DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT

Diploma Supplement is a supplementary document accompanying a higher education diploma (a diploma, degree or certificate etc) that aims international transparency and academic/professional recognition. Diploma Supplement gives information on the level, context, content and usage areas of the education the holder of the qualification has successfully completed. Diploma Supplement is an objective document that avoids evaluations on equality and recognition and valu judgements. It is a document that can comply with local needs.

Diploma Supplement includes the following eight (8) sections: information identifying the qualification, information on the level of the qualification, information on the contents and results gained, information on the function of the qualification, additional information, certification of the supplement and information on the national higher education system

For students, the Diploma Supplement offers:

• A diploma that is more readable and easily comparable abroad;
• A precise description of their academic career and the competencies acquired during the study period;
• An objective description of their achievements and competencies;
• Easier access to opportunities of work or further studies abroad; and
• It fosters their employability.

For higher education institutions, the benefits are:

• It facilitates academic and professional recognition, thus increasing the transparency of qualifications;
• It protects national/institutional autonomy while offering a common frame which is accepted all over Europe;
• It promotes informed judgements about qualifications that can be understood in another educational context;
• It raises the visibility of the institution abroad;
• It promotes the employability of their graduates at national and international level;
• It helps to save time since it provides the answers to a lot of recurrent questions put to administrative services in institutions about the content and portability of diplomas.