Article
I
For the purposes of this Convention, the following terms shall have the following meaning:
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Access (to higher education)
The right of qualified candidates to apply and to be considered for admission to higher education.
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Admission (to higher education institutions and programmes)
The act of, or system for, allowing qualified applicants to pursue studies in higher education at a given institution and/or a given programme.
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Assessment (of institutions or programmes)
The process for establishing the educational quality of a higher education institution or programme.
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Assessment (of individual qualifications)
The written appraisal or evaluation of an individual's foreign qualifications by a competent body.
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Competent recognition authority
A body officially charged with making binding decisions on the recognition of foreign qualifications.
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Higher education
All types of courses of study, or sets of courses of study, training or training for research at the post secondary level which are recognized by the relevant authorities of a Party as belonging to its higher education system.
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Higher education institution
An establishment providing higher education and recognized by the competent authority of a Party as belonging to its system of higher education.
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Higher education programme
A course of study recognized by the competent authority of a Party as belonging to its system of higher education, and the completion of which provides the student with a higher education qualification.
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Period of study
Any component of a higher education programme which has been evaluated and documented and, while not a complete programme of study in itself, represents a significant acquisition of knowledge or skill.
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Qualification
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A.
Higher education qualification
Any degree, diploma or other certificate issued by a competent authority attesting the successful completion of a higher education programme.
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B.
Qualification giving access to higher education
Any diploma or other certificate issued by a competent authority attesting the successful completion of an education programme and giving the holder of the qualification the right to be considered for admission to higher education (cf. the definition of access).
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A.
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Recognition
A formal acknowledgement by a competent authority of the value of a foreign educational qualification with a view to access to educational and/or employment activities.
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A.
General requirements
Conditions that must in all cases be fulfilled for access to higher education, or to a given level thereof, or for the award of a higher education qualification at a given level.
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B.
Specific requirements
Conditions that must be fulfilled, in addition to the general requirements, in order to gain admission to a particular higher education programme, or for the award of a specific higher education qualification in a particular field of study.
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A.