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CONVENTIONES

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INTER APOSTOLICAM SEDEM ET REM PUBLICAM LITUANIAE

DE AGNITIONE QUALITATUM

AD SUPERIOREM INSTITUTIONEM ATTINENTIUM

Agreement

between

the Holy See and the Republic of Lithuania

on the Recognition of Qualifications

concerning Higher Education

The Holy See and the Republic of Lithuania (hereinafter referred to as

the "Parties"),

having regard for the ongoing implementation of the Agreement between

the Holy See and the Republic of Lithuania on co-operation in education and

culture (signed on 5 May 2000),

having regard to the Council of Europe and UNESCO Convention on the

Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European

Region, signed on 11 April 1997 in Lisbon (hereinafter referred to as the

"Lisbon Recognition Convention"), which was ratified by both Parties,

confirming their obligation, in accordance with the Bologna Process, to

participate fully in the construction of the European area of higher educa-

tion, to improve the transparency of higher education qualifications confer-

red by authorized institutions and to facilitate the mobility of students and

teachers of higher education institutions of the Parties,

have agreed as follows:

Article 1

Purpose of the Agreement

The purpose of the present Agreement shall be:

1. improvement of the transparency for the competent authority of

the other Party of secondary education and higher education qualifications