Describe the organization and conduct of the process for the recognition of the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor obtained abroad, so that the candidate and the participants in this process better understand the steps to be taken and their order.

Implement OME no. 7234/2024 of October 10, 2024 for the approval of the Methodology regarding the recognition of the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor in sciences or in a professional field, obtained abroad.

Categories of persons to whom it is addressed:

Eligible to submit applications for the recognition of the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor in sciences or in a professional field, are applicants who have obtained the title of doctor at:

a. accredited higher education institutions from a member state of the European Union, the European Economic Area and from the Swiss Confederation;

b. accredited higher education institutions from outside the countries provided in letter a), being among the most prestigious higher education institutions in the world, according to the provisions of the Order of the Minister of Education approving the list of prestigious universities from other states;

c. accredited higher education institutions subject to an international mutual recognition agreement concluded at intergovernmental level;

d. accredited higher education institutions from other states than those provided in letters a)-b)-c).