Training sessions

During the three years of the RecoLATIN project, a series of training activities are organised focusing on the main challenges and issues related to the recognition of foreign qualifications and the internationalisation of higher education.

The project partners work together to foster access to official and comprehensive information on different Higher Education systems, encourage the application of the Lisbon Recognition Convention and the Bologna Mobility Tools, implement good practice and methodologies for smooth recognition of foreign qualifications.

Peer review activity on Quality Assurance in Recognition procedures

In March 2019, university staff participated in the activities of WP6 that consisted in three peer-review visits focused on the topic of quality assurance in recognition procedures carried out by those higher education institutions who are partners of the RecoLATIN project.

At the beginning of the month, the Mexican colleagues from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Universidad de Monterrey together with the representatives of CIEP visited the Universidad de la República and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay. From the 11^thto the 15^thof March, the representatives from Università di Bologna, CIMEA and Universidad de Panamá visited the Mexican universities, UNAM and UDEM. Finally, the Universidad de Panamá received NOKUT’s representatives together with the Universidad de la República and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay representatives.

Face-to-face training in Paris for University staff

Unversity staff from four of the partner Universities participated in a face-to-face training on diploma and credit recognition issues, credential evaluation procedures and joint programmes in November/December 2017 at the Université Paris Descartes. Experts from the French and Italian ENIC-NARIC centres CIEP and CIMEA, as well as trainers from the Università di Bologna and Université Paris Descartes discussed with the participants the contents of the on-line training course that the participants had successfully completed.

Study visits at Università di Bologna, University of Stavanger and Université Paris Descartes

Representative from the trained staff of the Universidad Autónoma de México and the Universidad de Monterrey from Mexico, and the Universidad de la República and the Universidad Católica de Uruguay from Uruguay went to three different study visits to deepen their knowledge in Internationalisation Strategies, recognition of qualifications, Joint Programmes and Quality Assurance aspects at the Universities of Bologna, Stavanger and Paris Descartes.

Online training on higher education systems, and recognition procedures

Around 80 participants from the Universidad Autónoma de México and the Universidad de Monterrey from Mexico, the Universidad de Panamá and the Universidad de Chiriquí from Panama, and the Universidad de la República and the Universidad Católica de Uruguay from Uruguay have in October and November 2017 successfully participated in a six-weeks online training course on higher education systems, institutions and qualifications, recognition procedures and Joint Programmes.

Face-to-face training in Uruguay

In September 2017 the partners working at the Ministerio de Educación y Cultura – MEC participated in a face-to-face training week on diploma recognition issues, credential evaluation procedures and national regulations in Montevideo. Experts from the French, Italian and Norwegian ENIC-NARIC centres CIEP, CIMEA and NOKUT discussed with the participants the contents of the on-line training course that the participants had successfully completed.

Internship in the French, Italian and Norwegian ENIC-NARIC centres

In September 2017 three government officials from each of the Latin American partner Ministries came to the TAICEP conference that was held in Rome this year. After this week of exchange, discussions and networking the participants were welcomed in Paris, Oslo and Rome to spend a one-week internship period in the ENIC-NARIC centres of France, Italy and Norway to deepen their knowledge of recognition procedures, discuss about credential evaluation and the Bologna Process and learn about European Higher Education systems.

Face-to-face training in Mexico

After the successful completion of an on-line training course, an intensive face-to-face training week for Goverment officials in the Dirección General de Acreditación Incorporación y Revalidación – DGAIR (SEP) in Mexico City was taking place in August 2017. Diploma recognition issues, credential evaluation procedures and national regulations were discussed with the trainers from the French, Italian and Norwegian ENIC-NARIC centres CIEP, CIMEA and NOKUT.

Face-to-face training in Panama

Goverment officials from the Panamanian Ministerio de Educación – MEDUCA  participated in a face-to-face training week on diploma recognition issues, credential evaluation procedures and national regulations in July/August 2017 in Panama City. Experts from the French, Italian and Norwegian ENIC-NARIC centres CIEP, CIMEA and NOKUT discussed with the participants the contents of the on-line training course that the participants had successfully completed.

Online training on higher education systems, and recognition procedures

Around 40 participants from the Ministries of Higher Education from Mexico, Panama and Uruguay have in June and July 2017 successfully participated in a two-months online training course on higher education systems, institutions and qualifications, recognition procedures and National Recognition Centres.