1. E-enrolment in Europe Towards an implementation Flanders and the Netherlands Jan Otten, Netherlands Peter Parmentier, Flanders (Belgium)

2. PART ONE: HOW TO COMPLICATE MATTERS

4. VWO: Sec. Ed. preparing for university

5. HAVO: Sec. Ed. preparing for hogeschool

6. Admission to HE in NL VWO for university HAVO, VWO or MBO4 for hogeschool Foreign diploma: same requirements as in that country, BUT: If Dutch university / hogeschool finds major difference, then additional exams

7. Required data Diploma + list of school subjects and marks Including profile: Nature and Technics Nature and Health Economics and Society Culture and Society Additional requirements: specific school subjects

8. Secundary Education in Flanders 3rd cycle 7th. year ASO BSO KSO TSO ASO BSO KSO TSO 2nd cycle ASO BSO KSO TSO ASO BSO KSO TSO 1st cycle 2nd year Vocational 1A 1B Learning and working

9. Higher Education in Flanders Doctor Master bachelor graduate AcademicProfessional VKS 5 VKS 6 VKS 7 VKS 8 Diploma Secundary Education Linking program VKS 4

10. Entrance to higher education in Flanders No selective acces Diploma secundary education (qualification level 4) = entrance Entrance exams for arts and medicine Foreign qualifications: – Does the foreign qualification grant acces to higher education in the country of origin? – Is the foreign qualification equivalent?

11. Part one –tentative conclusions Similar metastructure Devil in the details Next step: Focus on what’s available Focus on what really matters Possible risk My system is better than yours Can we adapt structures and preconceptions? Legislation?

12. PART TWO: WHAT’S ON OFFER?

16. Available information - SE

17. Available information - HE

18. Additional information - HE

19. Part two –tentative conclusions Available data linked to national administrative needs Core information is available: identification, diploma, course, institution, … Next step: Define scope Workarounds? Hammer out the details Possible risk Trust: HE institutions & national authorities

20. EQF / NLQF

21. PART THREE: ON A “PERSONAL” LEVEL

22. Identification National number Exclusive use Physical ID-card National number Exclusive use Username/password + optional verification (SMS) Can a national number be used to communicate abroad? = legal constraint Can we use each others id system? = technological constraint

23. RINIS / sTESTA

24. Service integration in Belgium Internet Extranet gewest of gemeenschap Extranet gewest of gemeenschap Fedman Service repository FOD POD ISZ Service repository Extranet sociale sector ISZ GOD Service repository VPN Apotheker Ziekenhuis Arts Service repository Diensten- integrator (Fedict) Diensten- integrator (KSZ) Diensten- integrator (Corve, Easi-Wal, CIRB, …) Diensten- integrator (eHealth)

25. PEPS: Pan European Proxy Server

26. Part three –tentative conclusions All the building blocks are available Getting different government bodies alligned Next step: Put the smart people together Have them commit to a timing Possible risk A lot of partners have to commit (and be managed) Other priorities? Budget

27. Some general conclusions and observations Learning experience for other projects: – Identification – Privacy – Data portability A lot of work ahead: – Governance – Diplomacy – Communication – Semantics – Getting it done (small steps!)

28. Encouraging developements Official agreement Netherlands-Flanders: automatic regcognition of diploma’s Steps are being taken to make a joint study register

29. THANK YOU