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the general requirements for access to their respective Higher Education

programs, unless a substantial difference can be shown between the general

requirements for access in the Party in which the qualification was obtained

and those in the Party in which recognition of the qualification is sought.

Article 10

(A) This Agreement on the recognition of Studies, Qualifications, Diplo-

mas and Degrees shall apply to:

(i) All Higher Education Institutions approved and/or accredited by

the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China or by any other legitimate

Higher Education authority, or those legitimately operating within the

Republic of China.

(ii) All ecclesiastical Higher Education Institutions of the Catholic

Church - that is those which have been canonically erected or approved

by the Holy See, which foster and teach sacred doctrine and the sciences

connected therewith, and which have the right to confer academic degrees by

the authority of the Holy See - located and legitimately operating in the

Republic of China, within the territory of the Vatican City State, in Rome or

in any other place of the world.

(B) The competent authorities of the Parties to decide and officially

communicate which institutions fall into these categories are the Congrega-

tion for Catholic Education of the Holy See in the case of the Holy See and

the Ministry of Education of the Republic of China in the case of the Repub-

lic of China.

Article 11

Where admission to a particular Higher Education program is dependent

on the fulfillment of specific requirements in addition to the general require-

ments for access, the competent authorities of the Party concerned may

impose the additional requirements on holders of Higher Education qualifi-

cations obtained in the other Party or assess whether an applicant with

Higher Education qualifications obtained in the other Party has fulfilled

comparable requirements.