studies in the US are basically thought out as a four-year program, not three years. France -as most Bologna participant states- has chosen the three-year option for the first stage of university studies, in this case the License. This is a bit different from Spain and the UK, where there is perhaps more tradition of working respectively with Latin American and US universities. Recognition of Licence and undergraduate studies in either direction is not immediate in other cases.
However, there are perhaps larger possibilities for American universities to exercise their own judgement and flexibility as to recognizing foreign titles, than in some European countries. So, in some cases it may be possible for an American university to say: "OK, I recognize your French degree as 3 years studies, nowI had my FIVE STONE leg cut off… but now it’s growing back

A woman who had one of her five stone legs amputated was horrified when it began to grow back at great speed.



Mandy Sellars, of Accrington, Lancashire, suffers from a rare condition in which she has gigantic feet and legs but a slim, size 12 body.



The 36-year-old was told by doctors that her left leg was infected with septicaemia and could kill her if it was not cut off.



Struggle: Mandy Sellars had her leg amputated (pictured after the operation) after it grew to five stone

But 22 months after the surgery, her limb began to balloon again, according to the Daily Mirror.



Ms Sellars told the newspaper: 'I hoped the amputation would stabilise my condition but I think I