Recognition of PhD degree
Submitting the application
Accredited higher education institutions, public and private law units and institutions included, according to the legal regulations, in the national research and development system shall recognize the doctoral degree and the doctoral title in science or in a professional field obtained at accredited higher education institutions abroad for the purposes of enrolment in postgraduate study programs, obtaining a habilitation, taking up a teaching or research position within the institution, participating in programs and projects financed by European and international funds or for other purposes related to teaching and research activity within these institutions.
CNRED recognizes, for purposes other than those stipulated above, doctoral degrees obtained at accredited higher education institutions abroad.
Submitting the application
- Online, through Electronic Point of Single Contact for diplomas issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish or Italian language – from accounts accessed through ROeID, eIDAS or ghiseul.ro. Files sent through accounts accessed via eDirect are not processed.
- Online, through Electronic Point of Single Contact for diplomas issued in other foreign languages – from accounts accessed through ROeID, eIDAS or ghiseul.ro. Files sent through accounts accessed via eDirect are not processed.
- at university
- Ministry of Education and Research Registration Office
Public Hours: Monday-Thursday 09:00-11:00, 14:00-16:00 Friday 09:00-11:00
- by mail or express courier
Ministry of Education Registration Office
12 Spiru Haret street, room 1, District 1, 010176, Bucharest
Required documents
Required documents
1. Application form – for file submission in physical format
2. The PhD Diploma, including any other document attesting the award of the doctoral degree
- copy, if the study document is issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian language
- copy and certified translation in Romanian language for the documents issued in other languages
- for diplomas obtained in Moldova applicants must submit the doctoral thesis in PDF format; disertation papers which are not written in Romanian will be accompanied by a summary in PDF format, in Romanian, English or French; PDF documents will be written on a CD
3. Any other document that may be requested for evaluation purposes if applicable, for example the document which attests the field of study
- copy, if the study document is issued in Romanian, English, French, Spanish, Italian language
- copy and certified translation in Romanian language for the documents issued in other languages
4. Identification paper – copy
- passport / identity card
- proof of legal name change – copy and legalized translation (if applicable)
- proof of protection in Romania (if applicable)
5. Proof of payment for evaluation fee – 100 lei – paid only by foreign citizens
The fee can be paid in lei:
- at the CNRED Cashier’s Office
Monday to Thursday, between 9:00-12:00, 13:00-15:00
From abroad, the payment can be made in Euro via bank transfer in the account below:
Beneficiary: Ministry of Education and Research
Tax Registration Number: 13729380
Bank: Romanian Commercial Bank – BCR, branch University
IBAN Code: RO35RNCB0080005630300077
SWIFT Code: RNCBROBU
BIC Code: RNCB
The fee will be calculated according to the National Bank of Romania official exchange rate on the day of the payment.
Important: The beneficiary’s IBAN number along with owner’s and employer’s name (if applicable) must be referred to on the proof of payment!
Evaluation of documents
Issuing the recognition document
Duplicate release
Appealing procedure
Contact
Video tutorial for the online transmission of files, through the electronic Single Point of Contact