Ministerstvo školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže Slovenskej republiky
Ministerstvo školstva, výskumu, vývoja a mládeže Slovenskej republiky
Stromová 1, 813 30
Bratislava
Tel. +421 2/59374111
e-mail: info@minedu.sk

Recognition of foreign diplomas

The tasks related to the recognition of a foreign diploma or professional qualification are fulfilled by the Centre for recognition of diplomas (CRD) by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic.

In case of education or training completed abroad, there are following options of its official recognition in Slovakia:
  • Professional recognition (recognition of professional qualifications) is the recognition of professional qualifications obtained abroad for the pursuit of regulated professions (the professions that require specific training and in case of a foreign qualification a recognition of professional qualifications is required).
  • Academic recognition applies to the continuation of studies or any other purpose, except for the pursuit of regulated professions. It is possible to recognize only the level of education, or the equivalence of the study field as well. Academic recognition does not apply to the Czech documents, which are in the sense of the bilateral presidential treaty equivalent to the Slovak documents automatically.
In case of Slovak diplomas and other education documents, the CRD deals with:

CRD is part of ENIC (European Network of Information Centres) and NARIC (National Academic Recognition Information Centres) networks, and acts as an assistance centre for the recognition of professional qualifications according to the EU Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications.

In case you cannot find the information you are looking for or need a consultation, please contact us by email or by phone (please note that we are available for phone consultations only during the consultation hours).
 

Personal visits and consultations at the Centre for Recognition of Diplomas are cancelled until further notice. Applications can be submitted by post, via the Central government portal or depending on the current regime in the filing room.

If you cannot reach us at the telephone contacts, please write an email to sudv@minedu.sk.
Thank you for your understanding.