarifications on national system
 5.   check if the document
                                           of education, academic mobility and
                                           recognition of documents
                                                                                       We constantly study and educate
                                                                                       others, hold and participate
      on education issued in Ukraine       on education. We provide free access        in conferences, seminars, trainings,
      is drawn up correctly                to information on the specific features     obtain new knowledge and share it
 6.   verify educational documents         of the integration of the national          with you.
      for consular legalization            education system into the European
      at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Higher Education Area.
                                                                                       taking care of our clients
      of Ukraine
 7.   prepare documents for foreign        working on legislation                      We are working hard to find
      recognition organizations                                                        the new solutions to ensure
      (WES Canada, WES USA and             We are actively involved                    the most convenient client service.
      ICAS Canada, etc.)                   into the development and review
 8.   order the recognition of foreign     of national legislation in the field
                                           of education. This year our team has
      qualification remotely and
      within the chosen time limits        developed the projects of new               We invite you to a join us in journey to the new horizons
 9.
                                           procedures for recognition and
      compare foreign and Ukrainian        apostilization of documents                 of education without restrictions and borders!
      qualifications                       on education. We participate in drafting
10.   require an educational               process of intergovernmental
                                           agreements on qualifications
      document from abroad or
      in Ukraine                           recognition.                                                                                       Yours Sincerely
11.   recalculate grades                                                                                                                        ENIC Ukraine
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Editorial Board:
Chief Project Manager: : Viktoriya Sergiyenko
Editor-in-Chief: Nataliya Naumenko
Release Editor: : Tetiana Yevdokymenko
Associate Editors: Tetiana Antonuik; Viktoriia Chelpan
English Translation: Tetiana Antonuik; Valeriia Borysenko; Valentyna Krasnoshchok; Viktoriia Chelpan
Contributors: Valeriia Borysenko; Tetiana Vahina; Hanna Veselova; Tetiana Yevdokymenko; Valentyna Krasnoshchok; Lesia Petruk;
Vita Soloshenko; Olha Kharbotli; Svitlana Tsyganok; Viktoriia Chelpan; Iryna Yakymenko
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Dissemination: Hanna Veselova

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