In January 2012, the European Area of Recognition Manual (EAR Manual) was published.
EAR Manual has been developed as part of the European Area of Recognition Project funded by the European Commission, in which eight ENICs/NARICs from different regions of the European Union took part. It was also a result of cooperation by the ENIC Network, the NARIC Network, the Bologna Follow-Up Group and various organisations across Europe and throughout the world.
Manual contains standards and guidelines on all aspects of the recognition of foreign qualifications and it represents a tremendous step forward to make recognition practices in European countries as well as information and decisions about the recognition of foreign qualifications better understood and more transparent than before.
In the first place it is meant for the credential evaluators of the ENIC/NARIC networks but it may also serve as information to students, academic staff at higher education institutions as well as other stakeholders in higher education system.
Manual also aims to contribute to a joint recognition area of higher education, in which all European countries practice a similar methodology in the recognition of qualifications, based on commonly agreed standards and guidelines. It contributes to the global dimension of recognition and mobility since a more harmonised and transparent recognition practice is essential for the quality of mobility in Europe and plays as such a key role in the European Higher Education Area.
European Area of Recognition Manual