Call for projects 2024- “Learners First – Support for the ENIC Centres”

Deadline: 10 December 2023

The Council of Europe Education Department is launching a call for proposals in the framework of its Project “Learners First – Support for the ENIC Centres “.to foster the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention, which is central to ensuring efficient and fair recognition of qualifications in the European Higher Education Area through supporting the ENIC Network.

The Grants scheme aims to support ENIC Centres from the countries involved in the Council of Europe Education Programme and the Steering Committee for Education, which are not eligible for the European Commission NARIC call for proposals (i.e. Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Holy See, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Montenegro, Republic of Moldova, San Marino, Ukraine, United Kingdom).

To this end, the Grants scheme invites project proposals which:

1. Promote automatic recognition of qualifications;
2. Support digitalisation in the recognition of qualifications;
3. Contribute to the implementation of Article 7 of the Lisbon Recognition Convention1] (recognition of qualifications held by refugees, displaced persons and persons in a refugee-like situations);

Support the implementation of the Recommendation CM/Rec (2022) 18 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on countering education fraud

The call for proposals is attached herewith (Call for proposals)

Appendix 1 - Application form 

Appendix 2 - Estimated budget 

Appendix 3 - Financial report
[1] Detailed information on the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education