Links about recognition
On this page you will find links about coming to Denmark, education systems, the status of educational institutions and other topics.
Topics related to recognition of 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
Mar 11, 2022