Qualification level

Equivalence to the first level (level 1) – primary education acquired on the basis of the regulations that were valid until the came into force of the Law on the National Qualifications Framework of the Republic of Serbia (“Official Gazette of the RS”, no. 27/18 and 6/20) – 14^th April, 2018 (hereinafter: the NQFS Law).

Equivalence to the second level (level 2) – vocational training in the duration of one year, which corresponded to the first degree of education before the came into force of the NQFS Law, and the two year education for work, which corresponded to the second degree of education before the came into force of the NQFS Law.

Equivalence to the third level (Level 3) – secondary education in the duration of three years, which corresponded to the third degree of education, before the NQFS Law came into force.

Equivalence to the fourth level (level 4) – secondary education in the duration of four year, which corresponded to the fourth degree of education, before the NQFS Law came into force.

Equivalence to the fourth level (Level 4) – secondary vocational or art education in the duration of four years, as education acquired in school for talented student, which corresponded to the fourth degree of education before the NQFS Law came into force.

Equivalence to the fifth level (level 5) – education for specialization, which corresponded to the fifth degree of education before the NQFS Law came into force.

Equivalence of the sixth level, sublevel one (level 6.1) – professional title acquired by completing a part of the study program of bachelor academic studies at a faculty, whose completion acquires the first degree of higher education, and which before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it was equal to the professional title of undergraduate academic studies with a minimum of 180 ECTS.

Equivalence of the sixth level, sublevel one (level 6.1) – professional title acquired by completing bachelor studies at a faculty, in the duration of three years, which before the NQFS Law came into force, in terms of the rights arising from it, was equated with the professional title of bachelor academic studies with a minimum of 180 ECTS.

Equivalence of the sixth level, sublevel one (level 6.1) – professional title acquired by completing studies at a college, in the duration up to three years, which was equal to the professional title of the first degree of applied studies before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it.

Equivalence of the seventh level, sublevel one (level 7.1) – professional title acquired by completing studies at the faculty in the duration of four to six years, which was equal to the academic title of master or master with honors, before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it.

Equivalence of the seventh level, sublevel two (level 7.2) – academic title acquired by completing specialized studies at the faculty, which was equal to the academic title of specialist of the second degree of academic studies before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it.

Equivalence of the seventh level, sublevel two (level 7.2) – the academic title of magister of science acquired by the completion of magister studies, i.e. defending the master’s thesis, which was equated with the scientific title of magister of science before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it.

Equivalence of the eighth level (level 8) – scientific level of PhD acquired by completing doctoral studies, i.e. by defending the doctoral dissertation, which was equal to the scientific title of Doctor of Sciences before the NQFS Law came into force in terms of the rights arising from it.