National ENIC/NARIC Office of the Agency for Science and Higher Education participated in the SCAN-D project. The project resulted in a database which is a collection of over 2200 samples of national degree certificates awarded by higher education institutions in 15 participating countries: Belarus, Belgium (Flemish Community), Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain.  

The database has security features in order to protect data confidentiality and integrity, and is accessible only to authorized credential evaluators of ENIC-NARIC centres from 55 countries (http://www.enic-naric.net/country-pages.aspx).

The diploma samples database is a useful tool for improving the recognition process:

• Method of control for diminishing fraud or misunderstandings during the qualification recognition process,
• Source of information for all ENIC and NARIC centres on the national academic qualifications from other countries, which will increase coherence and make processes more transparent.

ENIC/NARIC offices strive to foster the mobility of students, teachers and researchers by providing advice and information on the recognition of qualifications and periods of study in other countries.

Financed by the European Commission within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme – Action 3 (Support for Policy Reform). SCAN-D project started in July 2014 and should end in September 2015.

The SCAN-D project was launched in order to improve the knowledge of different higher education degrees and to promote a better and transparent recognition process.

Croatian ENIC/NARIC Office of the Agency for Science and Higher Education is a partner in the Samples & Copies of Academic National DIPLOMAS – SCAN-DIPLOMAS project, which is led by NARIC Italia – CIMEA.