Recognition of studies

In Europe, all countries operate according to different methods and therefore deliver different types of qualifications and titles. However, going to study abroad should not mean losing an academic year… 

There are tools in the recognition of study abroad, such as the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) and the Diploma Supplement.

Here you can find information about the tools that exists to ensure that your study abroad period will be fully recognised and not a waste of study time.

• Recognition of studies: the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS)  
  ECTS? What does this hieroglyph mean? Don’t panic! We have the answer right here...In a downloadable document about ECTS you can find all the information you need.

• Europass
  Whether you are planning to enrol in an education or training programme, looking for a job, or getting experience abroad, it is important to be able to make your skills and competences clearly understood. Europass is a new way of helping people to make your skill clear and easily understood to everybody in Europe. It will therefore help to move anywhere in Europe.

• Recognition of music studies and qualifications in Europe
  If you are interested in knowing more about the recognition of studies or qualifications (for example, if you are considering working in another European country after finishing your studies), the Handbook "The International Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Music Education" will give you more information about the international recognition of studies and qualifications in higher education in general. This handbook also contains information about academic recognition in the field of music and the various tools that can support it, such as credit point systems and the diploma supplement. It also includes an overview of the use of credit point systems in 31 countries worldwide. The handbook is downloadable here.

   

• Recognition of qualifications in Europe – an overview per country of regulated professions in music
  You would like to teach music in Belgium but you don’t know if your degree is fully recognised or if you need to take an additional Belgian exam. Have a look at the Handbook "The International Recognition of Studies and Qualifications in Higher Music Education". Its part C presents information on professional recognition, including a reflection on the importance of professional qualifications in the field of music, general information on professional recognition procedures with a distinction between regulated and non-regulated professions, and a comprehensive list of regulated professions in music in 36 countries worldwide. You will find, for each European country, useful contact details of persons able to inform you about regulated profession in the field of music. The handbook is downloadable here.