I became EUR ING because of Brexit, precisely because it isn't very clear how professional and academic qualifications will be mutually recognised in the future.
At the same time, I asked for my UK degree to be assessed by the local organisation NUFIC in the Netherlands for how it compared to a Dutch degree. I got this service for "free" as part of the possible residency tests (which we now know won't be required). The results were very disappointing. I graduated with 1st class honours and the prize for the best final papers in my course at the University of York. In those days you just got your degree certificate and that was it. Apparently now you are provided with written evidence of your exam scores in your final year. No one still has a copy of those results from so many years ago (including the University). So NUFIC awarded me a certificate of equivalence for the lowest class Dutch degree because I couldn't hand over the necessary bits of paper, even though my degree certificate clearly states 1st class honours.
If this is the future for "equivalance testing" of historic results going forward, I can only recommend getting a European qualification while you can. Your mileage may vary depending on upcoming negotiations.
I became EUR ING because of Brexit, precisely because it isn't very clear how professional and academic qualifications will be mutually recognised in the future.
At the same time, I asked for my UK degree to be assessed by the local organisation NUFIC in the Netherlands for how it compared to a Dutch degree. I got this service for "free" as part of the possible residency tests (which we now know won't be required). The results were very disappointing. I graduated with 1st class honours and the prize for the best final papers in my course at the University of York. In those days you just got your degree certificate and that was it. Apparently now you are provided with written evidence of your exam scores in your final year. No one still has a copy of those results from so many years ago (including the University). So NUFIC awarded me a certificate of equivalence for the lowest class Dutch degree because I couldn't hand over the necessary bits of paper, even though my degree certificate clearly states 1st class honours.
If this is the future for "equivalance testing" of historic results going forward, I can only recommend getting a European qualification while you can. Your mileage may vary depending on upcoming negotiations.
