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Recognizing micro-credentials: from theory to practice

: Online
Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
from 09:30 to 12:30
Target audience: Admission offices, international student offices, departments of lifelong learning and quality assurance, institutional initiatives aimed at widening participation, and anyone interested in the recognition of micro-credentials

This virtual event is centered on the question of how higher education institutions (HEIs) can be supported in developing flexible recognition procedures for micro-credentials.

Recognition as an engine for mobility

An international student who wants to study abroad, simply has to show her certificate and it will be accepted, right? Not quite. There is a huge amount of behind-the-scenes work involved in aligning the official recognition of higher education qualifications across borders.

Dilemmas in micro-credential recognition boost innovation

Higher education institutions are facing a number of dilemmas when it comes to recognising short learning experiences. Fortunately, there is a growing willingness to streamline the evaluation of micro-credentials internationally. This is good news for education, the labor market and the students themselves.

Recognition of foreign qualifications in times of COVID-19

Reflection document published about how to handle disrupted mobility and admissions.

The credentials challenge for online learning

How to assess the value of a huge variety of certificates, badges and other micro-credentials.

Students guide to e-learning available now

In selecting online courses, students often have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. Nuffic, in collaboration with the European Students Union (ESU), has published a new handy guide to help students choose the right course.

Measuring and comparing learning outcomes in Europe

Calling academics and their institutions to participate in European project.