About ENIC/NARIC

ENIC/NARIC Iceland is Iceland’s national information centre for the recognition of foreign qualifications. We provide expert assessments, information and guidance to individuals, universities, employers, public authorities and other stakeholders, supporting access to further education and employment.

Our assessments are advisory and do not constitute binding decisions on admission or employment. The relevant university, employer or competent authority makes the final decision.

Our office also handles applications for licenses in regulated vocational trades. Other regulated professions are handled by various competent authorities. Information about all regulated professions can be found on Island.is

The Icelandic ENIC/NARIC office is located in the Academic Affairs Division at the University of Iceland, in accordance with an agreement between the University and the Ministry of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education. The ENIC/NARIC office is run in accordance with the Article IX.2 of the Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region.

ENIC stands for European Network of Information Centers and NARIC stands for National Academic Recognition Information Centers.

ENIC/NARIC centres are run in the signatory states of the Lisbon Convention and cooperate through ENIC/NARIC networks.

The Nordic ENIC/NARIC offices operate a special cooperative network, see www.norric.org.

Role of ENIC/NARIC Iceland

The duties of the ENIC/NARIC office are as follows:

• To provide guidance on the evaluation of qualifications in compliance with best practices/methods for assessing qualifications as developed by the ENIC and NARIC networks.
• To provide authentic information on qualifications, education systems, and recognition procedures to individual holders of qualifications, higher education institutions, employers, professional organisations, public authorities and other interested parties.
• To serve as the main information point on the recognition of qualifications at national level.
• To cooperate on related matters with other information centres, higher education institutions, their networks and other relevant actors in the national context.
• To contribute to higher education policy development and legislation at regional and national level, and to the development of a national qualification framework.
• To contribute to the activities of the ENIC and NARIC networks on the development of an overarching framework of qualifications for the European Higher Education Area.
• To participate in publications, surveys, comparative studies and other research activities undertaken by the European Commission and other organisations.
• To develop cooperation with competent authorities in third countries working in the field of academic recognition.