Overseas Advising and Admissions - Credential Evaluation Liaison Link Project
Eastern and Central Europe

• General Sources
• Country Sources

General Sources for the Region

http://www.eurydice.org/

"The role of EURYDICE, the Information Network on Education in Europe, is to promote the exchange and the production of reliable and comparable information on education systems and on national policies in the field of education in Europe."

http://www.eurydice.org/Eurybase/Application/eurybase.htm

A very detailed database on educational information of all EU countries, part of EURYDICE.

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/adnaric.html

The Network of National Academic Recognition Centers (NARICs) lists all EU and EEA NARICs which are usually connected to government offices. NARICs are the official source for recognition of educational credentials between member states. However, most of them also deal with the evaluation of diplomas from outside the area for purposes of recognition.

http://www.cepes.ro/

UNESCO European Center for Higher Education

Country Sources

Albania

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/al.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Albania

   http://www.embassy.org/embassies/al.html

   Contact data to the Embassy of Albania in the U.S.

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Albania in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.mash.gov.al/index_eng.html
   

   Ministry of Education and Science
   

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.uni-pr.edu/
   
   University of Prishtina (in Albanian)
   
   

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Bosnia-Herzegovina

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bk.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Bosnia-Herzegovina
   

   http://www.fbihvlada.gov.ba/engleski/bosna/index.html
   

   Country information on Bosnia and Herzegovina
   

   http://www.bosnianembassy.org/

   Embassy of Bosnia-Herzegovina in the U.S.

   http://www.usis.com.ba/

   U.S. Embassy in Bosnia-Herzegovina

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Bosnia-Herzegovina in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database

   lgendin@pd.state.gov
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Leon Gendin

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Bulgaria

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/bu.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Bulgaria

   http://www.bulgaria-embassy.org/

   Embassy of Bulgaria in the U.S.

   http://www.usembassy.bg
   

   U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Bulgaria in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.bulgarian-education.net
   

   A site about Bulgarian education (in Bulgarian)

   
   

   http://www.minedu.government.bg/
   

   Ministry of Education and Science

   
   

   fulbright@mbox.digsys.bg
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Snejana Teneva

2. Secondary Education
   
   http://www.acs.bg/
   
   Amerian College of Sofia
   
   http://www.acad.bg/gandi/
   
   79 Secondary School Indira Gandhi
   
   
   http://members.bitex.com/choreography-school/
   
   Choreography School of Sofia
   
   

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.search.bg/c.php?c=49
   
   search.bg: Education and Science
   
   
   http://www.au-plovdiv.bg/index2.html
   
   Agricultural University of Plovdiv
   
   http://ww-ed.uni-plovdiv.bg/
   
   Plovdiv University Distance Education Site
   
   http://www.mgu.bg/umggs/Education.htm
   
   Geophysical science and education in Bulgaria
   
   http://www.vmi-pl.bg/en/menu-e.htm
   
   Higher Institute of Medicine - Pleven
   
   http://sun.ltu.acad.bg/
   
   University of Forestry, Sofia
   
   http://www.mgu.bg/
   
   University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski, Sofia
   
   http://www.tugab.bg/English/default.htm
   
   Technical University of Gabrovo
   
   http://uni-varna.search.bg/
   
   State University of Varna (in Bulgarian)
   
   
   http://nbu.bg/
   
   New Bulgarian University
   
   
   
4. Other Post-Secondary Education
   
   http://www.etf.eu.int/etfweb.nsf/pages/downloadbulgaria
   
   European Training Foundation
   
   http://www.minedu.government.bg/nsfb/
   
   National Science Fund
   
   

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities
   
   http://www.aubg.bg/welcome.html
   
   American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
   
   

Croatia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hr.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Croatia

   http://www.croatiaemb.org/

   Embassy of Croatia in the U.S.

   http://www.usembassy.hr/

   U.S. Embassy in Croatia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Croatia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.vlada.hr/english/governm-bodies.html
   

   Contact information to Ministries from the website of the Government

   
   

   ipuljiz@sic.hr
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Ivana Puljiz

2. Secondary Education
   
   http://www.mips.hr/
   
   Ministry of Education and Sport
   
   
   http://www.hr/wwwhr/education/high/index.en.html
   
   Secondary Schools from the Croatian Homepage
   
   

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.mzt.hr/mzt/eng/index.htm
   
   Ministry of Science and Technology
   
   
   http://www.mshs.hr/
   
   The International Center of Croatian Universities (ICCU)
   
   
   http://andrija.snz.hr/wnew/
   
   "Andrija Stampar" School of Public Health, Zagreb
   
   

4. Other Post-Secondary Education
   
   http://mahazu.hazu.hr/ENG/indexENG.html
   
   Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
   
   

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities
   
   http://www.acmt.hr/
   
   American College of Management and Technology
   
   

Czech Republic

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ez.html

   World Fact Book Entry for the Czech Republic

   http://www.mzv.cz/washington/

   Embassy of the Czech Republic in the U.S.

   http://www.usis.cz/

   U.S. Embassy in the Czech Republic

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   The Czech Republic in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database

   http://www.msmt.cz/

   Ministry of Education, Youth and Physical Education (in Czech)
   

   tesar@fulbright.cz
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Jakub Tesar

2. Secondary Education
   
   http://www.hiedu.cz/
   
   List of high schools (in Czech)

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.ecn.cz/aic/NEWAIC/eng/efram2.htm
   
   Academic Information Center
   
   
   http://www.ecn.cz/aic/NEWAIC/eng/institutions.htm
   
   List of higher education institutions on the AIC site
   
   
   http://www.csvs.cz/_en/databases/he_in_cr_1/uvod.rtf
   
   General (textual) information about higher education
   
   
   http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/CZECHED.html
   
   OSEAS-Europe home page: higher education in the Czech Republic (text)
   

   Other Post-Secondary Education
   

   http://www.cas.cz/
   

   The Acedemy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

   
   

   http://www.avo.cz/index_e.htm
   

   The Association of Research Organizations

   
   
   

   Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Estonia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/en.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Estonia

   http://www.estemb.org/

   Embassy of Estonia in the U.S.

   http://www.usemb.ee
   

   U.S. Embassy in Estonia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Estonia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database

   http://www.ee/HM/
   

   Ministry of Education (in Estonian)
   

   http://www.einst.ee/culture/education.htm
   

   The Estonia Page: the education of Estonia
   

   merlit@ut.ee
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Merli Tamtik

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education
   http://www.socrates.ee/en/enicnaric.php
   
   NARIC - Network of National Academic Recognition Information Centres: system of higher education, institutions, legislation, addresses
   

   Other Post-Secondary Education
   

   http://www.aca.ee/eng/index_.html
   

   Estonian Academy of Sciences

   
   

   Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Hungary

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hu.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Hungary

   http://www.hungaryemb.org/

   Embassy of Hungary in the U.S.

   http://www.usis.hu/

   U.S. Embassy in Hungary

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Hungary in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database

   http://www.om.hu/jg.html

   Hungarian Ministry of Education

   http://www.ksh.hu/eng/index.html

   Some statistical data on education from the Hungarian Central Statistical Office

   http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/afik/othersw.html

   List of Hungarian educational advisers
   

   ficzko@bibl.u-szeged.hu

   
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Ildiko Ficzko

2. Secondary Education

   http://www.oki.hu/

   Site of the National Institute for Public Education
   

   http://www.origo.hu/oktatas/iskolak/991011amagyar.html
   

   Full list of secondary schools in downloadable Excel tables and textfile (in Hungarian)
   

   http://hudir.hungary.com/hudir/Oktatas._kultura/Iskolak_egyetemek/Iskolak/Kozepiskolak

   Secondary schools with homepages (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.origo.hu/oktatas/iskolak/000210kozepiskolak.html
   

   Secondary schools on the Internet with contact data (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.origo.hu/oktatas/iskolak/990713hatosztalyos.html
   

   Full list of 6-year-long secondary schools (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.origo.hu/oktatas/iskolak/990624nyolcosztalyos.html
   

   Full list of 8-year-long secondary schools (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.felvi.hu/p33.ofi
   

   Ranking of secondary schools on the site of the National Admissions Office (in Hungarian)

3. Higher Education

   http://www.mab.huninet.hu/english/index.htm

   Hungarian Accreditation Committee
   

   http://www.ftt.hu/
   

   Higher Education and Research Council (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.felvi.hu/intlista.ofi
   

   National Admissions Office: Complete list of colleges and universities (within the regular higher education system) with contact data and official acronyms
   

   http://www.om.hu/j3.html
   

   Information on integration of institutions after January 1, 2000: what former institutions the new ones consist of
   

   http://www.felvi.hu/p213.ofi
   

   National Admissions Office: Possibility of searching for institutional name changes (in Hungarian)
   

   http://www.felvi.hu/p221.ofi
   

   National Admissions Office: The official, governmental information on admissions to the Hungarian higher education institutions: the full text of the 2001 publication (in Hungarian). Authentic information on education, training, majors, contact data, etc.
   

   http://www.palya.hu/felso/suliadatb/index.cfm
   

   This page of acronyms/codes of the names of colleges and universities is useful for searching for the exact, long version
   

   http://www.phd.hu/english.htm
   

   "The Association of Hungarian PhD Students (DOSZ) is the agency providing professional and social interest representation and organizing professional sphere of its own for students of Hungarian doctoral schools and programmes and for young researchers." - since 1994
   

   http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/HUED.html
   

   OSEAS-Europe home page: higher education in Hungary (texts)
   
   

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

   http://www.mta.hu/

   Hungarian Academy of Science

   http://www.fsz.bme.hu/lnokt/ntt/ntt_eng.htm

   Hungarian National Council for Distance Education
   

   http://www.ceu.hu/

   Central European University

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

   http://www.cwru.edu/bulletin/WSOM/imc_program.html

   Case Western Reserve University, International Management Center, Budapest

   http://www.wmc.car.md.us/

   Western Maryland College Budapest

Latvia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lg.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Latvia

   http://www.latvia-usa.org/
   

   Embassy of Latvia in the U.S.

   http://www.usis.bkc.lv/

   U.S. Embassy in Latvia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Latvia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.izm.lv/
   

   Ministry of Education and Science (in Latvian)

   
   

   eac@lanet.lv
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Gaston Lacombe

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.aic.lv/En/default.htm
   
   Academic Information Center
   
   

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Lithuania

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lh.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Lithuania
   

   http://www.ltembassyus.org/
   

   Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in the U.S.
   

   http://www.usembassy.lt/home.asp

   U.S. Embassy in Lithuania

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Lithuania in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.smm.lt/smm_english/index.htm
   

   Ministry of Education and Science
   

   Zaneta.Savickiene@cr.vu.lt
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Zaneta Savickiene

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.skvc.lt/wwwskvc/en/about_us.htm
   
   Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education
   
   
   http://www.mokslas.lt/en/instit.htm
   
   Higher education institutions in Lithuania (with contact information and URLs)
   
   http://www.lss.lt
   
   Lithuanian National Union of Students
   
   http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/LITHED.html
   
   OSEAS-Europe home page: higher education in Lithuania (texts)
   

   Other Post-Secondary Education
   

   http://neris.mii.lt/LMA/english/mokslo_.html
   

   The Lithuanian Academy of Sciences

   
   

   Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Macedonia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/mk.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Macedonia
   

   http://www.embassy.org/embassies/mk.html
   

   Contact data to the Embassy of the Republic of Macedonia in the U.S.
   

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Macedonia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   oicbt@osi.net.mk
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Rozita Talevska-Hristovska

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Poland

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/pl.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Poland

   http://www.polishworld.com/polemb/

   Embassy of Poland in the U.S.

   http://www.usaemb.pl/

   U.S. Embassy in Poland

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html
   Poland in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   
   ola.augustyniak@fulbright.edu.pl
   
   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Ola Augustyniak
   
   

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Romania

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ro.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Romania

   http://www.embassy.org/romania/

   Embassy of Romania in the U.S.

   http://www.usembassy.ro/

   U.S. Embassy in Romania

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Romania in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.edu.ro/engl.htm
   

   Ministry of National Education

   
   

   marsene@fulbright.kappa.ro
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Mihaela Arsene

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education
   
   http://www.bibl.u-szeged.hu/oseas/ROMED.html
   
   OSEAS-Europe home page: higher education in Romania (texts)
   

   Other Post-Secondary Education

   Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Slovakia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/lo.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Slovakia

   http://www.slovakemb.com/

   Embassy of Slovakia in the U.S.

   http://www.usis.sk/

   U.S. Embassy in Slovakia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Slovakia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   maria@fulb.sanet.sk
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Maria Paniakova

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Slovenia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/si.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Slovenia

   http://www.embassy.org/slovenia/

   Embassy of Slovenia in the U.S.

   http://www.usembassy.si/new/default.htm

   U.S. Embassy in Slovenia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Slovenia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   ivanka@usembassy.si
   

   OSEAS Educational Adviser: Ivanka Ponikvar

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Ukraine

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/up.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Ukraine

   http://www.ukremb.com/

   Embassy of Ukraine in the U.S.

   http://www.usemb.kiev.ua/

   U.S. Embassy in Ukraine

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Ukraine in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database
   

   http://www.education.gov.ua:8800/edu/educ.home.eng
   

   Ministry of Education and Science

2. Secondary Education

3. Higher Education

4. Other Post-Secondary Education

5. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Yugoslavia

1. General Resources

   http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/sr.html

   World Fact Book Entry for Yugoslavia

   http://www.embassy.org/embassies/yu.html

   Contact data to the Embassy of Yugoslavia in the U.S.

   http://www.usemb-belgrade.rpo.at/

   U.S. Embassy in Yugoslavia

   http://www.unesco.org/iau/whed-2000.html

   Yugoslavia in the International Association of Universities (IAU) World Higher Education Database

   www.min.edu.yu

   Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Education and Sport
   

   http://www.nauka.ac.yu/

   Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Science, Technology and Development
   

   http://www.mpin.cg.yu/

   Republic of Crna Gora: Ministry of Education and Science
   

2. Secondary Education
   

   http://www.krstarica.com/eng/catalog/Education/Schools/

   Internet Cruiser: List of schools
   

3. Higher Education
   

   http://www.krstarica.com/eng/catalog/Education/Universities/

   Internet Cruiser: List of universities

4. Other Post-Secondary Education
   

   http://www.sanu.ac.yu/

   Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
   

   http://www.podgorica.cg.yu/nauka/canu.ht

   Montenegrin Academy of Sciences and Arts

1. Regionally Accredited U.S. Universities

Ildiko Ficzko (ficzko@bibl.u-szeged.hu, liaison for ECE)
Rita Moriconi (rita@fulbright.org.br, Chair, Overseas Advisers and Admissions Connection)
Ildiko Ficzko (ficzko@bibl.u-szeged.hu, webmaster)