In the Russian Federation, two national bodies deal with the recognition of diplomas and degrees. The Ministry for General and Professional Education of the Russian Federation is in charge of the recognition of general education, vocational education, higher education credentials. The State Supreme Certifying Committee is responsible for the recognition of doctoral degrees. There are several legislative documents which determine the procedures of recognition in the Russian Federation.
Distance education is in a phase of progress in the Russian Federation.
Due to the enormous size and the composition of the former USSR, the question of transnational mobility meant already a question of domestic mobility for this country. By means of a central drawing-up of qualification standards and definition of professions as well as uniform salary scales, the recognition of the different professions in the single countries and territories was ensured to the greatest possible extent. In the Russian Federation, which also comprises many republics and autonomous territories, the tradition of a central nomenclature of the former USSR was accepted for the most part. Students who have completed courses at medium vocational schools of a qualification-level of 5 or 6 with technical subjects are treated as equivalent to persons who are in possession of a German master craftman's diploma of industry. These alternative ways of studying are offered for nearly all subjects.