GUIDES TO THE UNIVERSITY

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 is issued in a bilingual version (Italian and English).

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

The document contains only official data about the student's academic career and 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. Bachelor of xxx, field of study yyy; name of institution that issued the qualification, address of university, etc);
• level of qualification (e.g. first cycle of 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.