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European Legislation on Higher Education

 

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

Austria

University Organization and Studies Act (Universities 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

Belgium (Flanders)

Restructuration de l'enseignement supérieur en Flandre, 2003 (PDF format - 0.15MB) French

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Draft State Level Framework Law on Higher Education in Bosnia and Hezegovina, 2007 English

English

The Prototype Statute for Integrated University in BiH (PDF format - 201.25KB)

Bulgaria

Higher Education Act, 1995 (PDF format - 0.14MB) English

Croatia

The Science and Higher Education Act, 2003 (PDF format - 0.29MB) English

Czech

Republic

Act No. 561of 24th September 2004, on Pre-school, Basic, Secondary, Tertiary Professional and Other Education (the Education Act) (PDf format - 446.36KB)

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

France

Code de l’éducation (as 17 June 2010) French

Germany

Hochschulrahmengesetz (HRG) (PDF format - 0.10MB) German
Sechstes Gesetz zur Anderung des Hochschulrahmengesetz, 2002 (PDF format - 180.63MB) German

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

Hungary

Higher Education Act, 2008 (PDF format - 312,41KB) English
Act C of 2001.on the Recognition of Foreign Certificates and Degrees, 2001 (PDF format - 180.63KB) English

Ireland

Universities Act, 1997 (PDF format - 417.86KB) English
Education Act, 1998 (PDF format - 234.51KB) English

Israel

The Council for Higher Education Law, 1958 (PDF format - 0.22MB) 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

Latvia

Education Law, 1998 (PDF format-192,94KB) 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 and Research No. 11-242,  2009 (PDF format - 155.63KB) English

Republic of Macedonia

Draft Law Changing & Supplementing the Law on Higher Education,  2003 (PDF format - 0.19MB) English
Malta Education Act, 1988 [as of 2007] (PDF format - 187.07KB) English

Republic of Moldova

Law on Education, 1995 (PDF format - 249.92KB) English

Republic of Montenegro

Law on Higher Education, 2003 Englsih

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) Dutch

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

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

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

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

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

UK

Higher Education Bill, 2004 (PDF format - 0.35MB) 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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