Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the refusal of university admission based on the foreign qualification was lawful under the Lissabon Convention
Extrahierter Entscheid
Art. IV.1 of the Lissabon Convention is directly applicable; the lower court used too strict a standard and must reassess whether a substantial difference exists in the individual case.
Extrahierte Begründung
The Convention is designed around acceptance of foreign qualifications; the burden lies with the authority to show substantial differences. General equivalence is the rule, exceptions require a significant, case-specific difference.