Accredited higher education institutions or public and private law units and institutions included, according to legal norms, in the national research and development system recognize the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor in sciences or in a professional field, obtained at:

• accredited higher education or research and development institutions from a member state of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the Swiss Confederation,•accredited higher education or research and development institutions included in the List of prestigious universities from other states, approved by order of the Minister of National Education and Scientific Research, updated periodically,
• accredited higher education or research and development institutions that are parties to an international mutual recognition agreement concluded at intergovernmental or inter-university level, only for the purpose of enrollment in postgraduate programs, obtaining habilitation, occupying a teaching or research position within one of the previously mentioned institutions or units, according to OMENCS no. 5923/06.12.2016 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.

The following specifications are made regarding the authentication of the doctoral diploma to be presented for recognition:

1. For countries that are parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, study documents subject to equivalence/recognition must bear the Hague Apostille from the competent authorities of the issuing countries; study documents from Italy, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Cyprus will be endorsed with the Hague Convention Apostille, and the other EU member states are excepted.

2. For countries that are not parties to the Hague Apostille Convention, study documents will be superlegalized or will be accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by the competent authorities in the country of origin. Superlegalization is applied either by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country and the Embassy/Consular Office of Romania in that country, or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country, the Embassy/Consular Office of that country in Romania, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania. For countries where there are no Romanian diplomatic missions or which do not have diplomatic missions in Romania, study documents will have the visa of the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the issuing country.

Exemption from superlegalization is permitted under the law, an international treaty to which Romania is a party, or on the basis of reciprocity.

Evaluation fee - 50 lei

The fee can be paid:
1. In the TREASURY ACCOUNT:
Beneficiary: National University of Arts in Bucharest
Fiscal identification code: 4602033
IBAN code: RO35TREZ70120F330500XXXX

Opened at the STATE TREASURY SECTOR 1

2. At any branch/agency of BCR - Romanian Commercial Bank
Beneficiary: National University of Arts in Bucharest
Fiscal identification code: 4602033
IBAN code: RO06RNCB0072039062550016

Important: The payment order must state the beneficiary's IBAN code, the full name of the study document holder, and the type of service.
The recognition of the doctoral title and diploma is valid and produces legal effects only at the level of the National University of Arts in Bucharest.