Draft:Emrex


EMREX is a European infrastructure for the electronic exchange of verified student achievement records between higher education institutions. It was developed from 2015 to 2017 under the Erasmus+ programme.[1] A 2021 report by the Nordic Council of Ministers described EMREX as widely used in Norway, with implementation also in Finland and Sweden.[2] A 2023 handbook by the Nordic Council of Ministers discusses EMREX in the context of cross-border data exchange and governance arrangements. .[3] UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (2023) cites EMREX as an example of European efforts to address interoperability in higher education administration.[4] In 2024 the European Commission announced that EMREX would be connected to the Once Only Technical System (OOTS) to support student mobility in the EU.[5]

History

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The EMREX project ran from 2015 to 2017 under the Erasmus+ programme. It involved higher education institutions and authorities from several Nordic countries, Italy and Poland.[6] After the end of the project, governance was transferred to the EMREX User Group (EUG). The EUG is referenced by EU legislation as a sectoral network in education.[7]

Functionality

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EMREX provides a technical infrastructure that allows students to request and transmit verified records of their academic achievements between institutions. The data are transferred in a structured, machine-readable format using the European Learning Mobility data model (ELMO).[8] A report hosted on the Slovenian government website describes EMREX as enabling direct transfer of education data from source registries or student information systems to receiving systems such as ENIC-NARIC databases.[9]

Adoption

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According to the Nordic Council of Ministers (2021), EMREX was widely used in Norway, including for domestic exchanges through the national Vitnemålsportalen service, and had been implemented to varying degrees in Finland and Sweden.[2]

In Norway, the national Diploma Registry (Vitnemålsportalen), operated by the government agency Sikt, uses EMREX for cross-border and domestic exchanges.[10]

In Finland, the National Agency for Education has reported on the use of EMREX for machine-readable transfers of achievement records within and across borders.[11]

In the Netherlands, the national agency DUO offers a “Diploma Check with EMREX” service that provides digital verification of qualifications.[12]

At the University of Freiburg, EMREX has been implemented experimentally in the HISinOne campus management system, allowing students to select and transfer achievement data in ELMO format, with a PDF transcript as fallback.[13]

In Poland, EMREX has been piloted at several universities to facilitate internal student mobility.[14]

Reception

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A 2021 study by the Nordic Council of Ministers identified EMREX as one of the main solutions for exchanging student data across borders in the Nordic and Baltic countries. It reported that the system was widely used in Norway and had been implemented to varying degrees in Finland and Sweden.[2]

In 2024, Interoperable Europe (OSOR) described EMREX as an open-source solution supporting student mobility, in connection with its planned integration into the EU’s Once Only Technical System.[15] UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report (2023) highlights EMREX among international initiatives in higher education interoperability.[16] The Nordic Council’s 2023 handbook also analyses EMREX within broader governance of cross-border data exchange in the region.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "EMREX – CSC". CSC – IT Center for Science. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b c Dahl, Anne; Mattila, Reetta; Olkkonen, Linda; Saarinen, Heikki; Sandell, Torbjörn; Törnroos, Tanja (2021). Baseline study of cross-border data exchange in the Nordic and Baltic countries: Final report (Report). Nordic Council of Ministers. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Handbook of cross-border data exchange within the Nordic and Baltic countries". Nordic Council of Ministers. 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  4. ^ "Global Education Monitoring Report 2023 – Technology in Education". UNESCO. 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  5. ^ "OOTS–EMREX 'bridge' will increase student mobility in the EU". European Commission. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  6. ^ Lindstedt, Mats; Hansen, Anders Bøgebjerg; Ravaioli, Simone; Vangen, Geir; Sidselrud, Agnethe; Mincer-Daszkiewicz, Janina; Henriksson, Pamela (2015). "Field trial on the impact of enabling easy mobility on recognition of external studies (EMREX)" (PDF). Proceedings of the 21st EUNIS Congress. EUNIS. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  7. ^ "Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1463". EUR-Lex. 2022. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  8. ^ "European Learning Mobility (ELMO)". EMREX GitHub. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Digital student data and recognition" (PDF). ENIC-NARIC Centre (hosted on gov.si). 2020. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Sikt simplifies international cooperation and exchange". Sikt – Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Finnish National Agency for Education promotes the mobility of students' achievement records in the Nordic and Baltic countries". Finnish National Agency for Education (OPH). 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Diploma check with EMREX" (in Dutch). DUO. Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO). Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  13. ^ "Transfer achievements electronically via EMREX between two higher education institutions (experimental)". University of Freiburg. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  14. ^ Mincer-Daszkiewicz, Janina; Rygielski, Wojciech (2016). "EMREX in Poland supporting internal mobility" (PDF). EUNIS 2016: 22nd International Conference of European University Information Systems. EUNIS. pp. 1–8. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ^ Axel Thévenet (26 July 2024). "Emrex, an open source solution supporting student mobility". Interoperable Europe. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  16. ^ "Global Education Monitoring Report 2023 – Technology in Education". UNESCO. 2023. Retrieved 10 September 2025.

Category:Student record management Category:Educational technology