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Recognition of foreign degrees at IMC Krems

Since January 2024, our ​​​​​competence centre at the IMC Krems, funded by the province of Lower Austria, has been responsible for the recognition of foreign degrees.

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Our competence centre at the IMC Krems, funded by the province of Lower Austria, is responsible for the recognition of foreign degrees for registered occupations.

Your service centre for foreign degree recognition in Lower Austria

Our experts check the equivalence of degrees obtained abroad with domestic degrees.

An application can be submitted if the recognition of your foreign is mandatory for practising a profession or for continuing education at a higher education institution in Austria. It is not permitted to submit the same application to another university of applied sciences at the same time or after withdrawal.

Nostrification of school-leaving qualifications is not possible at our university. Information on this topic can be found on the website of the Federal Ministry.

Qualifications from other EU and EEA countries and from Switzerland

For degrees obtained in EU and EEA countries, as well as Switzerland, professional recognition suffices. This recognition applies only to regulated professions and falls outside the purview of universities of applied sciences. The competent bodies for professional recognition can be found at www.berufsanerkennung.at/en.

An application for recognition of your foreign degree is possible for these bachelor degree programmes

An application can be submitted if recognition of your foreign degree is mandatory to work in your profession or for the continuation of your education at an Austrian university.

  • General Nursing
  • Midwifery
  • Occupational therapy
  • Physiotherapy
  • Music therapy

Steps to degree recognition

Wondering how to submit your application? Ensure you have the necessary documents ready. Please note that the application form, along with detailed instructions, is available only in German.

APPLICATION FORM (GERMAN)

Contact us

Any questions? We are here to support you!

E-mail: nostrifizierung(at)imc.ac.at or
Phone: +43 2732 802 310