About the Qualifications Board

The Qualifications Board is an appeals committee for decisions regarding credit transfer and recognition of prior learning in Danish educational programmes.

The Qualifications Board is an independent appeals board which considers appeals against decisions on credit transfer and recognition of prior learning made by Danish educational institutions.

Regulatory framework

The Qualifications Board has been established in accordance with the Assessment of Foreign Qualifications Act:

Please see the Ministerial Order for the detailed rules on the composition of the board, its activities and its rules of procedure:


Composition

The Qualifications Board is made up of a chairman and a series of experts who together possess expertise within all the areas of education that come under the the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Culture or the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Digital Affairs. In each case, the Board consists of the chairman and at least two experts.


Secretariat

The Danish Agency for Higher Education and Science acts as the secretariat of the Qualifications Board.