Request a diploma description
If you move to another country, a diploma description can be helpful in explaining the study programme you have followed in the Netherlands and the value of the diploma you were awarded to your prospective employer, government agency or education institution. It may improve your chances of finding work or gaining access to studies.
Diploma descriptions are available in English or, on request, in Spanish.
What is a diploma description?
A a diploma description is not a literal translation of the diploma. However, it does state the name of the diploma recipient as well as the most important information about the study programme and and the diploma awarded. it also describes the structure of the Dutch education system. Finally, we also give our opinion on what diploma in the host country the diploma obtained can best be compared to.
Download an example of a diploma description.
Who can apply for a diploma description?
Are you a graduate of a mainstream higher education study programme in the Netherlands, or have you been awarded a VMBO-T diploma, a senior general secondary education (HAVO) diploma or a pre-university education (VWO) diploma? If so, we can provide you with a diploma description.
Application procedure
A diploma description costs €80 per diploma. The processing time is four weeks. Do you need your diploma description sooner? An emergency application costs €95 per diploma and the processing time is one week.
If we are unable to produce a diploma description, we will return the fee you paid, apart from an administration charge of €20.
Applications
Complete the online form to request an information pack. The information pack contains the application form for a diploma description.