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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, AND SPORT

CENTER FOR QUALITY ASSESSMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Academic recognition of foreign qualifications concerning higher education

Recipients of service: Holders of foreign qualifications.

Type of service: Electronic since 2020.

Link to electronic service Since 2020: https://epe.skvc.lt/.

Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/documentation_requirements.

Timeframe of service: Recognition decision is issued within one calendar month if all of the required documents have been submitted.

Fees of service: Free of charge.

Description of process for obtaining a service:

https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/documentation_requirements.
https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/criteria

List of documents to be submitted for academic recognition: https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/documentation_requirements.

Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Giedra Katilauskienė, Head of Qualifications Assessment Division, The Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education giedra.katilauskiene@skvc.lt, phone +370 5 205 3175.

Information concerning available remedies: https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/criteria.

Providing a recommendation on a foreign secondary or higher education qualification

Recipients of service: Lithuanian employers and professional recognition institutions.

Type of service: Electronic

Link to electronic service Since 2020: https://epe.skvc.lt/.

Link to online application form (when electronic service unavailable): https://epe.skvc.lt/en/portal/how-to/

Timeframe of service: Within 20 working days of receipt of the request.

Fees of service: Free of charge.

Description of process for obtaining a service: https://epe.skvc.lt/en/portal/how-to/

List of documents to be submitted for academic recognition: https://www.skvc.lt/default/en/60/apply/documentation_requirements.

Contact details of the authority providing a service (position of a responsible employee, name and surname, e-mail, phone no.): Giedra Katilauskienė, Head of Qualifications Assessment Division, The Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education giedra.katilauskiene@skvc.lt, phone +370 5 205 3175.

Information concerning available remedies: Not established as this is a recommendation.