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Authorisation for engaging in doctoral studies at the UPV/EHU with a foreign qualification issued outside the EHEA

Authorisation for engaging in doctoral studies at the UPV/EHU with a foreign qualification issued outside the EHEA

Article 6.2.c of the Royal Decree 99/2011 governing official Doctoral Studies establishes the following:

‘2. Compliance with any of the following requirements also provides access to a doctoral programme:
c) Being in possession of a qualification issued by a foreign education system outside the EHEA - no accreditation required pending verification by the university that the candidate has reached a level equivalent to that of an official Spanish university Master’s degree that provides access to doctoral studies in the country in which it is issued. Under no circumstances does access by this pathway imply the accreditation of the qualification held by the interested party, or its recognition for any purpose other than access to doctoral studies.’

Consequently, in order to access a doctoral programme at the UPV/EHU with a non-accredited foreign qualification issued by a university located outside the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), candidates must submit their applications through the website.

Applications must be accompanied by the following documents:

  • Request form.
  • National ID card / Residence card / Passport.
  • Academic record of the undergraduate and Master’s degrees indicating all subjects taken, the mark awarded in each case and the duration in credits/hours (if the qualification was issued in a foreign language other than English, then a sworn translation into Spanish, Basque or English must be provided).
  • Legalised/apostilled degree certificate (if the qualification was issued in a foreign language other than English, then a sworn translation into Spanish, Basque or English must be provided).
  • Document accrediting that the qualification provided permits access to university doctoral studies in the country in which it was issued.

The UPV/EHU Postgraduate Commission will analyse all applications and issue a report. In the event of the report being favourable, a certificate will be issued authorising the applicant to access a doctoral programme in one or more Knowledge Fields, in accordance with the application submitted.

This authorisation, or in its absence the justification slip of having requested it, must be presented when pre-enrolling in any doctoral programme.

Contact: doctorado@ehu.eus