Academic recognition definition

Academic recognition means the formal acknowledgement by a competent authority of the validity and level of a foreign educational qualification or of prior learning, focused on learning outcomes, with a view to accessing further studies without prejudice to the right of an education and training institution or the competent authorities to set specific admission criteria for specific programmes or to check the authenticity of documents.
Academic recognition. The Employer recognizes the Union (“Union”) as the exclusive collective bargaining representative of the following. All full-time and regular part-time Counselors; all full-time academic staff, including teachers and paraprofessionals, and all full- time and regular part-time main office staff, including Office Coordinator, Attendance Clerk, and Outreach and Culture Coordinator employed by the Employer, and excluding all other employees, confidential employees, managerial employees, guards and supervisors as defined by the National Labor Relations Act, (“bargaining unit”). The Employer shall not challenge the Union’s status as majority representative, nor assert in any tribunal, that the Union lacks majority support of the bargaining unit members, during the term of this Agreement and any extensions thereof.

Examples of Academic recognition in a sentence

  • Academic recognition programs such as Principal's List and Honor Roll have criteria established by each school.

  • PhD students Academic recognition: Spanish PhD programmes do not contain credits, so credit recognition is not applicable.

  • Academic recognition of secondary education by the decision of the Minister of Education, Science and Sport may also be carried out at the Institution in accordance with the CQAHE general guidelines.