Under Dutch law, all students graduating as from June 2006 at Rotterdam University (a University of Applied Sciences) receive an English Diploma Supplement, automatically and free of charge. The Diploma Supplement is an attachment to the certificate and provides insight into the level, nature and content of the study programme that was successfully completed. It includes a description of the study programme that was pursued and the results gained.
The Diploma Supplement has been implemented within the scope of the Bologna process to improve the ‘transparency’ and equivalence in higher education in Europe and the professional and academic recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). The Diploma Supplement provides future international employers or institutions for follow-up studies insight into the main elements of the study programme that was pursued.
The Rotterdam University Diploma Supplement is issued in English and has been developed according to the template that has been developed by a joint European Commission - Council of Europe – UNESCO/CEPES working party. It includes a description of the study programme that was pursued, as well as information on Rotterdam University and the Dutch education system.
Click here for an example of a Diploma Supplement
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a relevant site:
"http://ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc1239_en.htm"