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systems.
Preliminary notes:
● I f you are an Italian citizen and you achieved an international High School Diploma, your title allows you to
continue your studies in Italian Universities only if it has been awarded on the basis of at least the last two
years of attendance, with a positive result, in the foreign education system.
● For recognition of qualification awarded either by foreign schools in Italy or Italian Schools abroad please
check CIMEA’spublication n. 135.If you hold a finalqualification of Secondary School Institutions of the
Republic of San Marino, please read the Attachment 2 of theMinisterial regulations.
● If you hold asecondaryeducationqualificationobtainedinacountrywith11yearsofschoolingandyou
wishtoapplytoaBachelor’sDegreeProgramme,pleasecheckcompensativemeasuresinAnnex1ofthe
Ministerial Circular or apply for SapienzaFoundationYear.
● REGARDINGTRANSNATIONALEDUCATION(TNE):TNEProgrammesbelongtothehighereducationsystem
of a country different from the one where they are offered. In such cases the institutions have to be
accredited/recognizedintheeducationsystembothofthecountrywheretheyaresitedandoftheoneof
belonging.Inparticular,ifapplicantssubmitaforeignqualificationobtainedafterstudiesmainlycarriedout
in Italy, the recognition,evenpartial,ofthisqualificationissubjecttotheaccreditationprocedureofthe
institutionoperatinginItaly,asestablishedbyDecreen.214ofApril262004,inimplementationofArticle
VI.5 of theLisbon Convention.
Marksheet: official final examination list lease note: Private higher education institutes must be
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fully accredited fromtheQualityAssuranceAccreditation
Agency (QAAD) during the period when the candidate
studied there
ALGERIA rovide:
P Provide one of the following:
● Baccalauréat del’EnseignementSecondaire- ● 3-yearsLicence-اللیسانس
شھادة بكالوریا التعلیم الثانوي(upper secondary ● 4-year Licenceofthesystèmeclassique(priorto
general education) 2004)
Marksheet: official final examination list ● D
iplôme d'Études Supérieures or Diplôme
d'Ingénieur
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. In case your qualification has been
obtained after less than 12 years of schooling,
please check Annex 1 of the MinisterialCircular.
In case you have 11 years of schooling you can
also fill the gap by applying for Sapienza
Foundation Year
Marksheet: official final examination list Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. Please check Annex 1 of the
Ministerial Circular or fillthegapbyapplyingfor
Foundation Year
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
BANGLADESH Provide one of the following: Provide one of the following:
● Higher Secondary Certificate ● atleasta4-yearBachelor’sDegreewithHonours:
Examination minimum workload 140 credit-hours;
● Alim Examination Certificate ● 2-yearBachelor’sDegree(Pass)+2-yearMaster’s
degree
Marksheet: official final examination list
Pleasenote:3-yearBachelor’sDegrees*(withorwithout
Honours),m.w.120credit-hours,don’tgrantdirectaccess
to second cycle Master’s Degree Programme, andmust
befollowedbyatleast1additionalyearofstudiesleading
to at least a Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate
Diploma (workload of 30 and 40 credits,respectively)or
to an Honors Degree of 4 years
● C
ertificado de Conclusão de Ensino
Médio orCertificadodeConclusãodo2°
Grau concluded after 11 years of
education + Results of the Exame
Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM) ou
Vestibular
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. Please check Annex 1 of the
Ministerial Circular or fillthegapbyapplyingfor
Foundation Year
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рофесионален бакалавър - Profesionalen
bakalavar, check also the corresponding
assessment inARDI
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. Please check Annex 1 of the
Ministerial Circular or fillthegapbyapplyingfor
Foundation Year
Marksheet: official final examination list
EGYPT Provide one of the following: rovide one of the following:
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● General Secondary EducationCertificate ● 4 or 5-year Bachelor of Arts (bakâlôriyûs âdâb)
(s hahâdat itmâm al-dirâsa ● 4 or 5-year Bachelor of Science (b
akâlôriyûs
al-thânawiyya al-`âmma) ‘ulûm) degree
● Al-Azhar Secondary School Certificate ● 4 or 5-year Licence (lîsâns)
(a l-shahâda l-thânawiyya l-azhariyya)
Transcript of records: all years must be provided
Maksheet: official final examination list
ERITREA Provide one of the following: Provide:
● Eritrean Secondary EducationCertificate ● At least a 4-year Bachelor’s Degree Diploma
(ESEC),withatleastfivesubjectspassed
Transcript of records: all years must be provided
(English and Mathematics are
compulsory). Candidates must have a
GPA of minimum 2.0
● 2 or3-yearDiplomaor3-yearAdvanced
DiplomaProgrammes
Marksheet: official final examination list
ETHIOPIA Provide one of the following: Provide one of the following:
● Ehtiopian Secondary School Leaving ● At least a 3-year Bachelor’s Degree
Certificate Examination (ESSLCE)
Transcript of records: all years must be provided
Certificate or Secondary School Leaving
Examination (SSLE) or Ethiopian
University Entrance Examination
Certificate (EUEEC) or Ethiopian Higher
Education Entrance Qualification
Certificate
● Diploma of higher professional education
T ranscript ofrecords:allyearsmustbeprovidedDiploma
Supplement compliant with the Europass standard (if
available)
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
ForlegalizationproceduresseetheHolySeeEmbassyweb
pageand the followingdocument
INDIA rovide one of the following Standard XII Provide one of the following:
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diplomas: ● At least a 4-year/8 semester Honours/Research
● All-India Senior School Certificate (SSC) Bachelor’s Degree (minimum workload 160
Examination (AISSCE) issued by CBSE credit-hours), corresponding to level 6 of India
● Indian school certificate (ISC - Year 12) NHEQF
awarded by the CISCE ● At least a 4-year/8 semester Professional
● Intermediate Examination Certificate Bachelor’s Degree (minimum workload 160
● Senior Secondary Course Equivalent to credit-hours), corresponding to level 6 of India
Class XII certificate issued by NIOS NHEQF
● Intermediate Public Examination Pass ● Please Note: 3-year/6-semester (minimum
Certificate workload 120 credit/hours) Bachelor’s Degrees
● Secondary School Leaving Certificate (Honours, Professional, Pass/General)*
(SSLC)
corresponding to level 5.5 of India NHEQF of
● Higher Secondary School Certificate
don’t grant direct access to second-cycle
● Higher Secondary Examination
Master’s Degrees in Italy, andmustbefollowed
Certificate Part II
byatleast1additionalyearofstudiesleadingto
Maksheet: official final examination list a Postgraduate Diploma (minimum workload 40
credit-hours) or an Honors Degree of 4 years
Maksheet: official final examination list T ranscript of records: all years must be provided +
Diploma Supplement compliant with the Europass
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
standard(if issued by the University)
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
ROMANIA Provide: rovide at least one of the following:
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● Diplomă de Bacalaureat. Final average ● Diplomă de Licenţă
pass grade must be at least 6 ● Diplomă de Inginer
Transcript of records: all years must be provided +
Maksheet: official final examination list Diploma Supplement compliant with the Europass
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI standard(if issued by the University)
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
USSIAN
R Provide one of the following: rovide one of the following:
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FEDERATION ● Аттестат о среднем общем ● Диплом бакалавра / Diplom
образовании (Certificate of Bakalavra (Bachelor diploma)
Complete General Secondary Education) ● Диплом специалиста / Diplom
● Дипломосреднемпрофессиональном Specialista (Specialist diploma)
образовании (Certificate of secondary
vocational education) both + Единый Transcript ofrecords(Приложениекдиплому):allyears
Государственный Экзамен (Uniform must be provided
State Exam)
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
Maksheet: official final examination list
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. In case your qualification has been
obtainedafter10or11yearsofschooling,please
check Annex 1 of the MinisterialCircularonhow
to fill the gap. If you have an 11-year
qualifications, you can also apply for Sapienza
Foundation Year
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
RWANDA Provide one of the following: rovide:
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● Rwanda Advanced Certificate of ● At least a 4-year Bachelor with Honours
Education (upper secondary education)
Transcript of records: all years must be provided
● Professional Certificate of Secondary
Education A2
Maksheet: official final examination list Transcript of records: all years must be provided
SERBIA Provide one of the following: Provide one of the following:
● Диплома о стеченом среднем ● Академски назив (3-year Bachelor’s Degree)
образовањy (Diploma of ● Дипломирани (4-year Bachelor’s Degree)
completed secondary education) Transcript of records: all years must be provided +
● Диплома / Уверење о положеном Diploma Supplement compliant with the Europass
матурскомиспиту(Diploma/Statement standard(if issued by the University)
of the completed Matura exam)
Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
aksheet: official final examination list
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Please verify your Corresponding EvaluationARDI
SLOVENIA Provide: rovide:
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● Spričevalo o splošni maturi (General ● Univerzitetni Diplomirani
Matura Certificate)
Please note: due to its nature, the following qualification
Please note: Spričevalo o poklicni maturi
may not grant direct access to second-cycle Master’s
(Vocational Matura Certificate) does not grand
Degrees and will be evaluated on an individual basis:
direct access to higher education. The
subsequent examination “general matura” is ● Visokošolski Diplomirani, check also the
required. corresponding assessment inARDI
Maksheet: official final examination list Transcript of records: all years must be provided
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education.Incaseyouhaveatotalof11yearsof
schoolingpleasecheckAnnex1oftheMinisterial
CircularorfillthegapbyapplyingforFoundation
Year
● U
mumiy o’rta ta’lim to’g’risida
Attestat/Shaodatnoma - Certificate of
general secondary education - obtained
after 11 years of schooling
lease note: In Italy, a minimum of 12 years of
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total schooling is required for access to higher
education. In case your qualification has been
obtainedafter11yearsofschooling,youhaveto
fill the 1-year gap. Please check Annex 1 of the
Ministerial Circular. You can also consider
applying for SapienzaFoundation Year
VIETNAM Provide one of the following: rovide:
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● Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Trung Học Phổ Thông ● Bằng(TốtNghiệp)ĐạiHọc(UniversityGraduation
(Certificate of secondary school Certificate) obtained afteratleasta4-yearBằng
graduation) Cử nhân (Bachelor’s Degree) and specifying the
● BằngTrunghọcchuyênnghiệp(Diploma obtained Degree
of Secondary Vocational Education)
+ Bằng Tốt Nghiệp Cao Đẳng Cử Nhân Transcript of records: all years must be provided
Cao Đẳng(Associate Degree) Please also provide the “Verification of Qualification
Information” Certificate issued by Vietnam National
Maksheet: official final examination list Academic Recognition Information Centre (seehere)
Please also provide the “Verification of
Qualification Information” Certificate issued by
Vietnam National Academic Recognition
Information Centre (seehere)
YEMEN Provide one of the following: Provide::
● Secondary School Final Examination ● 4or5or6-yearBachelor’sDegree(بكالوريوس)
Result(نتيجةامتحانالثانويةالعامة)
Transcript of records: all years must be provided
● General Secondary EducationCertificate
(العامة
شهادةالدراسةالثانوية)
- atleast24pointsinsixsubjectsofchoice,12of
which must be obtained at “Higher Level”;
- pass awarded in the three principal subjects:
Theory of Knowledge (TOK), Creativity, Action,
Service (CAS) e Extended Essay (EE).
Also, please share your results with Sapienza
throughrrs.ibo.org
leaseverifyyourCorrespondingEvaluationARDI
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andforfurtherdetailspleasecheckAnnex1and
Annex 2of the Ministerial Circular
* WithintheUniversitysector,thisqualificationpersegrantsdirectaccessonlytoafirst-levelAdvancedProfessional
Course (Master universitariodiprimolivello)ortoaBachelor’sDegreewithpotentialcredittransferforaDegree
Programme shortening (checkArt. 49of Sapienza’sStudent Regulations).
PLEASEALSONOTE:theinformationshowninthisdatabasewillberegularlyupdatedtakingintoconsiderationthe
eculiarities of the world education systems and their future developments.
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The list reports the countries from which our University received the highest number of applications. Missing
countries will be added in due time.