Accredited higher education institutions, public and private law units and institutions included, according to the legal regulations, in the national research and development system shall recognize the doctoral degree and the doctoral title in science or in a professional field obtained at accredited higher education institutions abroad for the purposes of enrolment in postgraduate study programs, obtaining a habilitation, taking up a teaching or research position within the institution, participating in programs and projects financed by European and international funds or for other purposes related to teaching and research activity within these institutions.

CNRED recognizes, for purposes other than those stipulated above, doctoral degrees obtained at accredited higher education institutions abroad.

Authentication of study documents

1. Doctoral degrees from the Republic of Moldova will be accompanied by the Certificate of authenticity issued by the National Agency for Quality Assurance in Education and Research (ANACEC), in copy, diploma will be verified through ENIC NARIC.

2. The Hague Apostille is requested for diplomas from countries which are parties to the Hague Apostille, issued by the competent authorities in the issuing countries. The Hague Apostille is requested for diplomas from Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Cyprus.

3. Diplomas issued in countries which are not parties to the Hague Apostille Convention shall be authenticated or accompanied by an authentication certificate from by the competent authorities in the issuing countries;

• Legalization/Authentication is done by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the issuing country, the Embassy/Consular Office of Romania in the issuing country and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the issuing country, the issuing country’s Embassy/Consular Office in Romania and the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; for countries where Romania does not have a diplomatic mission or countries which do not have diplomatic missions in Romania, the study documents shall be legalized by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the issuing country;

• Legalization/Authentication exemption is allowed under the law of an international treaty to which Romania is party or on a reciprocity basis.

List of countries for which the authentication of study documents is requested: https://cnred.edu.ro/en/list-of-countries-for-which-the-authentication-of-study-documents-is-requested/

The equivalence procedure can also be consulted at: https://cnred.edu.ro/en/recognition-of-doctorate-diploma-and-of-PhD-in-science-or-in-a-professional-field

The decision of the CNRED may be contested once, within 60 days of its communication, by a reasoned request submitted to the Registrar’s Office of the Ministry of Education.

The CNRED shall give a decision on the requested within 60 working days. The deadline may be extended if the evaluation is carried out by the CNATDCU or in any other justified cases, the applicant being informed thereof.

Check the status of the file by accessing https://cnred.edu.ro/en/synoptic-table/

Contact details can be accessed at: https://cnred.edu.ro/en/team