Lisbon Recognition Convention
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The Lisbon Recognition Convention is a key international treaty that standardizes the recognition of higher education qualifications across Europe and supporting countries to promote student mobility and academic cooperation.
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Target entity: Lisbon Recognition Convention Context triple: [European Higher Education Area, relatedTo, Lisbon Recognition Convention]
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Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
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United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
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Madrid Protocol
The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that streamlines the process for obtaining and managing trademark protection in multiple countries through a single application.
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Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
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E.
WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lisbon Recognition Convention Target entity description: The Lisbon Recognition Convention is a key international treaty that standardizes the recognition of higher education qualifications across Europe and supporting countries to promote student mobility and academic cooperation.
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A.
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
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B.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea is an international treaty that defines nations’ rights and responsibilities in the world’s oceans, including maritime boundaries, resource exploitation, navigation, and environmental protection.
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C.
Madrid Protocol
The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that streamlines the process for obtaining and managing trademark protection in multiple countries through a single application.
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D.
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
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E.
WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Council of Europe convention
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UNESCO convention ⓘ international treaty ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Council of Europe
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UNESCO ⓘ |
| adoptedInCity | Lisbon ⓘ |
| aim |
to facilitate academic recognition of qualifications
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to promote academic cooperation ⓘ to promote student mobility ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Lisbon Recognition Convention
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surface form:
Lisbon Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region
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| category |
Council of Europe treaty
ⓘ
UNESCO education convention ⓘ education treaty ⓘ |
| dateAdopted | 1997-04-11 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1999-02-01 ⓘ |
| fullName | Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalFocus | European Higher Education Area ⓘ |
| hasPartyType |
Council of Europe member states
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UNESCO European Region states ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ministerial Conference of the Bologna Process
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surface form:
Bologna Process recognition policies
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| language |
English
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French ⓘ |
| legalArea |
higher education law
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international education law ⓘ |
| objective |
to improve international comparability of qualifications
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to support the European Higher Education Area ⓘ |
| principle |
burden of proof on recognition authorities
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fair recognition ⓘ substantial differences as basis for refusal of recognition ⓘ transparency of procedures ⓘ |
| providesFor |
recognition of access qualifications to higher education
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recognition of foreign higher education qualifications ⓘ recognition of periods of study ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedBody |
ENIC Network
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NARIC Network ⓘ |
| requires | establishment of national information centres on recognition ⓘ |
| scope | European Region ⓘ |
| setsObligationForStates |
to establish fair and transparent recognition procedures
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to provide adequate information on their higher education systems ⓘ |
| shortName | Lisbon Recognition Convention self-link ⓘ |
| subject | recognition of higher education qualifications ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
academic recognition
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quality assurance in higher education ⓘ student mobility ⓘ |
| yearAdopted | 1997 ⓘ |
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