European Quality Assurance and Recognition System
- Stage
- In force, reached 28 May 2025
- Procedure
- Recommendation · Non-legislative enactment
- Lead DG
- DG EAC
- Commissioner
- Iliana Ivanova
- Last activity
- 28 May 2025
Where it stands
Latest: Publication in the Official Journal, 28 May 2025.
- 27 Mar 2024
- Adoption by Commission
- 3 Apr 2024
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 May 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 May 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 12 May 2025
- Adoption of the legislative act
- 20 May 2025
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 May 2025
- Publication in the Official Journal
Consultations on it
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| Consultation | Feedback received |
|---|---|
| 35 |
Summary
GeneratedCouncil Recommendation of 12 May 2025 on a European quality assurance and recognition system in higher education. It urges Member States to make quality assurance more agile and to allow the joint European degree label, awarded only when all European criteria in Annex II are met. It also covers automatic recognition and a possible dedicated framework for university alliances.
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