2. The provisions of the procedure apply to all candidates who choose the recognition of the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor in the fields of "Military Sciences or Intelligence and National Security", obtained abroad, by I.O.S.U.D. - National Defence University "Carol I".

3. I.O.S.U.D. - National Defence University "Carol I" recognizes the doctoral diploma and the title of doctor in "Military Sciences or Intelligence and National Security", obtained from: a) accredited higher education or research-development institutions from a member state of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the Swiss Confederation; b) accredited higher education or research-development institutions included in the List of prestigious universities from other countries, approved by order of the Minister of National Education, periodically updated; c) accredited higher education or research-development institutions that are the subject of an international convention of mutual recognition, concluded at intergovernmental or interuniversity level.

4. The study documents subject to recognition are authenticated with the Hague Apostille for countries that are parties to the Hague Convention, and for the other countries, the study documents are superlegalized or accompanied by the Certificate of authenticity issued by the competent authorities from the country of origin. Exemption from apostille or superlegalization is permitted on the basis of the law, an international treaty to which Romania is a party, or on the basis of reciprocity.