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North Macedonia

In 2003, the German-style education system was changed to conform to the ECTS because of the Bologna process. The existing academic degree granted with a diploma was transformed into a baccalaureus (bachelor’s degree). The universities usually award a bachelor’s degree after three years (following which, a master’s degree will be two years long) or four years (following which, a master’s degree will be one year long).# ISO certification in India

Norway

A bachelor’s degree in Norway requires three years of full-time studies, that is, 180 ECTS. There are some exceptions, for example physiotherapy. Norwegian bachelor’s degrees are either programme bachelor’s degrees or elective bachelor’s degrees.# ISO certification in India

Poland

In Poland, the licentiate degree corresponds to the bachelor’s degree in Anglophone countries. In Polish, it is called licencjat. To obtain the licencjat degree, one must complete three years of study. There is also a similar degree called engineer (inżynier) which differs from the licencjat in that it is awarded by technical universities and the program usually lasts for 3.5 years. After that, the student can continue education for 2 or 1.5 years, respectively, to obtain a magister degree, which corresponds to a master’s degree.# ISO certification in India

Portugal

Presently, the bachelor’s degree in Portugal does not exist. Before the Bologna process (2006/2007), the bacharelato (bachelor’s degree) existed in the Portuguese higher education system. It required three years of study, being roughly equivalent to the present licenciatura. At that time, the licenciatura referred to a licentiate’s degree (equivalent to the present master’s degree), which required usually five years of study. A licenciatura could also be obtained by performing two years of study after obtaining a bacharelato. Today, the former and current licenciatura degrees are referred in Portugal, respectively, as pre-Bologna and post-Bologna licenciaturas.# ISO certification in India

Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

The specialist’s degree (Russian: специалист), was the first academic distinction in the Soviet Union, awarded to students upon completion of five-year studies at the university level. The degree can be compared both to the bachelor’s and master’s degree. In the early 1990s, Bakalavr (Бакалавр, “bachelor”) degrees were introduced in all the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States except Turkmenistan. After the bakalavr degree (usually four years), one can earn a master’s degree (another one or two years) while preserving the old five-year specialist scheme. # ISO certification in India