GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

Students can request the following certifications/documents in Italian or in English:

• enrolment in academic year, also valid for applying for child benefits;
• official academic transcript; comprising the educational activities taken including mark if appropriate;
• unofficial academic transcript;
• financial aid, containing a declaration of exemption from University tuition and fees;
• University tuition and fees paid in the previous solar year. 

It is specified that such certifications are available only in paper format.

Students can print the above certifications/documents by accessing through the yoU@B Diary, only to the Punto Blu terminals located at the University. They must click on Punto Blu and the "Administrative Area>Certifications" menu. Students can print on condition that they have paid their University tuition and fees and are correctly enrolled in the current academic year.

Students who do not enroll in the current academic year (2011-2012) will receive, from 03 September 2011 to 3 January 2012, a certification attesting the student's enrolment in the previous academic year, i.e. "he/she was enrolled in the 2010-2011 academic year in...".

The same certification if requested after 3 January 2012 will contain, in addition to the sentence above, also a phrase attesting that the student did not renew his enrolment, i.e. "after that year the student did not renew his enrolment at this University".

Graduates can request the following certifications:

• degree, including the conferral date and graduation grade;
• official graduate academic transcript, that specifies the conferral date, graduation grade, a list of educational activities pursued including marks if appropriate;
• redemption of university studies, valid for the redemption of university years for pension purposes. Also certifications of graduates can be printed, by accessing through the yoU@B students Diary, to the Punto Blu located at the University. They must click on Punto Blu Area and the menu "Administrative Area>Certification".
   

Alternatively students/graduates can:

-request certifications at the Academic Affairs Division Desk in Piazza Sraffa 11, second floor, room 218.

-empower, by written authorization, another person to request or pick up certifications at the Academic Affairs Division Desk.
The written authorization must contain:

• name and surname (family name) of the student;
• personal details;
• personal details of the authorized person;
• type of certification requested, number of copies and the language in which you want the certification (Italian or English);
• student signature;
• a complete photocopy of the student's identity card, or other document. 

The authorized person must go to the Academic Affairs Division Desk with the documents mentioned above along with their own identity card or similar proof of identity (e.g. passport).

-send the signed request specifying their name and surname (family name), student ID and a contact number, the address where they wish to be sent the certifications at (if requested) type of certification required, number of copies attaching a complete copy of their identity card or other identity document:

• via fax to: 02 5836 2041
• via email, in attachment, to: ufficio.laureandibiennio@unibocconi.it

The certifications requested will be sent only by post to the address specified on the request.

The diploma supplement is an official document that is issued on completion of a university or higher education institute qualification and conforms to the European template developed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO - CEPES.
 

In accordance with the norms the diploma supplement issued in a bilingual version (Italian and English).

The diploma supplement aims to make the student's level of qualification more "transparent" by providing additional information regarding the course of the studies carried out. Thus making it easier for potential employers to understand and evaluate new academic titles furthermore simplifying the process of recognizing Italian higher education qualifications abroad and the freedom of movement of graduates.
 

The document contains only official data about the student's academic career. It does not contain any value-judgments, equivalence statements or suggestions about recognition but describes the nature, level, context, contents and status of the studies carried out and completed by the student.

It is divided into 8 sections that contain the following information:

• personal details of the student;
• qualification awarded (e.g. Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Giurisprudenza [Law], field of study yyy; name of institution that issued the qualification, address of university, etc);
• level of qualification (e.g. long cycle university studies, program duration and admission requirements);
• curriculum and exam marks and graduation grade with details of marking scale used;
• function of qualification (access to further study, professional status conferred by qualification);
• additional information (relevant elements in the student's curriculum, such as internships, study periods abroad, etc);
• national higher education system in Italy.