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Obtaining a recognition of a foreign teaching qualification

Summary

If you would like to teach in the German-speaking Community and are a national of an EU member state or the EU economic area and are a fully qualified teacher within the meaning of the European Directive 2005/36/EC, you can apply for professional recognition of your teaching qualification at the Ministry of the German-speaking Community.

If you are not a national of an EU member state and did not obtain your teaching qualification within the European Union or the European economic area, you will need to apply for a diploma equivalence at the Ministry of the German-speaking Community.

In detail

Legal references
  • Dekret vom 25. Mai 2009 über Maßnahmen im Unterrichtswesen und in der Ausbildung 2009

Forms

Online

  • Application for recognition of a professional qualification as a teacher - In German only

Contacts

Services

Ministerium der Deutschsprachigen Gemeinschaft - Diplomgleichstellung
087/596 300

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Updated on 01/06/2026
Process n° : 3273
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