Countering education fraud

Countering education fraud

In order to counter education fraud, the Centre aims to:

– guide

Guide the member States through all the necessary and appropriate actions to use existing legislation, guidelines or practices to eradicate education fraud and the activities of fraudulent education service providers;

– encourage

Encourage the member States to take all necessary measures to ensure the accessibility and integrity of data relating to students, qualifications and awards through digital solutions compliant with privacy laws;

– establish

Establish a system for monitoring education fraud and the activities of fraudulent education service providers, including reports by education institutions and other education stakeholders to a designated quality assurance agency, ombudsperson institution or other central body created under national legislation, with particular reference to the role of ENIC/NARIC (European Network of Information Centres in the European Region/National Academic Recognition Information Centres in the European Union) offices in each member State and their networks, as well as that of the Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee;

– facilitate

Facilitate and encourage the systematic collection of statistical data on the activities of fraudulent education service providers;

– promote

Promote international cooperation between member States in the fight against education fraud and the prosecution of offences.