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Malmö university. Sweden. Qualification requirements and assessment of eligibility. Qualification requirements is decided by either government , governing agency or HEI depending on education

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  1. Malmö university Sweden

  2. Qualificationrequirements and assessment of eligibility Qualificationrequirements is decided by eithergovernment, governing agency or HEI depending on education Eachindividual HEI make the final decisionif a student is eligible and admitted. Sektion Datum

  3. Qualificationrequirements and assessment of eligibility Qualificationrequirements is decided by eithergovernment, governing agency or HEI depending on education Eachindividual HEI make the final decisionif a student is eligible and admitted. • Process starts with evaluation of credentials • Joint venture at national level: • Formal swedisheducation – pre-university studies, academiceducation • Formal foreigneducation - as above • Independently at universitylevel: • Recognition of prior learning • Vocationalteachereducation Sektion Datum

  4. Evaluation of foreigncredentials - numbers Total credentialpackagesnecessary to evaluateannually– an estimate for 2012: Domesticadmission – 33000 (50% academiccredentials) International admission – 8500 (85% academiccredentials) Credentials from 170 countries in admission to fall 2012 Sektion Datum

  5. Evaluation of foreigncredentials – causes Total credentialpackagesnecessary to evaluateannually– an estimate for 2012: Domesticadmission – 33000 (50% academiccredentials) International admission – 8500 (85% academiccredentials) Credentials from 170 countries in admission to fall 2012 • Major causes: • Governmentwantinternationalisation of swedishhighereducation • Marketing and student recruitment of swedishhighereducationabroad • Migration Sektion Datum

  6. A VIRTUAL ORGANISATION EVALUATING • A national swedishcooperation – no university has all the knowledge. • During a fall admission round – May and June – VO is staffed by 40 to 50 evaluation officers (approx. 20 full time jobs) seated at VHS and up to 15 different universities and university colleges. • Task, whileevaluating in accordance to mutuallyagreedguidelines : • Check authenticity • Check comparability with qualificationrequirements – i.eswedisheducation system • and therebyenable the swedish HEI to decideif a student is eligbile, how to rank the student and whether grant him/heradmission or not. Sektion Datum

  7. QUALIFICATION ASSESSMENT GROUP Appointed by The Association of Swedish HigherEducation. 12 members – 2 VHS and 10 representing different HEI Task – by mutualagreementdecide and recommendguidelines for assessingeligibility and comparablegrades. Three handbooks - Swedish, foreignpre-uni, foreignacademiccredentials Almost all decisions by HEI concerningeligibility and ranking follow the recommendations of the group. Benefits students and HEI. Enables VO and other joint ventures. Sektion Datum

  8. Contact information Joakim Hall – joakim.hall@mah.se Admission Officer – Malmö University Production Manager – VirtualOrganization – Swedish Council for HigherEducation Representing Malmö University as boardmember of QualificationAssessment Group Sektion Datum

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