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The master’s degrees in pedagogy were awarded by an Italian university upon completion of a distance learning program accredited by Italy’s national authority, ANVUR.
However, DOATAP (Greek NARIC) refused to recognize the equivalence of these degrees, claiming that the lack of specific accreditation for the Greek-language program rendered the award process non-transparent and unreliable.
The Court rejected…
Court rules against DOATAP for rejecting master's degrees by Italian University taught in GreekIn its recent judgment Νο. 2571/2024, the Administrative Court of Appeals of Athens declared illegal DOATAP’s refusal to recognize master's degrees from an Italian university because the program was taught in Greek instead of Italian.The degrees, in pedagogy, were awarded following a…
Council of State (plenary session) judgment No 179/2023ΤΟ ΣΥΜΒΟΥΛΙΟ ΤΗΣ ΕΠΙΚΡΑΤΕΙΑΣΟΛΟΜΕΛΕΙΑΣυνεδρίασε δημόσια στο ακροατήριό του στις 14 Ιανουαρίου 2022, με την εξής σύνθεση: Δημήτριος Σκαλτσούνης, Πρόεδρος, Σπυριδούλα Χρυσικοπούλου, Ευαγγελία Νίκα, Αντιπρόεδροι του Συμβουλίου της Επικρατείας, Ευθύμιος Αντωνόπουλος, Παναγιώτα Καρλή, Διομήδης Κυριλλόπουλος, Όλγα Ζύγουρα, Κωνσταντίνος Κουσούλης, Κωνσταντίνα Φιλοπούλου, Θεόδωρος Αραβάνης, Χρήστος Ντουχάνης, Όλγα Παπαδοπούλου, Ιωάννης Σύμπλης,…
Court: Council of State, Plenary Session Hearing: 14 January 2022 | Published: 3 February 2023 Parties: Minister of Education (appellant) v. private individual (respondent, represented by Sophia Gkioka, Reg. No. 28873) Subject: Recognition of "professional equivalence" of a foreign higher education title under P.D. 38/2010, where Directive 2005/36/EC does not apply Background The respondent obtained a "Bachelor of Arts in Business…
The court rejected the Ministry of Education’s arguments regarding the large volume of pending applications for the recognition of academic diplomasThe Athens Administrative Court of First Instance awarded damages of €2,500 to a College graduate who has had to wait for two years for the Ministry of Education Council for the Recognition of Professional Qualifications…
A Council of State ruling has altered the criteria governing the professional recognition of qualifications from Greek colleges that serve as branches of European universities.The decision allows for that recognition to take into account previous studies at educational institutions regardless of classification (e.g. institutes of higher education, Greek and European vocational training institutes etc), and…
According to the Hellenic Council of State, recognition of such degrees requires that all diplomas and work experience be taken into account.A ruling by the Plenum of the Hellenic Council of State is expected to provide a solution to several cases of graduates seeking to use their degree in the professional field.A ruling by the…
Despite having granted the graduate a class B accountant-tax consultant professional ID, the Economic Chamber claimed that recognition of the degree by DOATAP was required for admission in its member register.
The Athens Administrative Court of Appeal ruled that the refusal by the Economic Chamber of Greece (OEE) to admit as its member a College graduate,…
In its recent judgment Νο. 897/2021, the XIV Chamber of the Athens Administrative Court of Appeal finds Ministry of Education decision, denying professional recognition of a degree for which ECTS credits gained during the graduate’s previous tertiary education were considered, to be in breach of EU law.
The applicant, a graduate of the Greek Open…
Following judgment num. 1729/2019 of the Administrative Court of Appeals, College graduate in the field of Physiotherapy admitted as member of the Greek Association of Physiotherapists, the competent professional body for the exercise of physiotherapy in Greece.
The applicant holds a BSc in Physiotherapy awarded by a UK University, following successful completion of his studies…

