Links about recognition
On this page you will find links to information sources related to recognition of foreign qualifications.
Working and living in Denmark
- Assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications in Denmark
- Denmark.dk – The official webportal about Denmark
- Work in Denmark – Official Danish website for international recruitment and jobseeking
- Student Refugees – Student-driven project assisting refugees to access higher education programmes in Denmark
- International Citizen Service – For employees and job seekers arriving in Denmark
- Business in Denmark – Information on requirements for services covered by the European Services Directive
- New to Denmark – Official portal for foreign nationals who wish to visit, live or work in Denmark
- Expat in Denmark – A network for foreign professionals
Educational and vocational guidance
Education in Denmark
- Study in Denmark
- Optagelse.dk – Application for admission to Danish higher education or upper secondary education programmes
- UddannelsesGuiden – Information and guidance about all programmes of education (in Danish)
- The State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU)
Work in Denmark
- Work in Denmark – For foreigners about working and living in Denmark
- Jobnet – Public job centres' site for jobseekers and employers in Denmark
- EURES Denmark – European employment services
Education and work in other countries
- Europass
- Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
- EURES – European Employment Services
- Researchers' Mobility Portal – Career opportunities for researchers on the move in Europe
The Danish education system
- Eurydice: The Education System in Denmark
- Ministry of Children and Education: primary and secondary education
- Ministry of Higher Education and Science
- Danish Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
- The Danish Accreditation Institution
- Educational institutions in Denmark – Register maintained by the Danish Ministry of Children and Education (in Danish)
Education systems of other countries
International
- World Higher Education Database (WHED) – Education systems of many countries. Edited by IAU – International Association of Universities
- Nuffic – Education systems worldwide
- OECD: Education GPS – Education systems and data concerning OECD member countries and some non-member countries
- UNESCO-IBE: World Data on Education
- National Reports on the Development of Education – UNESCO-IBE
- NAFSA (USA): Online Guide to Educational Systems Around the World
- WES (USA & Canada): Country Resources
Europe
- Eurydice: Countries – Descriptions of European education systems, published by the EU's Eurydice network
- Cedefop - National vocational education and training (VET) systems
- Europass: National inventories of Certificate Supplements (VET)
- Q-ENTRY Database on Higher Education Entry Qualifications
Accreditation, verification, diploma mills, etc.
Denmark
- The Danish Accreditation Institution
- Accreditation and quality assurance
- Unaccredited/non-recognised institutions
International
USA
- US Department of Education: Diploma Mills and Accreditation
- US Department of Education: Accreditation in the United States
- Council for Higher Education Accreditation
United Kingdom
- Department for Business, Innovation and Skills: Recognised UK degrees
- Higher Education Degree Datacheck
Netherlands
Internationalisation, transparency and mobility
- European Higher Education Area – The Bologna Process website
- European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) – EU
- Europass – EU
- Diploma Supplement
- EURES – European Job Mobility Portal
International agreements on recognition, etc.
- Lisbon Recognition Convention
- Lisbon Recognition Convention: Participating states
- Revised Recommendation on Criteria and Procedures for the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications and Periods of Study (pdf)
- Legal framework and background for recognition in Europe
Assessment and recognition in other countries
International
Europe
- ENIC and NARIC networks
- National Reference Points (NRP) for vocational qualifications
- Free movement of professionals – European Commission
- Regulated professions database – European Commission
- Admissions Officers and Credential Evaluators within EAIE
Nordic area
Countries
- Australia: Department of Education, Skills and Employment
- Canada: Canadian Information Center for International Credentials (CICIC)
- Canada: Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC)
- Germany: Anabin.
- Germany: Anerkennung in Deutschland/Recognition in Germany
- Germany: BQ-Portal – Informationsportal für ausländische Berufsqualifikationen
- Ireland: Qualifications Recognition - Ireland
- Netherlands: IDW - International Credential Evaluation
- Norway: Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)
- Sweden - Swedish Council for Higher Education
- United Kingdom: UK ENIC
- USA: USNEI: Foreign Diploma and Credit Recognition
- Other countries: ENIC and NARIC networks
Publications about assessment and recognition
- Do you have foreign qualifications? (Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science)
- NORRIC publications
- Council of Europe publications
Translation of documents
- Translation of diplomas to be assessed by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
- Danske Translatører
- Translatørforeningen
Legislation
Denmark
- Danish legislation on assessment and recognition
- Higher education: Laws and regulations
- Primary and secondary education – Ministry of Children and Education (in Danish)
- Retsinformation – Portal to Danish legislation (in Danish)
EU/EEA
- Free movement of professionals – European Commission
- SOLVIT – Problem solving in the Internal Market
- Eur-Lex – EU legislation
Public authorities
International organisations
- Networks promoting mutual recognition of qualifications
- Council of Europe
- European Commission: Education and Training
- European University Association
- EURASHE – The European Association of Institutions in Higher Education
- ENQA - European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
- European Association for International Education (EAIE)
- EFTA
- UNESCO
last modified
Jan 03, 2022