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| 13.9.2018 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CA 324/1 |
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13.9.2018

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CA 324/1

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NOTICE OF OPEN COMPETITIONS

EPSO/AD/362/18 — ADMINISTRATORS (AD 6) AND EPSO/AST/145/18 — ASSISTANTS (AST 3) IN THE FIELD OF ARCHIVISTICS/RECORDS MANAGEMENT

(2018/C 324 A/01)

Deadline for registration: 16 October 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET

The European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) is organising open competitions, based on qualifications and tests, to draw up reserve lists from which the Institutions of the European Union may recruit new members of the civil service as ‘
  administrators’
  and
  ‘assistants’
  (function groups AD and AST, respectively).

This notice of competitions and its annexes form the legally binding framework for these selection procedures.

Please see ANNEX III for the general rules governing open competitions.

Number of successful candidates sought:

| EPSO/AD/362/18 — 20 | EPSO/AST/145/18 — 43 |
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EPSO/AD/362/18 — 20

EPSO/AST/145/18 — 43

WHAT TASKS CAN I EXPECT TO PERFORM?

EPSO/AD/362/18:

As an archivist/record manager, you will be responsible for one or more aspects of the institution’s records, archives and information management policy.

You may be called upon to develop, implement and monitor policies and strategies for records, archives and information management, including capture, selection and retention, digital preservation, content management and information retrieval. You will ensure that the institution manages its archives, information and documents in accordance with the applicable legal framework, including confidentiality, access to documents and data protection legislation.

EPSO/AST/145/18:

As an assistant archivist/record manager you will contribute to the implementation of records, archives and information management, and the development and use of dedicated IT systems.

You will collect, sort and index, classify and preserve documents, write contextual historical descriptions of holdings, enter document and file references in Electronic Document Management Systems, provide support on records and archives management to colleagues and assist internal and external clients to find and retrieve information and documents.

Please see ANNEX I for more information about the typical duties to be performed.

AM I ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?

You must meet ALL of the following general and specific conditions on the closing date for online applications:

1)   
  General conditions:

| — | Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State of the EU |
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Enjoy full rights as a citizen of a Member State of the EU

| — | Meet any obligations under national laws on military service |
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Meet any obligations under national laws on military service

| — | Meet the character requirements for the duties concerned |
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Meet the character requirements for the duties concerned

2)   
  Specific conditions — languages:

You must have knowledge of
  at least 2 official EU languages;
  one at minimum C1 level (thorough knowledge) and the other at minimum B2 level (satisfactory knowledge).

Please note that the minimum levels required above must apply to each linguistic ability (speaking, writing, reading and listening) requested in the application form. These abilities reflect those of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (
  https://europass.cedefop.europa.eu/en/resources/european-language-levels-cefr
  ).

In this notice of competitions we will refer to the languages as:

| — | Language 1: language used for the computer-based Multiple-Choice Question tests |
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Language 1: language used for the computer-based Multiple-Choice Question tests

| — | Language 2: language used for the selection based on qualifications (Talent Screener), for the assessment centre tests and for communication between EPSO and the candidates who have submitted a valid application. This must be different from language 1. |
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Language 2: language used for the selection based on qualifications (Talent Screener), for the assessment centre tests and for communication between EPSO and the candidates who have submitted a valid application. This must be different from language 1.

Language 2 must be English or French.

Successful candidates recruited for these fields are required to have a satisfactory knowledge (minimum B2 level) of at least English or French in order to be immediately operational upon recruitment. A satisfactory command of one of these languages is required because the metadata referring to the documents held in the institutional databases are mainly in those two languages, and the information and IT tools the recruited officials will be working with as well as the training provided to new recruits in these domains are solely available in English and French. Moreover, staff working in the field of records, archives and information management is required to have a satisfactory knowledge of English or French as they must be able to work with all the staff as well as clients and Members of the European Parliament who carry out their daily activities in these two languages.

3)   
  Specific conditions — qualifications and work experience:

For EPSO/AD/362/18:

| — | A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of
  at least 3 years
  attested by a diploma. The diploma must include
  at least 2 years
  of studies or training in archives, information/knowledge management or records management or be accompanied by a diploma in archives, information/knowledge management or records management.
  The diploma(s) must be followed by
  at least 3 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties. Professional experience will be taken into account only after the date of obtainment of the diploma in the field. |
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A level of education which corresponds to completed university studies of
  at least 3 years
  attested by a diploma. The diploma must include
  at least 2 years
  of studies or training in archives, information/knowledge management or records management or be accompanied by a diploma in archives, information/knowledge management or records management.

The diploma(s) must be followed by
  at least 3 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties. Professional experience will be taken into account only after the date of obtainment of the diploma in the field.

For EPSO/AST/145/18:

| — | A level of education which corresponds to completed post-secondary education of
  at least 3 years
  in archiving or records management attested by a diploma, followed by
  at least 3 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties,

  or |
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A level of education which corresponds to completed post-secondary education of
  at least 3 years
  in archiving or records management attested by a diploma, followed by
  at least 3 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties,

or

| — | A level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by
  at least 6 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties

  or |
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A level of secondary education attested by a diploma giving access to post-secondary education, followed by
  at least 6 years’
  professional experience relevant to the duties

or

| — | Professional training (equivalent to European Qualification Framework Level 5 — http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/search/site?f%5B0%5D=im_field_entity_type%3A97), followed by
  at least 6 years’
  professional experience. Both the training and experience must be relevant to the duties. |
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Professional training (equivalent to European Qualification Framework Level 5 — http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/search/site?f%5B0%5D=im_field_entity_type%3A97), followed by
  at least 6 years’
  professional experience. Both the training and experience must be relevant to the duties.

Please see ANNEX IV for examples of minimum qualifications

HOW WILL I BE SELECTED?

1)   
  Application process

When completing your application form, you will have to select a language 1 and a language 2. You will have to select your language 1 from among any of the 24 official EU languages and your language 2 from among English and French. You will also be asked to confirm your eligibility for the chosen competition and provide further information
  relevant to the competition
  (for example: diplomas, work experience and answers to field-related questions (Talent Screener)).

You can select any of the 24 official EU languages when completing your application form, except for the
  Talent Screener
  section which
  must be completed in your language 2
  for the following reasons: the Talent Screener is subject to a comparative assessment by the Selection Board, it is used as a reference document by the Board during the field-related interview at the assessment centre, and is used for recruitment purposes if a candidate is successful. It is therefore in the interest of the service and the candidates to complete the Talent Screener in Language 2.

Please note that your whole application form will be accessed by the Selection Board (during the competition) and by the HR services of the European Institutions (for recruitment in case you are a successful candidate) who work in a limited number of vehicular languages as explained above. In case you succeed in the competition and are placed on the reserve list, you will be asked to provide a translation of the application form in language 2 (English or French) to the recruiting services if you have used another language for filling in the application form.

By validating your application form you declare on your honour that you meet all the conditions mentioned under the section ‘Am I eligible to apply?’ Once you have validated your application form, you will no longer be able to make any changes. It is your responsibility to ensure that you complete and validate your application
  within the deadline.

2)   
  Computer-based Multiple-Choice Question (MCQ) tests

If the number of candidates
  exceeds a certain threshold
  for each competition, as defined by the director of EPSO acting as Appointing Authority, all candidates who validated their application form by the deadline will be invited to sit a series of computer-based MCQ tests in one of EPSO’s accredited centres.

Unless instructed otherwise,
  you must book
  an appointment for the MCQ tests following the instructions received from EPSO. Typically you will be offered several dates on which you can sit the tests, in various locations. The booking and testing periods
  are limited.

If the number of candidates
  is below the threshold
  , these tests will be held at the assessment centre (point (5)) instead.

The computer-based MCQ tests will be organised as follows:

| Tests | Language | Questions | Duration | Marking | Pass mark |
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| Verbal reasoning | Language 1 | 20 questions | 35 min | Out of 20 | Verbal + numerical + abstract combined: 20/40 |
| Numerical reasoning | Language 1 | 10 questions | 20 min | Out of 10 |
| Abstract reasoning | Language 1 | 10 questions | 10 min | Out of 10 |

Tests

Language

Questions

Duration

Marking

Pass mark

Verbal reasoning

Language 1

20 questions

35 min

Out of 20

Verbal + numerical + abstract combined: 20/40

Numerical reasoning

Language 1

10 questions

20 min

Out of 10

Abstract reasoning

Language 1

10 questions

10 min

Out of 10

These tests are eliminatory and do not count towards the other tests held at the assessment centre.

3)   
  Eligibility checks

The eligibility requirements laid down in the section ‘Am I eligible to apply?’ above will be checked against the data provided in candidates’ online applications. EPSO will check whether you meet the general eligibility conditions while the Selection Board will check compliance with the specific eligibility conditions.

There are 2 possible scenarios:

| — | If the computer-based MCQ tests
  are organised upfront,
  the files of the candidates will be checked for eligibility in descending order of the marks obtained in those tests until the number of eligible candidates reaches a certain threshold defined for each competition before the tests by the director of EPSO acting as Appointing Authority. The other files will not be checked. |
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If the computer-based MCQ tests
  are organised upfront,
  the files of the candidates will be checked for eligibility in descending order of the marks obtained in those tests until the number of eligible candidates reaches a certain threshold defined for each competition before the tests by the director of EPSO acting as Appointing Authority. The other files will not be checked.

| — | If the computer-based MCQ tests
  are not organised upfront
  , the files of all candidates who validated their application form by the deadline will be checked for eligibility. |
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If the computer-based MCQ tests
  are not organised upfront
  , the files of all candidates who validated their application form by the deadline will be checked for eligibility.

4)   
  Selection based on qualifications (Talent Screener)

In order to allow the selection board to carry out an objective assessment of the comparative merits of all candidates in a structured way, all candidates in the same competition must answer the same set of questions in the ‘Talent Screener’ section of the application form in language 2. The selection based on qualifications will be carried out,
  only for those candidates deemed eligible
  as described above in point 3, using
  solely
  the information provided in this Talent Screener section.
  You should therefore include all relevant information in your Talent Screener answers, even if already mentioned in other sections of your application form.
  The questions are based on the selection criteria included in this notice.

Please see ANNEX II for the list of criteria.

To carry out the selection based on qualifications, the Selection Board will first assign each
  selection criterion
  a weighting that reflects its relative importance (1 to 3) and each of the candidate’s responses will be awarded between 0 and 4 points. The points are multiplied by the weighting for each criterion and added up to identify those candidates whose profiles best match the duties to be performed.

Only the candidates with the highest total marks at the selection based on qualifications will go through to the next stage.

5)   
  Assessment centre

A maximum of 3 times
  the number of successful candidates sought for each competition will be invited to this phase. If you meet the eligibility requirements according to the data in your online application and if you scored one of the
  highest overall marks
  for the selection based on qualifications, you will be invited to attend an assessment centre for 1 or 2 days, most probably in
  Brussels
  , where you will take tests held in your
  language 2
  .

If the computer-based MCQ tests described in point 2 were
  not organised upfront
  , you will sit them at the assessment centre. These tests are eliminatory and the marks obtained will not be added to the marks of the other assessment centre tests in the calculation of your total score.

Unless instructed otherwise, you will have to bring your supporting documents (originals or certified copies) to your assessment centre. EPSO will scan these during your assessment centre tests and return them to you on the same day.

Seven general competencies for the AST competition and eight general competencies for the AD competition, as well as the field-related competencies required for each competition, will be tested at the assessment centre through
  four tests
  (general competency-based interview, field-related interview, group exercise, and case study) as described in the following matrices:

| Competency | Tests |
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| 1. | Analysis and problem-solving |

Competency

Tests

1.

Analysis and problem-solving

Group exercise

Case study

| 2. | Communication |
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2.

Communication

Case study

General competency-based interview

| 3. | Delivering quality and results |
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3.

Delivering quality and results

Case study

General competency-based interview

| 4. | Learning and development |
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4.

Learning and development

Group exercise

General competency-based interview

| 5. | Prioritising and organising |
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5.

Prioritising and organising

Group exercise

Case study

| 6. | Resilience |
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6.

Resilience

Group exercise

General competency-based interview

| 7. | Working with others |
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7.

Working with others

Group exercise

General competency-based interview

| 8. | Leadership (only evaluated for EPSO/AD/362/18) |
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8.

Leadership (only evaluated for EPSO/AD/362/18)

Group exercise

General competency-based interview

| Pass marks for EPSO/AST/145/18: | 3/10 per competency and 35/70 in total |
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| Pass marks for EPSO/AD/362/18: | 3/10 per competency and 40/80 in total |

Pass marks for EPSO/AST/145/18:

3/10 per competency and 35/70 in total

Pass marks for EPSO/AD/362/18:

3/10 per competency and 40/80 in total

| Competency | Test | Pass mark |
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| Field-related competencies | Field-related interview | 50/100 |

Competency

Test

Pass mark

Field-related competencies

Field-related interview

50/100

6)   
  Reserve list

After checking candidates’ supporting documents, the Selection Board will draw up a
  reserve list
  for each competition — until the number of successful candidates sought is reached — of those eligible candidates who have obtained all pass marks as well as the highest overall marks following the assessment centre. Names will be listed alphabetically.

The reserve lists and the competency passports, giving qualitative feedback from the Selection Board, of successful candidates will be made available to the EU institutions for recruitment procedures and future career development. Inclusion on a reserve list
  does not confer any right to or guarantee of
  recruitment.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS

EPSO endeavours to apply equal opportunities, treatment and access to all candidates.

If you have a disability or a medical condition that may hinder your ability to sit the tests, please indicate this in your application form and let us know the type of special adjustments you need.

Discover more about our equal opportunities policy and procedure to request special adjustments on our website (https://epso.europa.eu/how-to-apply/equal-opportunities_en) and in the General rules annexed to this notice (under point 1.3. Equal opportunities and special adjustments).

WHEN AND WHERE CAN I APPLY?

In order to apply, you will first need to create an EPSO account. Please note that you must create only one account for all EPSO applications.

Apply online on the EPSO website http://jobs.eu-careers.eu by:

16 October 2018 at 12.00 (midday), CET.

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ANNEX I

DUTIES

EPSO/AD/362/18:

Administrators in archive and records management are responsible for one or more aspects of the institution’s records, archives and information management policy in a complex and multicultural environment.

The main duties may include:

| — | Leading a team in the domain of records, archives or information management. |
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Leading a team in the domain of records, archives or information management.

| — | Providing advice and input for all aspects of records, archives and information management policy in the framework of the institution’s more general information and knowledge management policy. |
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Providing advice and input for all aspects of records, archives and information management policy in the framework of the institution’s more general information and knowledge management policy.

| — | Developing, implementing and monitoring policies and strategies for records, archives and information management, including (but not limited to) selection and retention, digital preservation, content management and information retrieval. |
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Developing, implementing and monitoring policies and strategies for records, archives and information management, including (but not limited to) selection and retention, digital preservation, content management and information retrieval.

| — | Managing sensitive information, in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures. |
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Managing sensitive information, in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures.

| — | Developing, implementing and managing external projects and contracts for records, archives and information management, including, where applicable, preparing and managing public procurement procedures. |
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Developing, implementing and managing external projects and contracts for records, archives and information management, including, where applicable, preparing and managing public procurement procedures.

| — | Contributing to the design and content of records, archives and information management systems. |
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Contributing to the design and content of records, archives and information management systems.

| — | Contributing to the definition of metadata and metadata standards for content management, including archival description. |
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Contributing to the definition of metadata and metadata standards for content management, including archival description.

| — | Coordinating and participating in the production and updating of document archiving and management tools (retention schedules, filing plans, inventories and other archiving tools). |
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Coordinating and participating in the production and updating of document archiving and management tools (retention schedules, filing plans, inventories and other archiving tools).

| — | Ensuring that IT systems that manage records and archives comply with relevant standards, e.g. for the integrity and long term preservation of electronic documents. |
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Ensuring that IT systems that manage records and archives comply with relevant standards, e.g. for the integrity and long term preservation of electronic documents.

| — | Providing guidance and training on records, archives and information management for both specialised and non-specialised staff. |
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Providing guidance and training on records, archives and information management for both specialised and non-specialised staff.

| — | Manage relations with researchers and other external entities that request information or documents. |
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Manage relations with researchers and other external entities that request information or documents.

| — | Participate in meetings both inside and outside the institution, and where necessary represent your department or institution. |
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Participate in meetings both inside and outside the institution, and where necessary represent your department or institution.

EPSO/AST/145/18:

Assistants in archive and records management will contribute to one or more aspects of the institution’s records, archives and information management policy in a complex and multicultural environment.

The main duties may include:

| — | Creating or updating of filing plans and retention schedules, and/or classification schemes; drawing up and updating archive inventories; ensuring the integrity of documents. |
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Creating or updating of filing plans and retention schedules, and/or classification schemes; drawing up and updating archive inventories; ensuring the integrity of documents.

| — | Acquiring, sorting, indexing, filing, and preserving records in accordance with international standards, using electronic document and archive management systems. |
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Acquiring, sorting, indexing, filing, and preserving records in accordance with international standards, using electronic document and archive management systems.

| — | Providing archival descriptions of archives selected for permanent retention (drafting contextual historical descriptions of holdings, entering document and file references, compiling files and preparing subject analyses). |
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Providing archival descriptions of archives selected for permanent retention (drafting contextual historical descriptions of holdings, entering document and file references, compiling files and preparing subject analyses).

| — | Managing digital archives, including ingesting, cataloguing, maintaining and updating metadata in IT systems for archives management. |
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Managing digital archives, including ingesting, cataloguing, maintaining and updating metadata in IT systems for archives management.

| — | Processing requests for information from internal and external sources and assisting internal and external requesters and clients both online and onsite. |
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Processing requests for information from internal and external sources and assisting internal and external requesters and clients both online and onsite.

| — | Ensuring the security of sensitive information, in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures. |
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Ensuring the security of sensitive information, in accordance with the relevant rules and procedures.

| — | Providing support and advice on records, archives and information management/supervision to colleagues. |
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Providing support and advice on records, archives and information management/supervision to colleagues.

| — | Providing support for public procurement procedures. |
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Providing support for public procurement procedures.

| — | Participating in meetings both inside and outside the institution, and where necessary representing your department or institution. |
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Participating in meetings both inside and outside the institution, and where necessary representing your department or institution.

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ANNEX II

SELECTION CRITERIA

The Selection Board considers the following criteria for the selection based on qualifications:

EPSO/AD/362/18:

| 1. | Professional experience in developing, implementing and monitoring policy for records, archives or information management. |
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Professional experience in developing, implementing and monitoring policy for records, archives or information management.

| 2. | Professional experience in managing records, archives and information management projects. |
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Professional experience in managing records, archives and information management projects.

| 3. | Professional experience in leading and managing a team in the domain of records, archives and information management. |
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3.

Professional experience in leading and managing a team in the domain of records, archives and information management.

| 4. | Professional experience in client services and communication, both online and onsite, in the field of records, archives and information management. |
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Professional experience in client services and communication, both online and onsite, in the field of records, archives and information management.

| 5. | Professional experience in developing and providing information and training in the field of records, archives and information management. |
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5.

Professional experience in developing and providing information and training in the field of records, archives and information management.

| 6. | Professional experience in advocating the interests and needs of records, archives and information management to others. |
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6.

Professional experience in advocating the interests and needs of records, archives and information management to others.

| 7. | Professional experience in managing budgets and preparing public procurement procedures. |
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7.

Professional experience in managing budgets and preparing public procurement procedures.

| 8. | Training, diplomas, qualifications or certifications, in addition to the one required for access to the competition, relevant to the field of records, archives and information management. |
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8.

Training, diplomas, qualifications or certifications, in addition to the one required for access to the competition, relevant to the field of records, archives and information management.

EPSO/AST/145/18:

| 1. | Professional experience in creating or updating filing plans and retention schedules, ensuring the integrity of documents, selecting, acquiring, sorting, indexing, classifying and preserving documents, managing sensitive information, as well as implementing the policies to achieve this, within a records, archives or information management department of a public or private organisation. |
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1.

Professional experience in creating or updating filing plans and retention schedules, ensuring the integrity of documents, selecting, acquiring, sorting, indexing, classifying and preserving documents, managing sensitive information, as well as implementing the policies to achieve this, within a records, archives or information management department of a public or private organisation.

| 2. | Professional experience in the development and use of electronic document and records management systems and/or archive management systems. |
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2.

Professional experience in the development and use of electronic document and records management systems and/or archive management systems.

| 3. | Professional experience in providing information, assistance, advice and support on records, archives and information management/supervision. |
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3.

Professional experience in providing information, assistance, advice and support on records, archives and information management/supervision.

| 4. | Professional experience in processing internal and external requests for documents and information, retrieving documents and information, making documents available and managing consultation rooms. |
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4.

Professional experience in processing internal and external requests for documents and information, retrieving documents and information, making documents available and managing consultation rooms.

| 5. | Professional experience in assisting in the preparation and checking of tender documents and other public contract procedures. |
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5.

Professional experience in assisting in the preparation and checking of tender documents and other public contract procedures.

| 6. | Training, diplomas, qualifications or certifications, in addition to the one required for access to the competition, relevant to the field of records, archives and information management. |
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6.

Training, diplomas, qualifications or certifications, in addition to the one required for access to the competition, relevant to the field of records, archives and information management.

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ANNEX III

GENERAL RULES GOVERNING OPEN COMPETITIONS

GENERAL INFORMATION

Any reference, in the framework of selection procedures organised by EPSO, to a person of a specific gender must be deemed also to constitute a reference to a person of any other gender.

Where candidates tie for the last available place at any stage of the competition, they will all go through to the next stage of the competition. Any re-admitted candidates following a successful appeal will also be invited to the next stage.

Where candidates tie for the last available place on the reserve list, they will all be included on the reserve list. Any re-admitted candidates following a successful appeal at this stage of the procedure will also be added to the reserve list.

1.   WHO CAN APPLY?

1.1.   General and specific conditions

The general and specific conditions (including knowledge of languages) for each field or profile are indicated in the section ‘Am I eligible to apply?’.

Specific conditions regarding qualifications, professional experience and knowledge of languages vary depending on the profile requested. In your application, you should include as much information as possible regarding your qualifications and professional experience (where required) as described in the section ‘Am I eligible to apply?’ of this notice
  that is relevant to the duties
  .

| (a) | Diplomas and/or certificates: Diplomas, whether issued in EU or non-EU countries, must be recognised by an official EU Member State body, e.g. an EU Member State’s education ministry. The Selection Board will allow for differences between education systems.
  For post-secondary education and technical, professional or specialist training, indicate the subjects covered, the duration and whether it was full-time, part-time or an evening class. |
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(a)

Diplomas and/or certificates: Diplomas, whether issued in EU or non-EU countries, must be recognised by an official EU Member State body, e.g. an EU Member State’s education ministry. The Selection Board will allow for differences between education systems.

For post-secondary education and technical, professional or specialist training, indicate the subjects covered, the duration and whether it was full-time, part-time or an evening class.

| (b) | Professional experience (if required) will be taken into account only if it is relevant to the required duties and:






  — | constitutes genuine and effective work; |
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(b)

Professional experience (if required) will be taken into account only if it is relevant to the required duties and:

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constitutes genuine and effective work;

| — | is remunerated; |
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is remunerated;

| — | involves a subordinate relationship or the supply of a service; and |
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involves a subordinate relationship or the supply of a service; and

| — | subject to the following conditions:






  — | voluntary work: if remunerated and involving similar weekly hours and duration to a regular job; |
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subject to the following conditions:

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voluntary work: if remunerated and involving similar weekly hours and duration to a regular job;

| — | traineeships: if remunerated; |
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traineeships: if remunerated;

| — | compulsory military service: completed before or after the required diploma for a period not exceeding the statutory duration in your Member State; |
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compulsory military service: completed before or after the required diploma for a period not exceeding the statutory duration in your Member State;

| — | maternity/paternity/adoption leave: if covered by an employment contract; |
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maternity/paternity/adoption leave: if covered by an employment contract;

| — | doctorate: for a maximum of three years, provided the doctorate was actually obtained, and whether or not the work was remunerated; and |
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doctorate: for a maximum of three years, provided the doctorate was actually obtained, and whether or not the work was remunerated; and

| — | part-time work: calculated pro rata on the basis of the number of hours worked, e.g. half-time for six months would count as three months. |
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part-time work: calculated pro rata on the basis of the number of hours worked, e.g. half-time for six months would count as three months.

1.2.   Supporting documents

At different steps of the selection procedure, you will need to provide an official document proving your citizenship (e.g. passport or identity card) which must be valid on the closing date of your application (closing date of the first part of your application in the case of a 2-part application scenario).

All periods of professional activity must be covered by originals or certified photocopies of:

| — | documents from former and current employer(s) stating the nature and level of duties performed, and start and end dates, with the official header and stamp of the company, and the name and signature of the person in charge; or |
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documents from former and current employer(s) stating the nature and level of duties performed, and start and end dates, with the official header and stamp of the company, and the name and signature of the person in charge; or

| — | employment contract(s) and first and last pay slips, with a detailed description of the duties performed; |
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employment contract(s) and first and last pay slips, with a detailed description of the duties performed;

| — | (for non-salaried work, e.g. self-employed, liberal professions) invoices or order forms detailing the work performed or any other relevant official supporting documents; |
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(for non-salaried work, e.g. self-employed, liberal professions) invoices or order forms detailing the work performed or any other relevant official supporting documents;

| — | (for conference interpreters where professional experience is required) documents attesting the number of days, and languages interpreted from and into, relating specifically to conference interpreting. |
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(for conference interpreters where professional experience is required) documents attesting the number of days, and languages interpreted from and into, relating specifically to conference interpreting.

In general, no supporting documents are required to prove your knowledge of languages, except for some linguist or specialist profiles.

You may be asked for additional information or documents at any stage of the procedure. EPSO will inform you of what supporting documents you need to provide and when.

1.3.   Equal opportunities and special adjustments

If you have a disability or a medical condition that may hinder your ability to sit the tests, please indicate this in your application form and let us know the type of special adjustments you need. If a disability or condition develops after you have validated your application, you must inform EPSO as soon as possible using the information indicated below.

Please note that you will have to send a certificate from your national authority or a medical certificate to EPSO in order for your request to be taken into consideration. Your supporting documents will be examined, so that reasonable accommodation can be made where required.

Should you encounter any accessibility issues, or should you require more information, please contact the EPSO-accessibility team by:

| — | email (EPSO-accessibility@ec.europa.eu); |
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email (EPSO-accessibility@ec.europa.eu);

| — | fax (+ 32 2 299 80 81); or |
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fax (+ 32 2 299 80 81); or

| — | post:





  European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO) |
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| EPSO accessibility |
| Avenue de Cortenbergh/Kortenberglaan 25 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
| BELGIQUE/BELGIË |

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post:

European Personnel Selection Office (EPSO)

EPSO accessibility

Avenue de Cortenbergh/Kortenberglaan 25

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

2.   BY WHOM WILL I BE ASSESSED?

A Selection Board is appointed to compare candidates and select the best ones on the basis of their competencies, aptitudes and qualifications in the light of the requirements set out in this notice of competition. Its members also decide on the difficulty of the competition tests and approve their content on the basis of proposals made by EPSO.

To ensure the Selection Board’s independence, it is strictly forbidden for candidates or anyone outside the board to attempt to contact any of its members, except in the context of tests which require direct interaction between the candidates and the board.

Candidates who wish to state their case or assert their rights must do so in writing, addressing their correspondence intended for a Selection Board to EPSO, which will pass it on to the board. Any direct or indirect intervention by candidates that does not comply with these procedures is forbidden and may result in disqualification from the competition.

The existence of a family relationship or a hierarchical link between a candidate and a Selection Board member, in particular, gives rise to a conflict of interest. Selection Boards are asked to declare any such situations to EPSO immediately when they become aware of them. EPSO will evaluate each case individually and take the appropriate measures. The non-respect of the above mentioned rules could make Selection Board members liable to disciplinary action and result in disqualification from the competition for candidates (see section 4.4).

The names of the Selection Board members are published on the EPSO website (www.eu-careers.eu) before the beginning of the assessment centre/phase.

3.   COMMUNICATION

3.1.   Communication with EPSO

You should consult your EPSO account at least twice a week to keep track of your progress during the competition. If you are prevented from doing so because of a technical problem on EPSO’s side, you must notify EPSO immediately and exclusively via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en).

EPSO reserves the right not to supply information that is already clearly stated in this notice of competition, its annexes or on the EPSO website, including under ‘frequently asked questions’.

In all correspondence relating to an application, please mention your name as given in your EPSO account, your application number and the reference number of the selection procedure.

EPSO applies the principles of the code of good administrative behaviour https://ec.europa.eu/info/about-european-union/principles-and-values/ethics-and-integrity/code-conduct-eu-staff_en (as published in the Official Journal). Accordingly, EPSO reserves the right to cease any improper (i.e. repetitive, abusive and/or irrelevant) correspondence.

3.2.   Access to information

Candidates have specific rights of access to certain information concerning them individually, granted in the light of the obligation to state reasons, in order to allow for an appeal against rejection decisions.

This obligation to state reasons must be balanced with the confidentiality of the Selection Board proceedings, which ensures the boards’ independence and the objectivity of the selection. Due to confidentiality, attitudes adopted by members of Selection Boards regarding the individual or comparative assessments of candidates cannot be disclosed.

These access rights are specific to candidates in an open competition and legislation on public access to documents may not confer on them rights broader than those specified in this section.

3.2.1.   Automatic disclosure

You will automatically receive the following information via your EPSO account after each stage of the selection process organised for a given competition:

| — | MCQ tests: your results and a grid with your answers and the correct answers by reference number/letter. Access to the text of the questions and answers is explicitly excluded; |
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MCQ tests: your results and a grid with your answers and the correct answers by reference number/letter. Access to the text of the questions and answers is explicitly excluded;

| — | eligibility: whether you were admitted; if not, the eligibility conditions that were not met; |
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eligibility: whether you were admitted; if not, the eligibility conditions that were not met;

| — | Talent Screener: your results and a grid with the question weightings, the points awarded for your answers and your total score; |
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Talent Screener: your results and a grid with the question weightings, the points awarded for your answers and your total score;

| — | preliminary tests: your results; |
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preliminary tests: your results;

| — | intermediate tests: your results if you are not amongst the candidates invited to the next phase; |
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intermediate tests: your results if you are not amongst the candidates invited to the next phase;

| — | assessment centre/phase: if you are not disqualified, your competency passport showing your overall marks for each competency and the Selection Board’s comment providing quantitative and qualitative feedback on your performance at the assessment centre/phase. |
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assessment centre/phase: if you are not disqualified, your competency passport showing your overall marks for each competency and the Selection Board’s comment providing quantitative and qualitative feedback on your performance at the assessment centre/phase.

As a rule, EPSO does not communicate to candidates any source texts or test assignments, as these are intended for re-use in future competitions. For certain tests, however, it may exceptionally publish the source texts or assignments on its website if:

| — | the tests have been completed; |
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the tests have been completed;

| — | the results have been established and communicated to candidates; and |
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the results have been established and communicated to candidates; and

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the source texts/assignments are not intended for reuse in future competitions.

3.2.2.   Information on request

You may request an uncorrected copy of your answers in written tests where the content is not intended for reuse in future competitions. This explicitly excludes answers to e-tray exercises and case studies.

Your corrected answer papers and the details of the marking, in particular, are covered by the secrecy of Selection Board proceedings and will not be disclosed.

EPSO endeavours to make as much information available to candidates as possible, in accordance with the obligation to state reasons, the confidential nature of Selection Board proceedings and the rules on the protection of personal data. All requests for information will be evaluated in light of these obligations.

Any requests for information should be submitted via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en) within 10 calendar days of the day your results were published in your EPSO account.

4.   COMPLAINTS AND ISSUES

4.1.   Technical issues

If, at any stage of the selection procedure, you encounter a serious technical or organisational problem, in order to allow us to investigate the issue and take corrective measures, please inform EPSO exclusively via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en).

In all correspondence, please mention your name (as given in your EPSO account), your application number and the reference number of the selection procedure.

If the problem occurs at a test centre, please:

| — | alert the invigilators immediately so that a solution can be investigated at the centre itself. In any case, ask them to record your complaint in writing; and |
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alert the invigilators immediately so that a solution can be investigated at the centre itself. In any case, ask them to record your complaint in writing; and

| — | contact EPSO no later than 3 calendar days after your tests via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en) with a brief description of the problem. |
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contact EPSO no later than 3 calendar days after your tests via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en) with a brief description of the problem.

For problems occurring outside test centres (e.g. mainly concerning the test booking process), please follow the instructions in your EPSO account and on EPSO’s website or contact EPSO immediately via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en).

For issues with your application, you must contact EPSO immediately and in any case before the deadline for applications via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en). Queries sent less than 5 working days before the deadline for applications might not be answered before the deadline.

4.2.   Internal review procedures

4.2.1.   Error in the computer-based multiple choice questions (MCQs)

The MCQ database is subject to permanent in-depth quality control by EPSO and Selection Boards.

If you believe that an error in one or more of the MCQs affected your ability to answer, you are entitled to ask for the question(s) to be reviewed by the Selection Board (under the ‘neutralisation’ procedure).

Under this procedure, the Selection Board may decide to cancel the question containing the error and to redistribute the points among the remaining questions of the test. Only those candidates who received that question will be affected by the recalculation. The marking of the tests remains as indicated in the relevant sections of this notice of competition.

Arrangements for complaints about the MCQ tests are as follows:

| — | procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en); |
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procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en);

| — | language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question; |
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language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question;

| — | deadline: within 3 calendar days of the date of your computer-based tests; |
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deadline: within 3 calendar days of the date of your computer-based tests;

| — | additional information: describe what the question was about (content) in order to identify the question(s) concerned, and explain the nature of the alleged error as clearly as possible. |
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additional information: describe what the question was about (content) in order to identify the question(s) concerned, and explain the nature of the alleged error as clearly as possible.

Requests received after the deadline or that do not clearly describe the contested question(s) and alleged error will not be taken into account.

In particular, complaints merely pointing out alleged issues of translation, and which do not clearly specify the problem, will not be taken into account.

The same review procedure applies with regard to errors in the e-tray exercise.

4.2.2.   Requests for review

You can request a review of any decision taken by the Selection Board or EPSO that establishes your results and/or determines whether you can proceed to the next stage of the competition or are excluded.

Requests for review may be based on:

| — | a material irregularity in the competition process; and/or |
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a material irregularity in the competition process; and/or

| — | non-compliance, by the Selection Board or EPSO, with the Staff Regulations, the notice of competition, its annexes and/or case law. |
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non-compliance, by the Selection Board or EPSO, with the Staff Regulations, the notice of competition, its annexes and/or case law.

Please note that you are not allowed to challenge the validity of the Selection Board’s assessment of the quality of your performance in a test or the relevance of your qualifications and professional experience. This assessment is a value judgment made by the board and your disagreement with the board’s evaluation of your tests, experience and/or qualifications does not prove that it has made an error. Requests for review submitted on this basis will not lead to a positive outcome.

Arrangements for requests for review are as follows:

| — | procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en); |
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procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en);

| — | language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question; |
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language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question;

| — | deadline: within 10 calendar days of the date on which the contested decision was published in your EPSO account; |
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deadline: within 10 calendar days of the date on which the contested decision was published in your EPSO account;

| — | additional information: indicate clearly the decision you wish to contest and on what grounds. |
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additional information: indicate clearly the decision you wish to contest and on what grounds.

Requests received after the deadline will not be taken into account.

You will receive an acknowledgment of receipt within 15 working days. The body which took the contested decision (either the Selection Board or EPSO) will analyse and decide on your request and you will receive a reasoned reply as soon as possible.

If the outcome is positive, you will be re-entered in the selection process at the stage at which you were excluded, regardless of how far the competition has progressed in the meantime.

4.3.   Other forms of contestation

4.3.1.   Administrative complaints

As a candidate in an open competition, you have the right to address an administrative complaint to the Director of EPSO acting as the appointing authority.

You may submit a complaint against a decision, or lack thereof, that directly and immediately affects your legal status as a candidate, only if the rules governing the selection procedure have clearly been infringed. The Director of EPSO cannot overturn a value judgment made by a Selection Board (see section 4.2.2).

Arrangements for administrative complaints are as follows:

| — | procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en); |
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procedure: please contact EPSO only via the EPSO website (https://epso.europa.eu/help_en);

| — | language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question; |
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language: in the Language 2 you chose for the competition in question;

| — | deadline: within three months of notification of the contested decision or of the date by which a decision should have been made; |
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deadline: within three months of notification of the contested decision or of the date by which a decision should have been made;

| — | additional information: indicate clearly the decision you wish to contest and on what grounds. |
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additional information: indicate clearly the decision you wish to contest and on what grounds.

Requests received after the deadline will not be taken into account.

4.3.2.   Judicial appeals

As a candidate in an open competition, you have the right to submit a judicial appeal to the General Court, under Article 270 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 91 of the Staff Regulations.

Note that appeals against decisions taken by EPSO rather than by the Selection Board will not be admissible before the General Court unless an administrative complaint under Article 90(2) of the Staff Regulations has first been made (see section 4.3.1). In particular, this is the case with the decisions concerning the general eligibility criteria, which are taken by EPSO not the Selection Board.

Arrangements for judicial appeals are as follows:

| — | procedure: please consult the website of the General Court (http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/). |
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procedure: please consult the website of the General Court (http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/).

4.3.3.   European Ombudsman

All EU citizens and residents can make a complaint to the European Ombudsman.

Before you submit a complaint to the Ombudsman, you must first make the appropriate administrative approaches to the institutions and bodies concerned (see sections 4.1.-4.3.).

Making a complaint to the Ombudsman does not extend the deadlines for lodging administrative complaints or judicial appeals.

Arrangements for complaints to the Ombudsman are as follows:

| — | procedure: please consult the website of the European Ombudsman (http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/). |
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procedure: please consult the website of the European Ombudsman (http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/).

4.4.   Disqualification from the selection procedure

You may be disqualified at any stage in a selection procedure if EPSO finds that you:

| — | have created more than one EPSO account; |
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have created more than one EPSO account;

| — | have applied to incompatible fields or profiles; |
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have applied to incompatible fields or profiles;

| — | do not meet all the eligibility conditions; |
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do not meet all the eligibility conditions;

| — | made false declarations or declarations unsupported by the appropriate documents; |
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made false declarations or declarations unsupported by the appropriate documents;

| — | have failed to book or sit your tests; |
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have failed to book or sit your tests;

| — | have cheated during the tests; |
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have cheated during the tests;

| — | did not declare in your application form the languages required in this Notice of Competition, or did not declare the minimum level(s) required for those languages; |
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did not declare in your application form the languages required in this Notice of Competition, or did not declare the minimum level(s) required for those languages;

| — | attempted to contact a member of the Selection Board in an unauthorised manner; |
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attempted to contact a member of the Selection Board in an unauthorised manner;

| — | failed to inform EPSO of a possible conflict of interest with a Selection Board member; |
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failed to inform EPSO of a possible conflict of interest with a Selection Board member;

| — | submitted your application in a language other than that/those specified in this notice of competition (allowances may be made regarding the use of another language for proper nouns, official titles and job titles as indicated in the supporting documents or labels/titles of diplomas); and/or |
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submitted your application in a language other than that/those specified in this notice of competition (allowances may be made regarding the use of another language for proper nouns, official titles and job titles as indicated in the supporting documents or labels/titles of diplomas); and/or

| — | signed or wrote a distinctive mark on anonymously marked written or practical tests. |
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signed or wrote a distinctive mark on anonymously marked written or practical tests.

Candidates for recruitment by the EU institutions must show the highest possible integrity. Fraud or attempted fraud may render you liable to penalty and compromise your eligibility for future competitions.

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ANNEX IV

EXAMPLES OF MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS PER COUNTRY AND PER GRADE CORRESPONDING, IN PRINCIPLE, TO THOSE REQUIRED BY THE NOTICES OF COMPETITION

Please click here for an easy-to-read version of these examples

| | AST-SC 1 to AST-SC 6
  AST 1 to AST 7 | AST 3 to AST 11 | AD 5 to AD 16 |
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| COUNTRY | Secondary education (giving access to post-secondary education) | Post-secondary education (non-university higher education course or short university course lasting at least two years) | University-level education (lasting at least three years) | University-level education (four years or more) |
| Belgique — België — Belgien | Certificat de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur (CESS)/Diploma secundair onderwijs
  Diplôme d’aptitude à accéder à l’enseignement supérieur (DAES)/
  Getuigschrift van hoger secundair onderwijs
  Diplôme d’enseignement professionnel
  Getuigschrift van het beroepssecundair onderwijs | Candidature — Kandidaat
  Graduat — Gegradueerde
  Bachelor/Professioneel gerichte Bachelor | Bachelor académique (180 crédits)
  Academisch gerichte Bachelor (180 ECTS) | Licence/Licentiaat
  Master
  Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA)
  Diplôme d’études spécialisées (DES)
  Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS)
  Gediplomeerde in de Voortgezette Studies (GVS)
  Gediplomeerde in de Gespecialiseerde Studies (GGS)
  Gediplomeerde in de Aanvullende Studies (GAS)
  Agrégation/Aggregaat
  Ingénieur industriel/Industrieel ingenieur
  Doctorat/Doctoraal diploma |
| България | Диплома за завършено средно образование | Специалист по ... | | Диплома за висше образование
  Бакалавър
  Магистър |
| Česká republika | Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce | Vysvědčení o absolutoriu (Absolutorium) + diplomovaný specialista (DiS.) | Diplom o ukončení
  bakalářského studia (Bakalář) | Diplom o ukončení vysokoškolského studia
  Magistr
  Doktor |
| Danmark | Bevis for:
  Studentereksamen
  Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF)
  Højere Handelseksamen (HHX)
  Højere Afgangseksamen (HA)
  Bac pro: Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX) | Videregående uddannelser
  = Bevis for = Eksamensbevis som (erhversakademiuddannelse AK) | Bachelorgrad (BA or BS)
  Professionsbachelorgrad
  Diplomingeniør | Kandidatgrad/Candidatus
  Master/Magistergrad (mag.art)
  Licenciatgrad
  ph.d.-grad |
| Deutschland | Abitur/Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife
  Fachabitur/Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife | | Fachhochschulabschluss
  Bachelor | Hochschulabschluss/ Fachhochschulabschluss/ Master
  Magister Artium/Magistra Artium
  Staatsexamen/Diplom
  Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen
  Doktorgrad |
| Eesti | Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus + riigieksamitunnistus
  Lõputunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta | Tunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta | Bakalaureusekraad (min 120 ainepunkti)
  Bakalaureusekraad (< 160 ainepunkti) | Rakenduskõrghariduse diplom
  Bakalaureusekraad (160 ainepunkti)
  Magistrikraad
  Arstikraad
  Hambaarstikraad
  Loomaarstikraad
  Filosoofiadoktor
  Doktorikraad (120–160 ainepunkti) |
| Éire/Ireland | Ardteistiméireacht, Grád D3, i 5 ábhar
  Leaving Certificate Grade D3 in 5 subjects
  Gairmchlár na hArdteistiméireachta (GCAT)
  Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP) | Teastas Náisiúnta
  National Certificate
  Gnáthchéim bhaitsiléara
  Ordinary bachelor degree
  Dioplóma náisiúnta (ND, Dip.)
  National diploma (ND, Dip.)
  Ardteastas (120 ECTS)
  Higher Certificate (120 ECTS) | Céim onóracha bhaitsiléara (3 bliana/180 ECTS) (BA, B.Sc, B.Eng)
  Honours bachelor degree (3 years/180 ECTS) (BA, B.Sc, B.Eng) | Céim onóracha bhaitsiléara (4 bliana/240 ECTS)
  Honours bachelor degree (4 years/240 ECTS)
  Céim ollscoile
  University degree
  Céim mháistir (60-120 ECTS)
  Master’s degree (60-120 ECTS)
  Dochtúireacht
  Doctorate |
| Ελλάδα | Απολυτήριο Γενικού Λυκείου Απολυτήριο Κλασικού Λυκείου
  Απολυτήριο Τεχνικού Επαγγελματικού Λυκείου
  Απολυτήριο Ενιαίου Πολυκλαδικού Λυκείου
  Απολυτήριο Ενιαίου Λυκείου
  Απολυτήριο Τεχνολογικού Επαγγελματικού Εκπαιδευτηρίου | Δίπλωμα επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης (ΙΕΚ) | | Πτυχίο ΑΕΙ (πανεπιστημίου,
  πολυτεχνείου, ΤΕΙ)
  Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης
  (2ος κύκλος)
  Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα (3ος κύκλος) |
| España | Bachillerato + Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU)
  Bachillerato
  BUP
  Diploma de Técnico especialista | FP grado superior (Técnico superior) | Diplomado/ Ingeniero técnico | Licenciatura
  Máster
  Ingeniero
  Título de Doctor |
| France | Baccalauréat
  Diplôme d’accès aux études universitaires (DAEU)
  Brevet de technicien | Diplôme d’études universitaires générales (DEUG)
  Brevet de technicien supérieur (BTS)
  Diplôme universitaire de technologie (DUT)
  Diplôme d’études universitaires scientifiques et techniques (DEUST) | Licence | Maîtrise
  Maîtrise des sciences et techniques (MST), maîtrise des sciences de gestion (MSG), diplôme d’études supérieures techniques (DEST), diplôme de recherche technologique (DRT),
  diplôme d’études supérieures
  spécialisées (DESS), diplôme
  d’études approfondies (DEA),
  master 1, master 2 professionnel,
  master 2 recherche
  Diplôme des grandes écoles
  Diplôme d’ingénieur
  Doctorat |
| Hrvatska | Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi
  Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu | Stručni pristupnik/pristupnica | Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica) | Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica)
  Stručni specijalist
  Magistar struke
  Magistar inženjer/magistrica inženjerka (mag. ing)
  Doktor struke
  Doktor umjetnosti |
| Italia | Diploma di maturità (vecchio ordinamento)
  Perito ragioniere
  Diploma di superamento dell’esame di Stato conclusivo dei corsi di studio di istruzione secondaria superiore | Diploma universitario (DU)
  Certificato di specializzazione tecnica superiore/
  Attestato di competenza (4 semestri) | Diploma di laurea — L (breve) | Diploma di laurea (DL)
  Laurea specialistica (LS)
  Master di I livello
  Dottorato di ricerca (DR) |
| Κύπρος | Απολυτήριο | Δίπλωμα = Programmes offered by Public/Private Schools of Higher Education (for the latter accreditation is compulsory)
  Higher Diploma | | Πανεπιστημιακό Πτυχίο/Bachelor
  Master
  Doctorat |
| Latvija | Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību
  Diploms par profesionālo vidējo izglītību | Diploms par pirmā līmeņa profesionālo augstāko izglītību | Bakalaura diploms (min. 120 kredītpunktu) | Bakalaura diploms (160 kredītpunktu)
  Profesionālā bakalaura diploms
  Maģistra diploms
  Profesionālā maģistra diploms
  Doktora grāds |
| Lietuva | Brandos atestatas | Aukštojo mokslo diplomas
  Aukštesniojo mokslo diplomas | Profesinio bakalauro diplomas
  Aukštojo mokslo diplomas | Aukštojo mokslo diplomas
  Bakalauro diplomas
  Magistro diplomas
  Daktaro diplomas
  Meno licenciato diplomas |
| Luxembourg | Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires et techniques | BTS
  Brevet de maîtrise
  Brevet de technicien supérieur
  Diplôme de premier cycle universitaire (DPCU)
  Diplôme universitaire de technologie (DUT) | Bachelor
  Diplôme d’ingénieur technicien | Master
  Diplôme d’ingénieur industriel
  DESS en droit européen |
| Magyarország | Gimnáziumi érettségi bizonyítvány
  Szakközépiskolai érettségi — képesítő bizonyítvány | Felsőfokú szakképesítést
  igazoló bizonyítvány (Higher
  Vocational Programme) | Főiskolai oklevél
  Alapfokozat (Bachelor degree 180 credits) | Egyetemi oklevél
  Alapfokozat (Bachelor degree 240 credits)
  Mesterfokozat (Master degree)
  (Osztatlan mesterképzés)
  Doktori fokozat |
| Malta | Advanced Matriculation or GCE Advanced level in 3 subjects (2 of them grade C or higher)
  Matriculation certificate (2 subjects at Advanced level and 4 at Intermediate level including Systems of Knowledge with overall grade A-C) + Passes in the Secondary Education Certificate examination at Grade 5
  2 A Levels (passes A-C) + a number of subjects at Ordinary level, or equivalent | MCAST diplomas/certificates
  Higher National Diploma | Bachelor’s degree | Bachelor’s degree
  Master of Arts
  Doctorate |
| Nederland | Diploma VWO
  Diploma staatsexamen (2 diploma’s)
  Diploma staatsexamen voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs
  (Diploma staatsexamen VWO)
  Diploma staatsexamen hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (Diploma staatsexamen HAVO) | Kandidaatsexamen
  Associate degree (AD) | Bachelor (WO)
  HBO bachelor degree
  Baccalaureus of ‘Ingenieur’ | HBO/WO Master’s degree
  Doctoraal examen/Doctoraat |
| Österreich | Matura/Reifeprüfung
  Reife- und Diplomprüfung
  Berufsreifeprüfung | Kollegdiplom/ Akademiediplom | Fachhochschuldiplom/Bakkalaureus/Bakkalaurea | Universitätsdiplom/ Fachhochschuldiplom/
  Magister/Magistra
  Master
  Diplomprüfung, Diplom-Ingenieur
  Magisterprüfungszeugnis Rigorosenzeugnis
  Doktortitel |
| Polska | Świadectwo dojrzałości
  Świadectwo ukończenia liceum ogólnokształcącego | Dyplom ukończenia kolegium nauczycielskiego
  Świadectwo ukończenia szkoły policealnej | Licencjat/Inżynier | Magister/Magister inżynier
  Dyplom doktora |
| Portugal | Diploma de Ensino Secundário/
  Certificado de Habilitações do Ensino Secundário | | Bacharel Licenciado | Licenciado
  Mestre
  Doutorado |
| România | Diplomă de bacalaureat | Diplomă de absolvire
  (Colegiu universitar)
  învățământ preuniversitar | Diplomă de licenţă | Diplomă de licenţă
  Diplomă de inginer
  Diplomă de urbanist
  Diplomă de master
  Certificat de atestare (studii academic
  postuniversitare)
  Diplomă de doctor |
| Slovenija | Maturitetno spričevalo
  (spričevalo o poklicni maturi)
  (spričevalo o zaključnem izpitu) | Diploma višje strokovne šole | Diploma o pridobljeni visoki strokovni izobrazbi | Univerzitetna diploma/magisterij/specializacija/doktorat |
| Slovensko | Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške | Absolventský diplom | Diplom o ukončení bakalárskeho štúdia (Bakalár) | Diplom o ukončení vysokoškolského štúdia
  Bakalár (Bc.)
  Magister
  Magister/Inžinier
  ArtD. |
| Suomi/Finland | Ylioppilastutkinto tai peruskoulu + kolmen vuoden ammatillinen koulutus – Studentexamen eller grundskola + treårig yrkesinriktad utbildning
  Todistus yhdistelmäopinnoista (Betyg över kombinationsstudier) | Ammatillinen opistoasteen tutkinto – Yrkesexamen på institutnivå | Kandidaatin tutkinto – Kandidatexamen/Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto – Yrkeshögskoleexamen (min. 120 opintoviikkoa – studieveckor) | Maisterin tutkinto – Magisterexamen/Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto – Yrkeshögskoleexamen (min. 160 opintoviikkoa – studieveckor)
  Tohtorin tutkinto (Doktorsexamen) joko 4 vuotta tai 2 vuotta lisensiaatin tutkinnon jälkeen – antingen 4 år eller 2 år efter licentiatexamen
  Lisensiaatti/Licentiat |
| Sverige | Slutbetyg från gymnasieskolan
  (3-årig gymnasial utbildning) | Högskoleexamen (80 poäng)
  Högskoleexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng
  Yrkeshögskoleexamen/
  Kvalificerad yrkeshögskoleexamen, 1–3 år | Kandidatexamen (akademisk examen omfattande minst 120 poäng, varav 60 poäng fördjupade studier i ett ämne + uppsats motsvarande 10 poäng)
  Meriter på grundnivå:
  Kandidatexamen, 3 år, 180 högskolepoäng (Bachelor) | Magisterexamen (akademisk examen omfattande minst 160 poäng, varav 80 poäng fördjupade studier i ett ämne + uppsats motsvarande 20 poäng eller två uppsatser motsvarande 10 poäng vardera)






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AST-SC 1 to AST-SC 6

AST 1 to AST 7

AST 3 to AST 11

AD 5 to AD 16

COUNTRY

Secondary education (giving access to post-secondary education)

Post-secondary education (non-university higher education course or short university course lasting at least two years)

University-level education (lasting at least three years)

University-level education (four years or more)

Belgique — België — Belgien

Certificat de l’enseignement secondaire supérieur (CESS)/Diploma secundair onderwijs

Diplôme d’aptitude à accéder à l’enseignement supérieur (DAES)/

Getuigschrift van hoger secundair onderwijs

Diplôme d’enseignement professionnel

Getuigschrift van het beroepssecundair onderwijs

Candidature — Kandidaat

Graduat — Gegradueerde

Bachelor/Professioneel gerichte Bachelor

Bachelor académique (180 crédits)

Academisch gerichte Bachelor (180 ECTS)

Licence/Licentiaat

Master

Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA)

Diplôme d’études spécialisées (DES)

Diplôme d’études supérieures spécialisées (DESS)

Gediplomeerde in de Voortgezette Studies (GVS)

Gediplomeerde in de Gespecialiseerde Studies (GGS)

Gediplomeerde in de Aanvullende Studies (GAS)

Agrégation/Aggregaat

Ingénieur industriel/Industrieel ingenieur

Doctorat/Doctoraal diploma

България

Диплома за завършено средно образование

Специалист по ...

Диплома за висше образование

Бакалавър

Магистър

Česká republika

Vysvědčení o maturitní zkoušce

Vysvědčení o absolutoriu (Absolutorium) + diplomovaný specialista (DiS.)

Diplom o ukončení

bakalářského studia (Bakalář)

Diplom o ukončení vysokoškolského studia

Magistr

Doktor

Danmark

Bevis for:

Studentereksamen

Højere Forberedelseseksamen (HF)

Højere Handelseksamen (HHX)

Højere Afgangseksamen (HA)

Bac pro: Bevis for Højere Teknisk Eksamen (HTX)

Videregående uddannelser

= Bevis for = Eksamensbevis som (erhversakademiuddannelse AK)

Bachelorgrad (BA or BS)

Professionsbachelorgrad

Diplomingeniør

Kandidatgrad/Candidatus

Master/Magistergrad (mag.art)

Licenciatgrad

ph.d.-grad

Deutschland

Abitur/Zeugnis der allgemeinen Hochschulreife

Fachabitur/Zeugnis der Fachhochschulreife

Fachhochschulabschluss

Bachelor

Hochschulabschluss/ Fachhochschulabschluss/ Master

Magister Artium/Magistra Artium

Staatsexamen/Diplom

Erstes Juristisches Staatsexamen

Doktorgrad

Eesti

Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus + riigieksamitunnistus

Lõputunnistus kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta

Tunnistus keskhariduse baasil kutsekeskhariduse omandamise kohta

Bakalaureusekraad (min 120 ainepunkti)

Bakalaureusekraad (< 160 ainepunkti)

Rakenduskõrghariduse diplom

Bakalaureusekraad (160 ainepunkti)

Magistrikraad

Arstikraad

Hambaarstikraad

Loomaarstikraad

Filosoofiadoktor

Doktorikraad (120–160 ainepunkti)

Éire/Ireland

Ardteistiméireacht, Grád D3, i 5 ábhar

Leaving Certificate Grade D3 in 5 subjects

Gairmchlár na hArdteistiméireachta (GCAT)

Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme (LCVP)

Teastas Náisiúnta

National Certificate

Gnáthchéim bhaitsiléara

Ordinary bachelor degree

Dioplóma náisiúnta (ND, Dip.)

National diploma (ND, Dip.)

Ardteastas (120 ECTS)

Higher Certificate (120 ECTS)

Céim onóracha bhaitsiléara (3 bliana/180 ECTS) (BA, B.Sc, B.Eng)

Honours bachelor degree (3 years/180 ECTS) (BA, B.Sc, B.Eng)

Céim onóracha bhaitsiléara (4 bliana/240 ECTS)

Honours bachelor degree (4 years/240 ECTS)

Céim ollscoile

University degree

Céim mháistir (60-120 ECTS)

Master’s degree (60-120 ECTS)

Dochtúireacht

Doctorate

Ελλάδα

Απολυτήριο Γενικού Λυκείου Απολυτήριο Κλασικού Λυκείου

Απολυτήριο Τεχνικού Επαγγελματικού Λυκείου

Απολυτήριο Ενιαίου Πολυκλαδικού Λυκείου

Απολυτήριο Ενιαίου Λυκείου

Απολυτήριο Τεχνολογικού Επαγγελματικού Εκπαιδευτηρίου

Δίπλωμα επαγγελματικής κατάρτισης (ΙΕΚ)

Πτυχίο ΑΕΙ (πανεπιστημίου,

πολυτεχνείου, ΤΕΙ)

Μεταπτυχιακό Δίπλωμα Ειδίκευσης

(2ος κύκλος)

Διδακτορικό Δίπλωμα (3ος κύκλος)

España

Bachillerato + Curso de Orientación Universitaria (COU)

Bachillerato

BUP

Diploma de Técnico especialista

FP grado superior (Técnico superior)

Diplomado/ Ingeniero técnico

Licenciatura

Máster

Ingeniero

Título de Doctor

France

Baccalauréat

Diplôme d’accès aux études universitaires (DAEU)

Brevet de technicien

Diplôme d’études universitaires générales (DEUG)

Brevet de technicien supérieur (BTS)

Diplôme universitaire de technologie (DUT)

Diplôme d’études universitaires scientifiques et techniques (DEUST)

Licence

Maîtrise

Maîtrise des sciences et techniques (MST), maîtrise des sciences de gestion (MSG), diplôme d’études supérieures techniques (DEST), diplôme de recherche technologique (DRT),

diplôme d’études supérieures

spécialisées (DESS), diplôme

d’études approfondies (DEA),

master 1, master 2 professionnel,

master 2 recherche

Diplôme des grandes écoles

Diplôme d’ingénieur

Doctorat

Hrvatska

Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi

Svjedodžba o završnom ispitu

Stručni pristupnik/pristupnica

Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica)

Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (sveučilišni prvostupnik/prvostupnica)

Stručni specijalist

Magistar struke

Magistar inženjer/magistrica inženjerka (mag. ing)

Doktor struke

Doktor umjetnosti

Italia

Diploma di maturità (vecchio ordinamento)

Perito ragioniere

Diploma di superamento dell’esame di Stato conclusivo dei corsi di studio di istruzione secondaria superiore

Diploma universitario (DU)

Certificato di specializzazione tecnica superiore/

Attestato di competenza (4 semestri)

Diploma di laurea — L (breve)

Diploma di laurea (DL)

Laurea specialistica (LS)

Master di I livello

Dottorato di ricerca (DR)

Κύπρος

Απολυτήριο

Δίπλωμα = Programmes offered by Public/Private Schools of Higher Education (for the latter accreditation is compulsory)

Higher Diploma

Πανεπιστημιακό Πτυχίο/Bachelor

Master

Doctorat

Latvija

Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību

Diploms par profesionālo vidējo izglītību

Diploms par pirmā līmeņa profesionālo augstāko izglītību

Bakalaura diploms (min. 120 kredītpunktu)

Bakalaura diploms (160 kredītpunktu)

Profesionālā bakalaura diploms

Maģistra diploms

Profesionālā maģistra diploms

Doktora grāds

Lietuva

Brandos atestatas

Aukštojo mokslo diplomas

Aukštesniojo mokslo diplomas

Profesinio bakalauro diplomas

Aukštojo mokslo diplomas

Aukštojo mokslo diplomas

Bakalauro diplomas

Magistro diplomas

Daktaro diplomas

Meno licenciato diplomas

Luxembourg

Diplôme de fin d’études secondaires et techniques

BTS

Brevet de maîtrise

Brevet de technicien supérieur

Diplôme de premier cycle universitaire (DPCU)

Diplôme universitaire de technologie (DUT)

Bachelor

Diplôme d’ingénieur technicien

Master

Diplôme d’ingénieur industriel

DESS en droit européen

Magyarország

Gimnáziumi érettségi bizonyítvány

Szakközépiskolai érettségi — képesítő bizonyítvány

Felsőfokú szakképesítést

igazoló bizonyítvány (Higher

Vocational Programme)

Főiskolai oklevél

Alapfokozat (Bachelor degree 180 credits)

Egyetemi oklevél

Alapfokozat (Bachelor degree 240 credits)

Mesterfokozat (Master degree)

(Osztatlan mesterképzés)

Doktori fokozat

Malta

Advanced Matriculation or GCE Advanced level in 3 subjects (2 of them grade C or higher)

Matriculation certificate (2 subjects at Advanced level and 4 at Intermediate level including Systems of Knowledge with overall grade A-C) + Passes in the Secondary Education Certificate examination at Grade 5

2 A Levels (passes A-C) + a number of subjects at Ordinary level, or equivalent

MCAST diplomas/certificates

Higher National Diploma

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree

Master of Arts

Doctorate

Nederland

Diploma VWO

Diploma staatsexamen (2 diploma’s)

Diploma staatsexamen voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs

(Diploma staatsexamen VWO)

Diploma staatsexamen hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs (Diploma staatsexamen HAVO)

Kandidaatsexamen

Associate degree (AD)

Bachelor (WO)

HBO bachelor degree

Baccalaureus of ‘Ingenieur’

HBO/WO Master’s degree

Doctoraal examen/Doctoraat

Österreich

Matura/Reifeprüfung

Reife- und Diplomprüfung

Berufsreifeprüfung

Kollegdiplom/ Akademiediplom

Fachhochschuldiplom/Bakkalaureus/Bakkalaurea

Universitätsdiplom/ Fachhochschuldiplom/

Magister/Magistra

Master

Diplomprüfung, Diplom-Ingenieur

Magisterprüfungszeugnis Rigorosenzeugnis

Doktortitel

Polska

Świadectwo dojrzałości

Świadectwo ukończenia liceum ogólnokształcącego

Dyplom ukończenia kolegium nauczycielskiego

Świadectwo ukończenia szkoły policealnej

Licencjat/Inżynier

Magister/Magister inżynier

Dyplom doktora

Portugal

Diploma de Ensino Secundário/

Certificado de Habilitações do Ensino Secundário

Bacharel Licenciado

Licenciado

Mestre

Doutorado

România

Diplomă de bacalaureat

Diplomă de absolvire

(Colegiu universitar)

învățământ preuniversitar

Diplomă de licenţă

Diplomă de licenţă

Diplomă de inginer

Diplomă de urbanist

Diplomă de master

Certificat de atestare (studii academic

postuniversitare)

Diplomă de doctor

Slovenija

Maturitetno spričevalo

(spričevalo o poklicni maturi)

(spričevalo o zaključnem izpitu)

Diploma višje strokovne šole

Diploma o pridobljeni visoki strokovni izobrazbi

Univerzitetna diploma/magisterij/specializacija/doktorat

Slovensko

Vysvedčenie o maturitnej skúške

Absolventský diplom

Diplom o ukončení bakalárskeho štúdia (Bakalár)

Diplom o ukončení vysokoškolského štúdia

Bakalár (Bc.)

Magister

Magister/Inžinier

ArtD.

Suomi/Finland

Ylioppilastutkinto tai peruskoulu + kolmen vuoden ammatillinen koulutus – Studentexamen eller grundskola + treårig yrkesinriktad utbildning

Todistus yhdistelmäopinnoista (Betyg över kombinationsstudier)

Ammatillinen opistoasteen tutkinto – Yrkesexamen på institutnivå

Kandidaatin tutkinto – Kandidatexamen/Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto – Yrkeshögskoleexamen (min. 120 opintoviikkoa – studieveckor)

Maisterin tutkinto – Magisterexamen/Ammattikorkeakoulututkinto – Yrkeshögskoleexamen (min. 160 opintoviikkoa – studieveckor)

Tohtorin tutkinto (Doktorsexamen) joko 4 vuotta tai 2 vuotta lisensiaatin tutkinnon jälkeen – antingen 4 år eller 2 år efter licentiatexamen

Lisensiaatti/Licentiat

Sverige

Slutbetyg från gymnasieskolan

(3-årig gymnasial utbildning)

Högskoleexamen (80 poäng)

Högskoleexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng

Yrkeshögskoleexamen/

Kvalificerad yrkeshögskoleexamen, 1–3 år

Kandidatexamen (akademisk examen omfattande minst 120 poäng, varav 60 poäng fördjupade studier i ett ämne + uppsats motsvarande 10 poäng)

Meriter på grundnivå:

Kandidatexamen, 3 år, 180 högskolepoäng (Bachelor)

Magisterexamen (akademisk examen omfattande minst 160 poäng, varav 80 poäng fördjupade studier i ett ämne + uppsats motsvarande 20 poäng eller två uppsatser motsvarande 10 poäng vardera)

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Licentiatexamen

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Doktorsexamen

Meriter på avancerad nivå:

| — | Magisterexamen, 1 år, 60 högskolepoäng |
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Magisterexamen, 1 år, 60 högskolepoäng

| — | Masterexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng |
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Masterexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng

Meriter på forskarnivå:

| — | Licentiatexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng |
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Licentiatexamen, 2 år, 120 högskolepoäng

| — | Doktorsexamen, 4 år, 240 högskolepoäng |
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Doktorsexamen, 4 år, 240 högskolepoäng

United Kingdom

General Certificate of Education Advanced level — 2 passes or equivalent (grades A to E)

BTEC National Diploma

General National Vocational Qualification (GNVQ), advanced level

Advanced Vocational Certificate of Education, A level (VCE A level)

Higher National Diploma/Certificate (BTEC)/SCOTVEC

Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)

National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ)

Scottish Vocational Qualifications (SVQ) level 4

(Honours) Bachelor degree

NB: Master’s degree in Scotland

Honours Bachelor degree

Master’s degree (MA, MB, MEng, MPhil, MSc)

Doctorate

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