TPG B on LRC Meetings 2021-2024

Agenda

TPG B on LRC members are advised on the following important dates: 

• 30 March 2023, online: Work group for TPG B members “Digitalising the Diploma Supplement”, day 1 (activity organised within the TPG LRC CoRE project)

• 27 April 2023, Tirana (Albania): 5th TPG B on LRC Meeting 

• 28 April 2023, Tirana (Albania): Seminar on automatic recognition (within the framework of the EU co-funded TPG-LRC CoRE project)

• 15 May 2023, online: Work group for TPG B members “Digitalising the Diploma Supplement”, day 2 (activity organised within the TPG LRC CoRE project)

• 19 September 2023, online: PLA for digitalisation of input methods/workflows/tools (activity organised within the TPG LRC CoRE project)

• 19 October 2023, online: PLA for digitalisation of throughput methods/workflows/tools (activity organised within the TPG LRC CoRE project)

• 21 November 2023, online: PLA for digitalisation of output methods/workflows/tools (activity organised within the TPG LRC CoRE project)

 
TPG B Meetings

Important dates

Meetings are open to TPG B on LRC members, while seminars are open to higher education institutions and other relevant stakeholders.

• TPG B meeting 1: 14 September 2021, online

• TPG B meeting 2: 18 January 2022, online

• TPG B meeting 3: 10 June 2022, Sévres (France)

• TPG B meeting 4: 24 January 2023, online

• TPG B meeting 5: 27 April 2023, Tirana (Albania)

• TPG B meeting 6: 1 February 2024, online

• TPG B meeting 7: 23 April 2024, Rome (Italy)

 

First Meeting of the TPG B on LRC, online, 14 September 2021

In this first meeting of the group members were introduced and discussed the Bologna Key Commitment 2 on national legislation and procedures compliant with the Lisbon Recognition Convention seen from various viewpoints. The outcomes of the survey among TPG B members were shared, followed by a discussion on the upcoming 2021-2024 work plan.

Minutes of this meeting

Presentations and documents of this meeting

 

Second Meeting of the TPG B on LRC, online, 18 January 2022

The meeting was aimed at sharing experiences to optimise the use of digital technology and the Diploma Supplement for the recognition agenda. It offered an opportunity to gain knowledge about initiatives and practices carried out at international level as well as to share practices implemented at national level in smaller working groups.

Minutes of this meeting

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Third Meeting of the TPG B on LRC, France, 9-10 June 2022

The TPG B meeting combined a mix of panel discussions to convey relevant/up-to-date information and peer-support activity to give the possibility to share national experiences, practices and perspectives to fulfil the LRC implementation. The TPG B meeting was preceded by a public seminar on alternative pathways (see below) that is conceived to supplement the activity of the group.

Minutes of this meeting

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Fourth Meeting of the TPG B on LRC, online, 24 January 2023

The meeting was focused on the specific thematic indication for TPG B "establishing the distribution of work and responsibilities among the competent institutions that have the right knowledge and capacity to carry out recognition procedures". Furthermore, the meeting offered an opportunity to share information on the state of art of the activities linked to the TPG B on LRC and to present documents developed in the framework of the Erasmus+ umbrella project "TPG-LRC Constructing Recognition in the EHEA" (TPG-LRC CoRE).

Minutes of the meeting

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Fifth Meeting of the TPG B on LRC

Tirana, 27 April 2023

Tirana

The meeting focused on the specific thematic indications for TPG B "establishing the legal framework to allow the implementation of the LRC". The open discussion on the Monitoring the implementation of the Lisbon recognition Convention: monitoring report, Paris/Strasbourg 2022 has been the starting point, followed by a matchmaking activity on the 6 specific thematic indication for TPG B with the aim of setting up the staff mobility. The second part of the meeting has been devoted to a peer-support activity on the specific thematic indication for TPG B "distribution of work and responsibilities among the competent authorities that carry out recognition procedures".

Minutes of meeting

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Sixth Meeting of the TPG B on LRC, online, 1 February 2024

The meeting was aimed at sharing experiences on key topics related to the recognition agenda and information that are relevant to the work of the TPG B. It offered an opportunity to gain knowledge on relevant input to complement the activity of the TPG B. as well as to discuss the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education and the Joint European degree, along with relevant updates from the three Peer Groups. Furthermore, the meeting focused on sharing knowledge and experiences related to the implementation of Bologna tools, publications and staff mobility activities within the framework of the Erasmus+ project.

Minutes of the meeting

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About the TPG-LRC Core Project

The TPG-LRC Constructing Recognition in the EHEA (TPG-LRC CoRE) is the umbrella project to support the work of the Thematic Peer Group B on the Lisbon Recognition Convention. The project is co-funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ programme and aims at fostering the implementation of the Bologna Process focusing on its key commitment 2 on national legislation and procedures compliant with the Lisbon Recognition Convention.

All project activities, which will be carried out through a peer approach, will be focused on the priorities enshrined in the Rome Communiqué and built on the work done within the previous TPG-LRC project.

 

 
Seminars

Public seminar on alternative pathways

France, 9 June 2022

the public seminar offered an overview of national and international initiatives on recognition of alternative pathways with particular reference to Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), recognition of non-traditional learning and micro-credentials, in line with the specific thematic indications prioritised by the TPG B members in the survey distributed in June 2021.  

Presentations and documents of this seminar 

20 years of validation des acquis de l'expérience (VAE)

Recognition of Prior Learning in Practice project (RPLip)

e-VALUATE and (STACQ) projects

Micro-credentials linked to the Bologna key commitments (MICROBOL)

Micro-credentials in the EU strategy for higher education institutions

 

Public seminar on automatic recognition

Tirana, 28 April 2023

Tirana

The public seminar on automatic recognition explored the topic in a multi-faceted way, starting with an overview on the issue from the 2022 Monitoring Report on the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention, the 2018 Council Recommendation on promoting automatic mutual recognition and the 2023 Report on its implementation. The second part of the seminar took a practical approach, presenting different models of automatic recognition and the tools available to support its implementation.

 

 

Different approaches to automatic recognition:

Legally and not legally binding agreements

National databases with comparability statements available for download

Transversal solution to support automatic recognition:

Information provision as one of the pre-conditions for automatic recognition

 

Digital solutions for the verification of authenticity and Quality Assurance

 

Research and publications

Within the framework of the TPG LRC CoRE project, four working groups have been established to contribute to the seminars design and content and produce documents and publications on the topics linked to three of the “6 specific thematic indications” for the TPG B (alternative pathways, digital technology for the recognition agenda and the Diploma Supplement, automatic recognition) and on the topic of the European degrees. The following working groups have been established: 

 

1. Alternative pathways: WG1 on micro-credentials

Deliverable – Publication on micro-credential and recognition targeted to HEIs

The publication aims to develop guidelines on the design, issuing and recognition of micro-credentials. The document is developed in cooperation with the TPG A on Qualifications Framework and ECTS, the TPG C on Quality assurance and the Working Group on Learning and Teaching. 

First WG1 meeting: 21 September 2022

Second WG1 meeting: 24 October 2022

Third WG1 meeting: 20 November 2022

Fourth WG1 meeting: 11 January 2023

 

2. Digital technology for the recognition agenda and the Diploma Supplement: WG2 on digitalisation

Deliverable – Document focused on digital technology for the recognition agenda and the Diploma Supplement

The document will be the joint result from the insights gathered during three Peer Learning activities on digitalisation (organised during the framework of the project) and desk research. 

First WG2 meeting: 23 September 2022

Second WG2 meeting: 28 October 2022

Third WG2 meeting: 19 December 2022

Fourth WG2 meeting: 24 February 2023

 

3. Automatic recognition: WG3 on quality of recognition

Deliverable – Report identifying potential gaps and containing recommendations for higher education institutions to improve the quality of their recognition processes.

The document will be the joint result from the results collected through a survey circulated among HEIs established in the TPG B member countries and desk research. 

First WG3 meeting: 28 September 2022

Second WG3 meeting: 6 December 2022

Third WG3 meeting: 25 January 2023

 

4. WG4 on European Degree

Deliverable – Document on the European degree from the recognition perspective

The working group will start working during the second phase of the project. 

 

Peer Support and Peer Learning Activities

After the 2018 Paris Ministerial Conference, the 2020 Rome Ministerial Communiqué reconfirmed the “determination to see the Key Commitments fully implemented. We ask the BFUG to continue to employ the peer support method to achieve this. Consequently, the peer support is the approach underpinning the activity of the TPG B. The working methods will combine a mix of panel meetings to share information and smaller group activities to facilitate the exchange of practices through peer support activities.

 

Peer Support Activity 1: Digitalisation for the recognition agenda (10 June 2022)

National experiences from:

Germany

Moldova

 

Peer Support Activity 2: Recognition of alternative pathways (10 June 2022)

National experiences from:

France

Ireland 

  

Peer Support Activity 3: Distribution of work and responsibilities among the competent authorities that carry out recognition procedures (27 April 2023)

National experiences from

Peer Learning Activities on digital solutions for the recognition agenda 

In the framework of the Erasmus+ co-funded project TPG-LRC Constructing Recognition in the EHEA - TPG-LRC CoRE, a series of three Peer Learning Activities (PLAs) on digital solutions for the recognition agenda will be organised. The PLAs serve a twofold objective: first, to gather useful input for a publication on digitalisaton to be developed within the project, intended as a blueprint of TPG B members' experiences towards the use of digital solutions to support the recognition process in line with the Lisbon Recognition Convention. Second, to offer TPG B members an opportunity for exchange and dialogue on experiences developed at national level, in the spirit of underpinning peer support that characterises the group's work. 

The three PLAs will be organised addressing the three phases of the credential evaluation process: input (submission of data from applicants), throughput (process data received by applicants), and output (delivery of the outcome of the assessment). 

First Peer Learning Activities on digital solutions for the recognition agenda – input phase

Online, 19 September 2023

The PLA address the input phase, intended as data submitted by applicants. The session is aimed at providing participants with practical experiences and the theoretical basis to identify the most suitable digital solutions to support the recognition process at national level in line with the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC). 

-        Agenda of the PLA 

-        Overview on how to frame digitalization and digital solutions at the service of the recognition process in line with the LRC – part 1

-        Overview on how to frame digitalization and digital solutions at the service of the recognition process in line with the LRC – part 2 

National experiences from:

-        Ukraine 

-        Italy 

Second Peer Learning Activities on digital solutions for the recognition agenda –throughput phase

Online, 19 October 2023

The PLA address the throughput phase, intended as the systems which support the internal processes and (digital) tools used for processing of data coming from applicants. The session is aimed at providing participants with practical experiences and the theoretical basis to identify the most suitable digital solutions to support the recognition process at national level in line with the Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC). 

-        Agenda of the PLA 

-        Establishing an interoperable system and database by the NAWA's Department for Academic Recognition (Poland)

-        Using DEQAR as trusted source of information on alternative providers and micro credentials 


Third Peer Learning Activities on digital solutions for the recognition agenda –output phase

Online, 7 December 2023

The PLA address the output phase. This refers to the result of the credential evaluation process; i.e. issuing and managing digital recognition statements. In this session we explored how digitalisation can enhance learner centricity, security and interoperability of the output of recognition processes. The PLA also presented examples of good practice and provided opportunities for dialogue and exchange on the challenges and solutions related to the digitalisation of the final stage of the recognition workflow. 

-        Agenda of the PLA 

-        Output phase Presentation of HK-dir 

-        Output phase Introduction DigiLink 

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