The Municipal Corporation of the City of Murcia this morning unanimously approved a motion that requires the Central Government to resolve, in the most appropriate and expeditious manner, the problem of recognition of degrees awarded in engineering.
As discussed in the presentation of the motion, about a thousand of senior engineers of different specialties Murcia who obtained their diplomas before the last reform have seen the Bologna Process, which was intended to facilitate international mobility of graduates, is weighing its future possibilities, especially for the more technical professions that currently have more opportunities abroad.
The Spanish adaptation of qualifications to the European Higher Education Area has motivated previous titles to Bologna, that they are matched to the level of degree rather than the Master, which is the one that should be left to people who have completed five or six-year career.
These senior engineers are not recognized expertise as current graduates of Master, which is a serious impediment to compete with graduates from other countries because, on paper, are less training involves engineers trained in other countries.
The problem is not only of Murcia senior engineers, but affects every country.
Thus, the House of the Corporation of the City of Murcia has agreed to urge the Government of Spain to settle in the most appropriate and expeditious manner, the problem of recognition of degrees awarded in engineering.
Are also required to establish the EQF an equivalence to the level of Master and engineer / architect / licensed one hand, and to grade and technical / architect and technical / diploma engineer moreover, in line with the proposal of government, but by a royal decree dealt with promptly and effectively.
Finally, it also calls for establishing objective conditions for the direct adaptation of the pre-Bologna degrees equivalent to Bachelor and Master professionally, additional training, etc.., Assessed individually and flexible.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia