ICR activity and responsibilities

The Holy See’s National Information Centre (NIC) is called the International Center for Recognition (ICR) and has global jurisdiction, since it is responsible under the four regional Recognition Conventions, not only the Tokyo Convention.

The Holy See’s Recognition Office aims at:

• promoting the fair recognition of qualifications and degrees obtained from Ecclesiastical Academic Institutions;
• developing related best practices regarding studies, degrees, and qualifications that are submitted by students coming from different education systems, who want to continue their studies in Ecclesiastical Academic Institutions or vice versa.

Furthermore, the daily work of the Holy See’s Recognition Office is about:

• facilitating access to authoritative and accurate information about the Holy See’s higher education system and degrees;
• making access to information about other countries’ systems and degrees easier;
• providing opinions or information on matters related to qualifications  recognition and evaluation, in line with national laws and regulations.

The information provided by the Center, as data and advice, is not legally binding. Third parties, after having heard the Center’s opinion, will take sole responsibility regarding their recognition-related decisions.

For more information see also http://www.educatio.va.

Contacts

The International Center for Recognition is aware of and continues monitoring the COVID-19 situation. Under current circumstances, applicants may experience challenges, such as delays, when seeking qualification assessment/recognition decisions.

The Center continues deploying efforts to ensure continuity of service for applicants, in collaboration with other stakeholders upon which they rely for the assessment/recognition procedure, such as higher education institutions.

The Center currently is not open for visits but can be contacted electronically.

International Center for Recognition (ICR)

Dicastery for Culture and Education
Piazza Pio XII, 3
00120 Città del Vaticano
tel. +39 06 69 88 41 67
fax. +39 06 69 88 41 72

E-mail: icr@dce.va