EQUAL - European Qualification – Refugees and Recognition
The aim of the project is to support ENIC-NARICs in selected European countries in establishing fair and transparent recognition of refugees’ qualifications through training and supervision.
Recently edited : 17. December 2024
About the project
The EQUAL project – European Qualification – Refugees and Recognition, builds on the experiences from the previous projects – Toolkit, REACT and ARENA, with the continued aim of ensuring implementation of Article VII of the Lisbon Recognition Convention by signatory countries. The project will support NARICs in establishing sustainable recognition procedures that are aligned with national laws and practices for admission.
Through locally based needs assessment, structured training and mentoring the project will help build capacity in the bodies responsible for recognition in the new countries recruited to the project – Poland, Lithuania and Romania.
The aimed deliverables of the project are:
- National assessment protocols on admitting refugees’ or persons in a refugee like situation to Higher Education
- National recommendations on legislation
The final products of the project are white papers, consisting of both, an assessment protocol adapted to local needs, as well as recommendations on local regulations and legislation.
Main project activities include:
- Partnership meeting
- Kick-off with project consortium
- Project board meetings
- Blueprint of white paper
- Assessment protocol for white paper
- Training programme and workshop for Poland, Lithuania and Romania
- E-learning module
- Final dissemination conference for ENIC-NARICs, HEIs and policy stakeholders
Resources developed in the project
As of October 2024, the project has created a number of resources underpinning the development of the white papers:
- A desk research report, providing an overview of experiences and methods in selected European countries for assessing qualifications of refugees with incomplete educational documentation.
- Surveys with higher education institutions in Lithuania, Poland and Romania on admission practices for refugees with incomplete documentation.
- A training programme in assessing refugees' qualifications, consisting of 9 modules and an e-learning course.
Final conference
The project's final dissemination conference Bridging the Gaps: Rethinking Recognition to Ensure Equal Opportunities for Refugees took place at Norway House in Brussels on 3 December 2024.