Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) & Education Reform Initiative of South Eastern Europe (ERI SEE) organise the 3rd meeting of the Joint Working Group on Recognition of Academic Qualifications (WG RAQ), which will be held in Brussels on 14 June 2018.

In line with the discussions and conclusions of the previous meeting, the 3rd meeting of the Working Group will take the initial steps to implement the joint recognition exercise for the Western Balkans and a joint online system to support fast-track recognition between Western Balkans economies. Terms of Reference and the Plan of Work of the working group were agreed at the 2nd meeting of the WG RAQ in order to achieve the outlined goals.

The leaders of the Western Balkans Six have recognised the importance of development of automatic recognition procedures of the academic qualifications in the region under the Mobility pillar of the Multiannual Action Plan on the Regional Economic Area (MAP REA) and have committed to remove obstacles to the recognition of academic qualifications in the region by 2020.