1. CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES: FROM APPLICATION TO RECOGNITION DECISION
Sjur Bergan
Council of Europe
Baku, April 2005

2. PURPOSE Help applicants
Help implementation of Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention
Follow an application from “arrival to decision”
Outline good practice
Transparency
Predictability

3. SIX STEPS Receipt Verification: application complete?
Verification: documents authentic?
Verification: institution/program recognized?
Assessment of the qualification
Verdict

4. INITIAL STEPS Right to fair assessment Acknowledge receipt
Information: to whom by whom?
Fees – what is reasonable?
Translation – of what, by whom?

5. AUTHENTICITY Is the document genuine (i.e. not forged?)
Has it been rightfully issued to the applicant?
What to do about forgeries?
What is a reasonable level of verification?
Refugees

6. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA Status of institution and program
Recognition for a purpose
Level, profile, quality, workload
Substantial difference
Formal rights
Learning outcomes

7. VERDICT Three basic types Alternatives to full recognition
Decision
Advice
Statement
Alternatives to full recognition
Partial recognition
No recognition
Right to appeal