Acta Apostolicae Sedis - Commentarium Officiale102

SECTION VII

INFORMATION ON THE ASSESSMENT/ACCREDITATION

AND RECOGNITION MATTERS

Article 19

(A) Each Party shall provide adequate information on any institution

belonging to its Higher Education System, and about its quality assurance

system, with a view to enabling the competent authorities of the other Party

to ascertain whether the quality of the qualifications issued by these institu-

tions justifies recognition in the Party in which recognition is sought.

(B) The competent authorities of the Parties to provide adequate official

information are the Congregation 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 Republic of China.

(C) The same Higher Education authorities of the Holy See and of the

Republic of China shall provide information, specifically on the following:

(i) A description of its Higher Education System;

(ii) An overview of the different types of Higher Education Institu-

tions belonging to its Higher Education System, with the typical characteri-

stics of each type of institution;

(iii) A list of recognized and/or accredited Higher Education Institu-

tions (public and private) belonging to its Higher Education System, indicat-

ing their powers to award different types of qualifications and the require-

ments for gaining access to each type of institution and program;

(iv) A list of educational institutions located outside its territory which

the Party considers as belonging to its education system;

(v) National qualifications frameworks or other similar instruments;

(vi) Provisions for accreditation and/or quality assurance.

Article 20

(A) The Congregation 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