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Academic Year 2025/26

If you obtained your academic degree abroad and want to have it recognised in Italy, please read the guidelines below. If your degree meets the required criteria, you can submit your application for permanent degree recognition by following the instructions on this page.  The process may take several months.
However, if you only need your degree to be recognised in order to apply for a public competition or for employment purposes, you can request a temporary ministerial equivalence directly from CIMEA. Read about how to apply here. 

Guidelines for recognition of a foreign academic degree.

Application deadline: 28th November 2025

Please note the following exceptions:

  • For degree courses with competitive admission, you must submit your application for degree recognition within the deadlines set by the call for applications, published on the dedicated webpage for each degree programme. You can also contact the Admissions Office.
  • If you obtained your degree in a country with which Italy has signed an intergovernmental agreement, you can also submit your application outside the indicated period, according to the procedures provided by the aforementioned agreement (check with the Admissions Office).

How to apply for permanent degree recognition

  • Register with the online Student Academic Services (Esse3).
     
  • Fill out the application form. Make sure that you copy the details of your foreign degree accurately as well as the details of the corresponding Italian degree you are requesting recognition for. You can find this information in the University's Course Catalogue.
     
  • Save the completed application form as a pdf and send it along with all the documents listed in the next section to the Admissions Office for the area your course of study is part of.
     
  • A request for payment of two fees will then be generated using digital postal payment slips (bollettino postale). You will have to pay €16.00 to cover the stamp duty and €150.00 to cover the evaluation of the degree. The digital postal payment slips will be visible in the ‘Payments’ section of the University online Student Academic Services (Esse3).
    IMPORTANT: Your application will not be considered complete until you have sent all of the required documents and made the above payments. This means the recognition process will not start until you have done this.
    No extensions will be offered for the receipt of documents. 

Application form 2025

The following documents are required. Each document should be submitted as a separate PDF file. If any of your documents contain multiple pages, they should be ordered. Make sure that you have scanned your documents correctly and that they are legible. 

Documents issued in languages other than Italian or English must be presented both in the original language and translated into Italian or English.

Each document must be legalised or have an Apostille (except for those issued by Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Germany, Hungary, Latvia, and Estonia).

  1. High school diploma or equivalent, in original or a certified copy.

  2. a. If your high school diploma was issued by a country which has signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention, you can request a statement of correspondence for your high school diploma from the Automatic Recognition Database - Italia (ARDI). Request a certificate here.

    b. If your high school diploma was issued by a country which has NOT signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention, you must request both a statement of comparability and a statement of verification of your high school diploma (not just a statement of verification) through CIMEA – MyDiplome. Request a statement here. Please note: You must send the digital version of the file you will receive from CIMEA so that it can be authenticated. Scans or JPG photos will not be accepted.

    c. If you obtained your high school diploma in Italy, you only need to attach a self-certification.

  3. Academic degree in original or a certified copy.  For a master's degree (EQF 7), you must also attach documentation related to your bachelor’s degree (EQF 6). If your bachelor’s degree was obtained in Italy, a self-certification is sufficient (including the exams taken). 

  4. a. If your degree was issued by a country which has signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention, you can request a statement of correspondence for your university degree from ARDI. Request a certificate here

    b. If your degree was issued by a country which has NOT signed the Lisbon Recognition Convention, you must request both a statement of comparability and a statement of verification of your university degree (not just a statement of verification) through CIMEA – MyDiplome. Request a statement here. Please note: You must send the digital version of the file you will receive from CIMEA so that it can be authenticated. Scans and JPEGs will not be accepted.

    c. If you obtained your university degree in Italy, you only need to attach a self-certification. Please, provide details of all exams taken, with corresponding number of ECTS/CFU credits, marks and academic discipline codes (settori scientifico-disciplinari – SSD).

  5. Transcript or letter with details of exams taken with corresponding marks. This should also include details of any credits and hours of study. 
     
  6. Alternatively, instead of submitting documents listed under points 4a (i.e., the statement of correspondence) and 5, you can submit a Diploma Supplement, provided that it includes details of exams taken and any other elements useful for evaluating the course of study.
     
  7. Detailed syllabus (in Italian or English) of all exams taken. If the original language is different, check this page to see if your syllabus will be accepted by your degree course Committee in its original language.
     
  8. Copy of your dissertation (for bachelor's degrees – EQF 6) or thesis (for master's degrees – EQF 7) – if written in Italian or English. If you wrote your thesis in another language, you should send the original with an English or Italian translation or the original with an abstract in Italian or English. 
     
  9. Declaration that the content of the copy of your dissertation and/or thesis is ’true to the original‘: fill out this form.
     
  10. Identity document (front/back).
     
  11. Document detailing your Italian tax code (if not included on your identity document). 
     
  12. If you are a non-EU citizen, include a copy of your residence permit.
     
  13. Documentation which attests to your knowledge of the Italian language. This language requirement can also be assessed with an interview with a suitable commission.

The Admissions Office and the evaluation committee maintain the right to request any additional documentation that is necessary for the recognition process.

Procedure and outcome

If the department’s evaluation is positive, you will be asked to submit your original physical documents to the Admissions Office for final verification. These documents must be exactly the same as the copies you sent via email at the time of your application.

After the Academic Senate has approved the recognition of your degree, you will have to pay the degree recognition fee of €400.00 and the cost of the stamp duty (€16.00) for your physical degree diploma.

Finally, the Admissions Office will send you the rectoral decree which certifies the recognition of your qualification to your certified email address (PEC), as indicated on your application. They will also provide instructions for collecting your Italian degree diploma.

Other outcomes

In the case that the department and/or Academic Senate decide that your degree cannot be recognised directly, the department will detail any supplementary educational activities to be completed (e.g., additional exams to be taken). 
If you decide to complete these supplementary educational activities at our university, you must enrol in the degree course indicated by the department within 30 days of receiving these details. Failure to enrol within this time frame will result in a late fee.
For information regarding fees, payment methods, and any university fee waivers, consult the University Fees and Waivers page.

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