Akadēmiskās informācijas centrs, foundation

AIC is an institution founded by the Ministry of Education and Science, which carries out the examination of educational documents and academic degree documents issued abroad and other functions related to the recognition of educational documents and the international exchange of information, as well as the organization of accreditation of higher education institutions, study areas and licensing of study programs.
AIC since 1995. latvia's representative in the Council of Europe / UNESCO Diplomatic Recognition Network ENIC and the European Union Diplomatic Recognition Network NARIC.

AIC since 2003. is an information institution on the recognition of professional qualifications obtained in foreign countries in regulated professions. AIC issues the certificate necessary for the recognition of professional qualifications abroad, which confirms professional experience and the right to work in non-regulated professions in Latvia.
Since 2004. aIC is also the National Europass Center, whose task is to ensure activities of the European Union-level initiative EUROPASS in Latvia. Since 2008. aIC acts as Latvia's national coordination point for the alignment of the national qualifications framework with the European qualifications framework and provides support for the attachment of Latvian education qualifications to the European qualifications framework, as well as provides information on the alignment process.
No 2015. the competence of the AIC is the organization of accreditation of higher education institutions, study areas and licensing of study programs, as well as other tasks related to ensuring the quality of higher education.

Higher education accreditation. Foreign diploma expert's report. Information about Latvian higher and vocational education. Qualification frameworks. Professional qualification recognition in regulated professions. EUROPASS information. Higher Education Quality Assessment.