Recognition of Ukrainian Qualifications

This webpage collects links to resources that can help credential evaluators at ENIC-NARICs, Higher Education Institutions and employers to assess educational qualifications from the Ukrainian education system.

Ukrainian information sources:

• Ukrainian ENIC centre – https://enic.in.ua/index.php/en/index.php/
• Ukrainian Ministry of Education and Science – https://mon.gov.ua/eng
• National Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education – https://en.naqa.gov.ua/
• Unified State Electronic Database on Education – https://info.edbo.gov.ua/edudocuments/: verify credentials (secondary, vocational, and higher education certificates) issued by institutions in Ukraine.
• Database “Laws of Ukraine” – https://zakon.rada.gov.ua/laws/main/index: legislation of Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine and legal documents.

International sources with information updated by the Ukrainian authorities:

• Ukraine country page on the ENIC-NARIC website – https://www.enic-naric.net/ukraine.aspx
• Ukrainian Qualifications Database – https://ukrainianqualifications.cimea.it/: database containing more than 300 examples of Ukrainian higher education qualifications.
• DEQAR database – Database of External Quality Assurance Results – https://www.eqar.eu/qa-results/search/
• Q-entry Database on Higher Education Entry Qualifications – https://www.q-entry.eu/international-db/?cerca=Ukraine: information on upper secondary school qualifications giving access to Higher Education
• World Higher Education Database – https://whed.net/home.php: authoritative information on Higher Education systems, credentials and institutions worldwide.

Information provided by ENIC-NARIC networks:

• Report "Recognition of Ukrainian qualifications in 2022-2023. Taking stock in the ENIC-NARIC Networks", May 2023.
• Council of Europe’s webpage “Education in time of crisis” – https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/education-in-time-of-crisis: emergency measures for Ukrainian refugees and their host countries.
• Council of Europe’s Webinar on preliminary results of the European Qualifications Passport for Refugees Task Force on recognition of Ukrainian qualifications - https://www.coe.int/en/web/education/-/webinar-on-preliminary-results-of-the-european-qualifications-passport-for-refugees-task-force-on-recognition-of-ukrainian-qualifications.
• Croatia – Croatian ENIC-NARIC webpage “Ukraine” - https://www.azvo.hr/en/enic-naric-office/ukrajina: relevant information for Ukrainian refugees in Croatia.
• European Commission's webpage "Support for people affected by Russia's invasion of Ukraine collecting education resources and information" – https://education.ec.europa.eu/support-for-people-affected-by-russias-invasion-of-ukraine.
• European Commission – DG EAC online Webinar: Online Training for Fast-track Recognition of Ukrainian Academic Qualifications – http://cimea.it/ucraina/index_EN.html: recording of the webinar on the Ukrainian higher education system held on 6 April 2022, its qualifications (including qualifications granting access to higher education), available tools for verification and information resources.
• European Commission's Guidelines on fast-track recognition of Ukrainian academic qualifications (2022) – https://education.ec.europa.eu/document/guidelines-on-fast-track-recognition-of-ukrainian-academic-qualifications
• European Commission's Report “Comparison of the European Qualifications Framework and the Ukrainian National Qualifications Framework”  https://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=89&newsId=10513&furtherNews=yes
• Ireland – QQI's foreign qualifications database – https://qsearch.qqi.ie/WebPart/Search?searchtype=recognitions: comparison of Ukrainian qualifications with Irish qualifications.
• Ireland – QQI's "Rough guide to Ukrainian qualifications in the context of the Irish National Framework of Qualifications".
• Italy – CIMEA webpage “Focus Ukraine”– http://cimea.it/ucraina/index_EN.html: links and material for the recognition of Ukrainian qualifications.
• Netherlands – NUFFIC’s updated Overview of the Education System of Ukraine – https://www.nuffic.nl/en/education-systems/ukraine: information about education in Ukraine and comparison of Ukrainian qualifications with Dutch diplomas.
• Poland – NAWA Kwalifikator – https://kwalifikator.nawa.gov.pl/: comparison of Ukrainian qualifications with Polish qualifications.
• Sweden – UHR Qualifications Assessment Tool – https://www.uhr.se/en/start/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications/qualifications-assessment-tool/: comparison of Ukrainian qualifications with Swedish qualifications.
• UNESCO webpage on “Mapping host countries’ education responses to the influx of Ukrainian students” – https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/mapping-host-countries-education-responses-influx-ukrainian-students.

International sources created by other national/international bodies:

• European Students’ Union webpage on “Help for Ukraine – Information and advocacy resources to help students in Ukraine!”: https://esu-online.org/help-for-ukraine/
• European Training Foundation’s resource hub “Education and work information for Ukrainians and EU countries”– https://www.etf.europa.eu/en/education-and-work-information-ukrainians-and-eu-countries

• European University Association’s briefing document on “Impact of the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine on the Ukrainian higher education sector”, with a section on “Recognition of study periods and qualifications” https://eua.eu/resources/publications/1023:impact-of-the-russian-federation%E2%80%99s-invasion-of-ukraine-on-the-ukrainian-higher-education-sector.html

• EURYDICE report “Supporting refugee learners from Ukraine in higher education in Europe” (2022): https://eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu/publications/supporting-refugee-learners-ukraine-higher-education-europe-2022

• Ukrainian system on the website of the U.S. evaluation centre ECE Connection – https://theconnection.ece.org/ResourcesByTag/137

• World Education News + Reviews – https://wenr.wes.org/2019/06/education-in-ukraine: education system profile of Ukraine.

This list is frequently amended and was last updated on 9 March 2023.