Council of Europe Education Department supports ENIC Centres in the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention through a grants scheme

The Council of Europe together with UNESCO ensures the Secretariat of the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education, known as the Lisbon Recognition Convention, and the European Network of Information Centres in the European Region (ENIC).

To follow up on the recommendations of 2^nd monitoring report of the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention (adopted in November 2022), the Council of Europe launches a grants scheme for the ENIC Centres.

The objective of the Grants scheme is to support the ENIC Centres in stepping up the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention in their respective countries.  

As a result of the call for proposals, six projects to be implemented by the following organisations have been selected for funding:

1. State owned company Information and Image center (Ukraine)
2. National Center for Educational Quality Enhancement (Georgia)
3. Centre for Information and Recognition of Qualifications in HE (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
4. National Information Centre for Academic Recognition and Mobility (Armenia)
5. Center of Education Services (Albania)
6. Ecctis Limited (United Kingdom)

The implementation period of the projects will be from 15 March to 30 November 2023.