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Overview of qualifications

Recommendations on recognition of qualifications within the Nordic-Baltic region

Each row of the table shows qualifications which are comparable in level.

Applicants who hold the qualifications mentioned should be eligible for access to programmes at the next level within the Nordic-Baltic region. The final decision on admission is the full responsibility of the higher education institution.

 

Norway Denmark Estonia Iceland Latvia Lithuania Sweden Finland
Høgskolekan-didatgrad Erhvervs-akademi-uddannelse n.a. Diplomapróf Pirmā līmeņa profesionālās augstākās izglītības diploms n.a. Högskoleexamen;
Konstnärlig högskoleexamen
 n.a.
Bachelorgrad Bachelor;
Professions-bachelor 		Bakalaureus;
Raken-duskõrgha-riduse diplom		 Bakkalárpróf Bakalaura diploms;
Profesionālā bakalaura diploms		 Bakalauras;
Profesinis bakalauras		 Kandidat-examen;
Konstnärlig kandidatexamen;
Yrkesexamen på grundnivå		 Kandidaatin tutkinto / kandidatexamen;
Ammattikorkea-koulututkinto (AMK) / yrkeshögskole-examen (YH)
Mastergrad Kandidat
 Magister Kandidatspróf & Meistarapróf 2.1*;
Kandidatspróf & Meistarapróf 2.2
 Maģistra diploms;
Profesionālā maģistra diploms		 Magistras;
Magistras (long cycle)		 Magister-examen;
Konstnärlig magisterexamen;
Masterexamen;
Konstnärlig masterexamen;
Yrkesexamen på avancerad nivå		 Maisterin tutkinto / magisterexamen;
Ylempi ammatti-korkeakoulututkinto / högre yrkeshögskole-examen
Doktorgrad (ph.d.) Ph.d. Filosoofia-doktor Doktorspróf Doktora diploms Mokslo daktaras;
Meno daktaras		 Doktorsexamen;
Konstnärlig doktorsexamen
 Tohtorin tutkinto / doktorsexamen

* The Kandidatspróf & Meistarapróf 2.1 may give access to PhD programmes in Iceland and can be recommended for access to PhD programmes in the Nordic-Baltic region provided they give access in Iceland.