ENIC-NARIC integration

• Both the Italian ENIC-NARIC (CIMEA) and the Polish ENIC-NARIC (NAWA) are perfect use cases (see below)

The idea of ENIC-NARIC integration was first implemented through the DEQAR Connect project with the intent to further speed up and facilitate this process, and to assist ENIC-NARIC project partners to use the Web API to integrate DEQAR in their recognition workflow and digital credentialing. More examples are presented here.

• Make use of DEQAR data for recognition

ENIC-NARICs and recognition office(r)s at higher education institutions interested in using DEQAR data via the (open) Web API can learn further details in the DEQAR’s documentation. For further questions, send an email to deqar[at]eqar.eu.

Using an API connection, CIMEA embedded a DEQAR search in the DiploMe platform for evaluating the authenticity and comparability of qualifications on DiploMe.

For every institution entered by an applicant, the platform searches whether the institution has valid accreditations in DEQAR and shows the result to the credential evaluator; the evaluator confirms and validates the institution match. For qualifications found using DEQAR data, CIMEA includes the DEQARINST identifier1 and EQAR’s logo on the final recognition statement (as a signal for quality assured higher education institution).

When the credential evaluator fills in the certification comparability on DiploMe, the awarding institution from the country selected can be validated via DEQAR by clicking on the drop-down menu (framed in red in the image below):

In 2023, the ENIC NARIC Poland connected its new platform “Syrena” with the DEQAR database of accreditations via WEB API connection. DEQAR data are used to verify the accreditation status of institutions and contribute towards swifter recognition process of qualifications by students interested in studying in Poland.