European Legislation on Higher Education

 

Name  
of 
Country
Name of Regulatory Act
Language 
of 
Text
Austria University Organization and Studies Act (University Act 2002), University Organisation Amendment Act and Universities of the Arts. Organization Amendment Act., No 120/2002/9th August, 2002 (PDF format - 0.94MB) English
Croatia The Science and Higher Education Act, 2003 (PDF format - 0.29MB) English
Czech Republic

ACT No. 111 on Higher Education Institutions  and on Modification and Amendment of Other Acts (The Higher Education Act), 22 April 1998 (PDF format - 0.30MB)

English
The Law of 4 April 2001 (PDF format - 0.07MB) English
France Code de l’éducation - 3ème partie – les enseignements supérieurs, 2000 (PDF format - 0.16) French
Germany

Hochschulrahmengesetz (HRG) (PDF format - 0.10MB)

German
Sechstes Gesetz zur Anderung des Hochschulrahmengesetz, 2002 (PDF format - 180.63MB) German
Hungary

Act CXXXIX of 2005 on Higher Education (PDF format - 780.76KB)

English

Act C of 2001.on the Recognition of Foreign Certificates and Degrees, 2001 (PDF format - 180.63KB)

English
Italy Law No. 148 of 11 July 2002 Concerning the Ratification and Execution of the Convention on the Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications in the Europe Region signed in Lisbon on 11 April 1997, and Provisions for the Adjustment of the Internal Regulations (PDF format -  0.08MB) English
Legislation Decree No. 165 of 30 March 2001 - Art. 38 regarding the rationalisation of public management and revision of civil service regulations (art. 3)(PDF format - 0.08MB) English
Presidential Decree No. 394 of 3 August 1999 - Arts.: 49 (Recognition of Foreign Qualifications Licensing to the Practice of Regulated Professions) and 50 (Particular Provisions for the Professionals in the Health Sector)  (PDF format - 0.08MB) English
Decree No. 509 of 3 November 1999 Regulations Setting out the Norms Concerning the Teaching Autonomy of Universities (PDF format - 0.08MB) English
Malta Education Act, 1988 (PDF format - 0.18MB) English
Netherlands Wet van 8 oktober 1992, houdende bepalingen met betrekking tot het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek (Wet op het hoger onderwijs en wetenschappelijk onderzoek [Versie geldig vanaf: 13-02-2004]) (PDF format - 0.63MB) Dutch
Legal Reforms in the Netherlands in Relation to the European Area for Higher Education, 2002 (PDF format - 0.08MB) English
Norway Act Relating to Universities and University Colleges, No. 15/1 April 2005 (PDF format - 78.55KB) English
Higher Education Act, 2003 (PDF format - 0.07MB) English
Regulations Concerning Accreditation, Evaluation and Approval Pursuant to the Act Relating to Universities and Colleges and the Act Relating to Private Colleges, 2003 (PDF format - 0.08MB) English
Poland Higher Education Law, 2005 (PDF format - 432.81KB) English
UK Higher Education Bill, 2004 (PDF format - 0.35MB) English

Laws on higher education of other countries participating in/acceding to the Bologna Process

Name  
of 
Country

Name of Regulatory Act
Language 
of 
Text
Albania Law No. 8461 on Higher Education in the Republic of Albania, 1999 (PDF format - 0.23MB) English
Belgium (Flanders) Restructuration de l'enseignement supérieur en Flandre, 2003 (PDF format - 0.15MB) French
Bosnia & Herzegovina Draft State-Level Framework Higher Education Law (PDF format - 0.02MB) English

English

The Prototype Statute for Integrated University in BiH (PDF format - 201.25KB)
Bulgaria Higher Education Act, 1995 (PDF format - 0.14MB) English
Cyprus Unified Laws to Regulate the Establishment, Control and Operation of Institutions of Tertiary Education: 67(I) of 1996; 15(I) of 1997; 67(I) of 1997; 10(I) of 1999; 193(I) of 2002 (PDF format - 0.11MB) English
Denmark Act on Universities No. 403, 2003 (PDF format - 0.17MB) English
Estonia Institutions of Professional Higher Education Act, 1998 [consolidated act 2004] (PDF format - 0.27MB) English
Resolution No. 358 of the President of the Republic of 17 June 1998: Private Education Institutions Act (Preliminary and unofficial translation) (PDF format - 91.18KB) English
Republic of Estonia Education Act, 23 March 1992 [consolidated act 2004] (PDF format - 51.93KB) English

Standard of Higher Education, 13 August 2002 (PDF format - 0.15MB)

English
Finland Universities Act, 1997 (PDF format - 0.12MB) English
Holy See

 

Decree of the Congregation for Catholic Education Revising the Order of Studies in the Faculties and Departments of Canon Law, 2002 (PDF format - 0.04MB) English
Apostolic Constitution Sapientia Christiana, 1979 (PDF format - 0.15MB) English
Ireland Universities Act, 1997 English
Israel The Council for Higher Education Law, 1958 (PDF format - 0.22MB) English
Latvia Education Law, 1998 English
Law on Higher Educational Establishments, 1995 (on-line) English
Liechtenstein Liechtensteinisches Landesgesetzblatt No. 196, 1992 (PDF format - 0.17MB) German
Lithuania Law on Higher Education, 2000 (PDF format - 155.63KB) English
FYR of Macedonia Law on Education, 2000 (PDF format - 472.58KB) Macedonian
Draft Law Changing & Supplementing the Law on Higher Education,  2003 (PDF format - 0.19MB) English
Portugal Apresentacao da lei de bases da educacao no que se refere ao ensino superior, 2003 (PDF format - 0.24MB) Spanish
Romania Legea consortiilor universitare, 2004 Romanian
Lege privind organizarea studiilor universitare (PDF format - 147.71KB) Romanian
Legea învăţământului, 1995 (PDF format - 39.36KB) Romanian
Russian Federation Law on Higher Education, 1996 (on-line) Russian
Slovak Republic Law No. 131 of 21 February 2002 on Higher Education and on Changes and Supplements to Some Laws (PDF format - 1185.97KB) English
Republic of Serbia Law on Higher Education, 2003 (PDF format - 77.33KB) [Serbia] English
University Law, 2002 (PDF format - 456.05KB) English
Law on Higher Education, 2003 (PDF format - 508.81KB) [Montenegro] English
Law on Higher Education, 2003 (PDF format - 0.07KB) [Kosovo] English
Slovenia Higher Education Act,1993 (amendments 1999) (PDF format - 242.71KB) English
Spain Ley organica de universidades, 2001 (PDF format - 243.82KB) Spanish
Calidad de la education, 2002 (PDF format - 198.82KB) Spanish
Sweden Higher Education Ordinance, 1993 (amendments up to 2002) (PDF format - 371.07KB) English
Higher Education Act, 1992 (PDF format- 35.46KB) English
Swiss Confederation Loi Federale sur les écoles polytechniques fédérales, 1991 (online) French
Federal law on the universities of applied sciences, 1995 (PDF format - 506.19KB) German
Federal law on the promotion of universities and on cooperation in the tertiary education sector, 8 October 1999 (University promotion law, UFG) (PDF format - 105.23KB) German
Turkey

Regulations on Graduate Education, 1997 (PDF format - 63,86KB)

English

Regulations Governing Equivalency of Higher Education Diplomas Awarded Abroad (PDF format - 18.84KB)

English

Law on Higher Education,1981 (PDF format - 241.66KB)

English
Ukraine Law of Ukraine on Education, 1991 (PDF format - 231.65KB) English
USA
1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 (online)

English

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