Recognition of Prior Learning in Higher Education 

The discussions on innovative and flexible learning, its relevance and focus on students from various target groups have brought a growing attention to the instrument of Recognition of Prior Learning – hereafter RPL – as a means for enhancing the access to higher education, ensure the flexibility of its provision, and reflecting on the changing higher education landscape. Following the many challenges brought by the recent pandemic, RPL could also prove to be a crucial asset in ensuring a more inclusive access to further studies and promoting lifelong learning opportunities.

It is in this context that the project “Recognition of Prior Learning in practice (RPLip)”, coordinated by the Swedish Council for Higher Education together with governmental and institutional partners from Austria, Croatia, Iceland, Ireland, Sweden and EURASHE as a representative of professional higher education, aims to learn about the situation, challenges and good practices within RPL in higher education in several European countries and promote different ways of recognising competences for access to further studies and for credits.

EURASHE, together with the Swedish Council for Higher Education and its partners of the RPLip project, is organising the online event “Recognition of Prior Learning in higher education” in the months of October and November 2020, presenting the outcomes of the project and offering a platform to further develop the discussion around quality assured and consistent processes to recognise non-formal and informal learning throughout Europe. 

The online event will consist of two webinars:

• “Why recognition and validation of prior informal and non-formal learning?” on Tuesday 13 October 2020, 14:30-16:00 CEST on Zoom
• “How to validate and recognize prior informal and non-formal learning” on Thursday 5 November 2020, 14:30-16:00 CET on Zoom

Check out the agendas and register for the webinars down below.

Download the framework of the event here.