What is NAWA recognition?

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I keep hearing "NAWA" mentioned for foreign diplomas. What is it?

Auranik Consulting & Management · Accepted Answer

## Short answer
NAWA (Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej, the National Agency for Academic Exchange) handles the recognition of foreign higher education qualifications in Poland. It runs the process of establishing whether a foreign diploma is equivalent to a corresponding Polish one.

## What this depends on
Not every foreign diploma needs NAWA involvement -- many are automatically recognized under international agreements or EU rules. NAWA becomes relevant specifically when a diploma isn't automatically recognized this way.

## Official source
NAWA (Narodowa Agencja Wymiany Akademickiej), search-corroborated.

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