Automatic recognition means that a qualification is recognised without an individual academic recognition assessment. It does not mean automatic admission to Lithuanian Sports University.
Applicants must still submit the required education documents and meet all general and programme-specific admission requirements. LSU may verify the authenticity of the submitted documents and whether the qualification meets the conditions for automatic recognition.
European Baccalaureate Diploma
A European Baccalaureate diploma awarded by a European School or by a school accredited by the Board of Governors of the European Schools is automatically recognised as equivalent to a Lithuanian Brandos atestatas (Maturity Certificate).
Holders of this diploma may apply for bachelor’s degree studies without undergoing an individual academic recognition procedure. They must still meet the applicable LSU admission requirements.
Further information is available on the European Schools website.
Estonian and Latvian upper secondary education qualifications:
The following Estonian and Latvian upper secondary education qualifications issued from 2019 are automatically recognised as equivalent to a Lithuanian Brandos atestatas (Maturity Certificate):
| Country | Qualification | Comparable Lithuanian qualification |
| Estonia | Gümnaasiumi lõputunnistus | Brandos atestatas |
| Estionia | Kutsekeskhariduse lõputunnistus | Brandos atestatas |
| Latvia | Atestāts par vispārējo vidējo izglītību | Brandos atestatas |
| Latvia | Diploms par profesionālo vidējo izglītību | Brandos atestatas |
Holders of these qualifications do not undergo an individual academic recognition procedure. They must nevertheless submit the required education documents and meet the general and programme-specific admission requirements of Lithuanian Sports University.
Estonian and Latvian upper secondary education qualifications issued before 2019 are subject to the regular academic recognition procedure.
Higher education qualifications awarded in the Baltic and Benelux countries
The Treaty on the Automatic Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications among the Baltic and Benelux countries entered into force on 1 May 2024.
It applies to recognised higher education qualifications awarded in:
- Belgium.
- Estonia.
- Latvia.
- Lithuania.
- Luxembourg.
- The Netherlands.
The main qualifications relevant to admission to LSU are presented below. The names of some qualifications may vary according to the national education system, language community or type of higher education institution.
| Country | Qualification awarded | Automatically recognised in Lithuania as |
| Belgium | Profession-oriented Bachelor / Bachelier professionnalisant | Professional Bachelor’s qualification* |
| Belgium | Academic-oriented Bachelor / Bachelier de transition | Bachelor’s qualification |
| Belgium | Master | Master’s qualification |
| Belgium | Doctor / Docteur | Doctoral qualification |
| Estonia | Rakenduskõrghariduse diplom | Professional Bachelor’s qualification* |
| Estonia | Bakalaureus | Bachelor’s qualification |
| Estonia | Magister and eligible integrated professional qualifications | Master’s qualification |
| Estonia | Doktor | Doctoral qualification |
| Latvia | Profesionālā bakalaura diploms un augstākās profesionālās kvalifikācijas diploms | Professional Bachelor’s qualification* |
| Latvia | Bakalaura diploms | Bachelor’s qualification |
| Latvia | Maģistra diploms | Master’s qualification |
| Latvia | Profesionālā maģistra diploms | Master’s qualification |
| Latvia | Eligible integrated professional qualifications in regulated fields | Master’s qualification |
| Latvia | Doktora diploms | Doctoral qualification |
| Luxembourg | Bachelor | Bachelor’s qualification |
| Luxembourg | Master | Master’s qualification |
| Luxembourg | Doctorat | Doctoral qualification |
| The Netherlands | Associate degree | Short-cycle higher education qualification; not equivalent to a Bachelor’s qualification |
| The Netherlands | Bachelor (HBO) | Professional Bachelor’s qualification* |
| The Netherlands | Bachelor (WO) | Bachelor’s qualification |
| The Netherlands | Master (HBO or WO) | Master’s qualification |
| The Netherlands | Doctor | Doctoral qualification |
*Applicants holding a qualification recognised as equivalent to a Lithuanian Professional Bachelor’s qualification are required to complete bridging (supplementary) studies before admission to a master’s degree programme at Lithuanian Sports University.
Automatic recognition applies when the qualification:
- forms part of the officially recognised higher education system of the awarding country;
- is included in Annex 1 to the Treaty;
- was awarded by a recognised institution upon completion of a recognised or accredited programme;
- meets the conditions established in Article 4 of the Treaty.
A qualification covered by the Treaty is recognised at the corresponding level without an individual academic recognition assessment. For example, an eligible bachelor’s qualification is recognised at bachelor’s level and provides general access to second-cycle studies, while an eligible master’s qualification is recognised at master’s level and provides general access to third-cycle studies.
Automatic recognition does not:
- guarantee admission to Lithuanian Sports University;
- confirm that the previous qualification is in a study field suitable for the chosen LSU programme;
- replace programme-specific admission requirements;
- remove the requirement to submit the diploma, transcript or Diploma Supplement;
- prevent LSU from verifying the authenticity and status of the qualification.
Applicants may use the AR-GO automatic recognition tool to check the level, status and general academic rights attached to their qualification.
The complete list of qualifications and legal conditions is provided in the Treaty on the Automatic Recognition of Higher Education Qualifications among the Baltic and Benelux countries. Further explanations are available on the SKVC automatic recognition page.
Qualifications not covered by automatic recognition
A qualification is subject to the regular academic recognition procedure if it:
- is not listed in the relevant agreement;
- does not meet the conditions for automatic recognition;
- was awarded by an institution or after completion of a programme that was not officially recognised or accredited;
- is an Estonian or Latvian upper secondary education qualification issued before 2019.