Education system Romania

Diploma	Comparable to	NLQF	EQF
Certificat de Competente Profesionale	an MBO diploma level 3 or 4	3 or 4	3 or 4
Certificat de Calificare (Profesional), RQF-level 3	an MBO diploma level 3 or 4	3 or 4	3 or 4
Diplomă de Bacalaureat	a HAVO diploma if obtained before 2005; a VWO diploma if obtained as of 2005.	4 or 4+	4
Diplomă de Licenţă (Ciclul I), duration : 3 to 4 years	an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree	6	6
Diplomă de Inginer (Ciclul I), duration: 4 years	an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree	6	6
Diplomă de Licenţă (Ciclul I en II), duration: 5 to 6 years	an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree	7	7
Diplomă de Master (Ciclul II), duration: 1 to 2 years	an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree	7	7

You can find information about the Dutch diplomas on our web pages about the education system in the Netherlands.
You can find more information about how we compare diplomas via Credential evaluation.
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You can only use the MBO comparison if you want to check whether a diploma can give access to Dutch higher education. If you want to check the level of this diploma because you are looking for work, please contact the IDW. The diploma may then be compared to another MBO level.
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