Croatia

To which Dutch diplomas can you compare Croatian diplomas? We give an overview of diplomas that Dutch higher education institutions often see when Croatian students apply for a study programme.

Diplomas from Croatia

In the table below you can find the level of Croatian diplomas.

Working in the Netherlands

Do you want to know if you can work in the Netherlands with a certain Croatian diploma? Go to Working in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.

Studying in the Netherlands

Do you want to know if you can study in the Netherlands with your Croatian diploma? Go to Studying in the Netherlands with a foreign diploma.

Diploma Comparable to NLQF EQF
Svjedodžba o završnome radu (diploma of completed final work), : 4 years (up to 2009: Svjedodžba o zavrsnom ispitu) a HAVO diploma for the general education part 4 4
Svjedodžba o državnoj maturi (general education), up to 2009: Svjedodžba o maturi a VWO diploma 4+ 4

Potvrda o položenim ispitima državne mature (state matura diploma)

  • including the subjects Croatian (or own language), maths and a foreign language
a VWO diploma 4+ 4
Stručni Pristupnik/Pristupnica (professional short-cycle degree) 2 years of HBO 5 5
Professional Baccalaureas/Baccalaurea (Stručni Prvostupnik/Prvostupnica) an HBO bachelor's degree 6 6
University Baccalaureus/Baccalaurea (Sveučilišni Prvostupnik/Prvostupnica) an HBO bachelor's degree or a WO bachelor's degree 6 6
Magistar/ Magistra (duration: 1-2 years) an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree 7 7
Magistar/ Magistra (duration: 5-6 years) an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree 7 7
Sveučilišni Specijalist an HBO master's degree or a WO master's degree 7 7