Source: European Parliament
Question for written answer E-001153/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Giuseppe Lupo (S&D)
The Italian Ministry for Universities and Research (MUR) has sent a letter to the ‘Dunărea de Jos’ University of Galaţi in Romania, stating that the qualifications awarded by this university through the subsidiary of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Enna, Italy, cannot be recognised by the Italian education system because they are not accredited. This is because, according to the MUR, Italy has made the recognition of academic qualifications issued by foreign universities operating within its territory subject to specific accreditation procedures.
Considering that this subsidiary is an entity without a legal personality, operating on the basis of an accreditation issued by the Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, which ensures that the study programmes offered by Romanian universities comply with European standards, can the Commission answer the following:
- 1.Can it clarify whether, even without accreditation, academic qualifications awarded to students through the subsidiary of the Medical Faculty in Enna and obtained in accordance with the educational standards laid down in Directive 2005/36/EC, must be automatically recognised everywhere in Europe, including Italy?
- 2.Can it clarify whether the refusal to recognise these academic qualifications is contrary to Article III of the Lisbon Recognition Convention, which requires Member States to take all necessary measures to facilitate the mutual recognition of academic qualifications?
Submitted: 19.3.2025