Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Conventio 101

SECTION VI

RECOGNITION OF HIGHER EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS

Article 16

To the extent that a recognition decision is based on the knowledge and

skills certified by the Higher Education qualification, each Party shall re-

cognize the Higher Education qualifications conferred within the system of

the other Party, unless a substantial difference can be demonstrated between

the qualification for which recognition is sought and the corresponding

qualification in the Party in which recognition is sought.

Article 17

Recognition in a Party of a Higher Education qualification issued in the

other Party shall have one or both of the following consequences:

(i) Access to further Higher Education studies, including relevant ex-

aminations and/or to preparations for the doctorate, on the same conditions

as those applicable to holders of qualifications of the Party in which recogni-

tion is sought;

(ii) The use of an academic title, subject to the laws and regulations of

the Party or a jurisdiction thereof, in which recognition is sought; such

recognition may facilitate access to the labor market.

Article 18

An assessment in a Party of a Higher Education qualification issued in

the other Party may take the form of advice:

(a) for general employment purposes;

(b) to an educational institution for the purpose of admission into its

programs;

(c) to any other competent recognition authority;

(d) to the holder of the qualification as a statement on the general

value of the said qualification.