La homologación de títulos extranjeros en España, evolución del sistema y restricciones injustificadas

Abstract

The Spanish standards for recognition and approval of foreign university qualifications has undergone significant changes in the last 12 years. I t has gone from a classical model where the study of duration and contents was essential, to a model where besides the classical recognition, another more generic approval regarding the level of qualification, referred to as attestation of equivalence, has been incorporated. The disappearance of the catalogue of awards in Spain has meant that since 2014 the concept of approval procedures applies only to qualifications that carry professional competences. Even thou the evolution of the system may seem positive, allowing the recognition of a generic condition of a person with university studies, it also deserves criticism due to the number of requirements, exclusions and incompatibilities of restrictive character that are established.