PDF - Monitoring the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention - Monitoring report Paris/Strasbourg 2022 (2023)

Higher education has changed dramatically over the past decades with increasing enrolment, student mobility, diversity of provision, research dynamics and technology. The recognition of higher education qualifications in fair, transparent and nondiscriminatory matter remains paramount for ensuring that all students can access higher education and the labour market.

The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European region, also known as the Lisbon Recognition Convention, was adopted in 1997 and has 54 States Parties. Every three years, States Parties monitor how well they are implementing its provisions.
This second monitoring report on the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention focuses on articles related to the right to appeal, information provision and transnational education, as well as automatic recognition and digital solutions which are not directly part of the convention. It is based on survey data from 2020 and provides a set of recommendations for national recognition authorities and education policymakers on how to improve these areas.