Links about recognition

Working and living in Denmark

• Assessment and recognition of foreign qualifications in Denmark
• Denmark.dk – The official webportal about Denmark
• Work in Denmark – Official Danish website for international recruitment and jobseeking
• International Citizen Service – For employees and job seekers arriving in Denmark
• Business in Denmark – Information on requirements for services covered by the European Services Directive
• New to Denmark – Official portal for foreign nationals who wish to visit, live or work in Denmark
• Expat in Denmark – A network for foreign professionals

Educational and vocational guidance

Education in Denmark

• Study in Denmark
• Optagelse.dk – Application for admission to Danish higher education or upper secondary education programmes
• UddannelsesGuiden – Information and guidance about all programmes of education (in Danish)
• The State Education Grant and Loan Scheme (SU)

Work in Denmark

• Work in Denmark – For foreigners about working and living in Denmark
• Jobnet – Public job centres' site for jobseekers and employers in Denmark

Education and work in other countries

• Europass
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
• EURES – European Employment Services
• Researchers' Mobility Portal – Career opportunities for researchers on the move in Europe

The Danish education system

• Eurydice: The Education System in Denmark
• Ministry of Children and Education: primary and secondary education
• Ministry of Higher Education and Science
• Danish Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning
• The Danish Accreditation Institution
• Educational institutions in Denmark – Register maintained by the Danish Ministry of Children and Education (in Danish)

Education systems of other countries

International

• World Higher Education Database (WHED) – Education systems of many countries. Edited by IAU – International Association of Universities
• Nuffic – Education systems worldwide
• OECD: Education GPS – Education systems and data concerning OECD member countries and some non-member countries
• WES (USA & Canada): Country Resources

Europe

• Eurydice: Countries – Descriptions of European education systems, published by the EU's Eurydice network
• Cedefop - National vocational education and training (VET) systems
• Europass: National inventories of Certificate Supplements (VET)
• Q-ENTRY Database on Higher Education Entry Qualifications

Accreditation, verification, diploma mills, etc.

Denmark

• The Danish Accreditation Institution
• Accreditation and quality assurance
• Unaccredited/non-recognised institutions

International

• Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR)

USA

• US Department of Education: Diploma Mills and Accreditation
• Council for Higher Education Accreditation

United Kingdom

• Check if your university or college can award a degree - Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• Higher Education Degree Datacheck

Internationalisation, transparency and mobility

• European Higher Education Area – The Bologna Process website
• European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) – EU
• Europass – EU
• Diploma Supplement
• EURES – European Job Mobility Portal

International agreements on recognition, etc.

• Lisbon Recognition Convention
• Lisbon Recognition Convention: Participating states
• Revised Recommendation on Criteria and Procedures for the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications and Periods of Study (pdf)
• Legal framework and background for recognition in Europe

Assessment and recognition in other countries

International

• ENIC and NARIC networks

Europe

• ENIC and NARIC networks
• National Reference Points (NRP) for vocational qualifications
• Free movement of professionals – European Commission
• Regulated professions database – European Commission

Nordic area

• NORRIC – Nordic recognition network

Countries

• Australia: Department of Education
• Canada: Canadian Information Center for International Credentials (CICIC)
• Canada: Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC)
• Germany: Anabin.
• Germany: Anerkennung in Deutschland/Recognition in Germany
• Germany: BQ-Portal – Informationsportal für ausländische Berufsqualifikationen
• Ireland: Qualifications Recognition - Ireland
• Netherlands: IDW - International Credential Evaluation
• Norway: Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education (NOKUT)
• Sweden - Swedish Council for Higher Education
• United Kingdom: UK ENIC
• Other countries: ENIC and NARIC networks

Publications about assessment and recognition

• Do you have foreign qualifications? (Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science)
• NORRIC publications
• Council of Europe publications

Translation of documents

• Translation of diplomas to be assessed by the Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science
• Translatørforeningen

Legislation

Denmark

• Danish legislation on assessment and recognition
• Higher education: Laws and regulations
• Primary and secondary education – Ministry of Children and Education (in Danish)
• Retsinformation – Portal to Danish legislation (in Danish)

EU/EEA

• Free movement of professionals – European Commission
• Your Europe – European Commission
• SOLVIT – Problem solving in the Internal Market
• Eur-Lex – EU legislation

Public authorities

• Life in Denmark

International organisations

• Networks promoting mutual recognition of qualifications
• Council of Europe
• European Commission: Education and Training
• European University Association
• EURASHE – The European Association of Institutions in Higher Education
• ENQA - European Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education
• European Association for International Education (EAIE)
• EFTA
• UNESCO