Seminar on Recognition of Qualifications and Substantial Difference

26th June 2019
Carlton Hotel - Via Montebello 8, Bologna

8:30	Registration of the participants
9:00	Welcome addresses
9:15	Presentation of the seminar in the framework of the Bologna Process
9:30	The concept of substantial difference in the Lisbon Recognition Convention: can we tighten the definition? Interview with students and ENIC-NARIC centres of Estonia, France, Italy, the Netherlands.
10:30	COFFEE BREAK
‌11:00	Should I recognise or should I not? Examples of substantial difference related to: • Elements of the qualification • Characteristics of the Higher Education system • How the qualification has been obtained
13:00	‌NETWOKING AND LUNCH BREAK
‌14:00	‌I can’t get no recognition Discussion on the key words and key messages on substantial difference for students
‌15:15	‌Guidelines for assessing substantial differences
15:45	Conclusions
16:00	End of the meeting