The anticipated in-house nostrification amendments are now delayed indefinitely, compelling students to stick with the complicated procedure enforced by the City Hall, according to Director of Admissions and Student Support, Clea Boban.
Boban recently announced via email that the Senate had returned the proposal for AAU to process its own students’ nostrification status to the Chamber of Deputies for further reviews. Although not a rejection, the amendments fell under the Higher Education Act that was under reassessment, postponing AAU’s wish to streamline the bureaucratic process.
Here’s what students need to know about the current state of nostrification at AAU:
What are the proposed amendments?
The proposed amendments would allow for nostrification to be completed in-house by four members of AAU staff, specifically trained to accomplish the task.
Incoming students, following the date the amendments would potentially be enforced, would have nostrification completed as a part of their enrollments. While attending students would complete nostrification within the registrar process.
“There [would] be no exams and [the] process [would] be much faster, easier and cheaper for students,” Boban said.
Why were the changes postponed?
In an email, AAU administration assured that there was no objection to in-house recognition and that the proposal was returned due to “a discrepancy related to a specific scholarship that does not affect AAU students”.
When will the changes be implemented?
AAU gave no estimation for the amendments’ active implementation, directing students to complete nostrification the usual way through City Hall.
“If you have any other questions, please let [student services] know”, Boban directed students to nostrification@aauni.edu or clea.boban@aauni.edu for further inquiries.
While nostrification reformation seemed promising, degree seeking students without nostrification were suggested to move forward without expectation of being automatically nostrified in the near future.
