The Annual joint meeting of the ENIC and NARIC networks opened today in Stockholm, Sweden. It is organised by the Swedish Council for Higher Education (ENIC/NARIC Sweden) in cooperation with the European Commission, the Council of Europe and Unesco.

Dr Laura Stevens from the Hague University of Applied Sciences gave a keynote speech on an innovative topic of Biomimicry and Recognition.

In his opening remarks Villano Qiriazi, the Head of the Education Department of the Council of Europe highlighted inclusion, anti-discrimination, transparency and accountability, together with trust of citizens in institutions as crucial values to be put at the heart of the ENIC/NARIC networks future plans.

The programme of the event includes a plenary and 12 parallel workshops and will provide an  opportunity for ENIC and NARIC centres to gather and share expertise in the field of recognition of qualifications. 

The Council of Europe is actively involved in the three workshops:
“The ENIC/NARIC Charter; a framework for the Networks”; 
“Capacity building through participation in projects”
“For a quality education free from fraud and corruption”