In order to confirm a foreign diploma in another country for the purpose of further education or employment, you need to go through the nostrification procedure. Confirmation of the diploma in the process of nostrification establishes the authenticity and legality of receiving the document, as well as the compliance of the existing diploma with the standards of diplomas of the host country and the possibility of its use on its territory.
The process of recognition of the diploma takes considerable time and requires financial expenses. In any case, you will need to be patient and achieve your goal. If the diploma is not recognized, it will not be possible to move up the career ladder or enter a university in the host country.
Confirmation of a diploma in Germany by students of Russian universities
When deciding to move to Germany in order to continue studying or getting a job in the country, you need to confirm your diploma.
The difficulty of completing this procedure will depend on the goals set. If confirmation of a diploma is necessary for admission to a German university, further training and advanced training, there will be no problems with this. Germany is one of the countries in which universities themselves can decide whether to confirm a diploma or not. That is, upon admission to the magistracy of the selected university, it is necessary to submit an application with an attached copy of the diploma directly to the university, where they will decide on the possibility of admission or refusal to enter.
When recognizing a diploma for the implementation of professional activities, some restrictions are established. In Germany, there are a number of professions that require diploma confirmation in special state institutions and departments located in each federal state of the country. In this case, there is a high probability that in order to recognize an existing diploma, it will be necessary to take special additional courses, seminars for advanced training or to practice in a specialty.
Confirmation of a diploma in Russia by students of foreign universities
This problem is faced by everyone who has received education abroad, but wants to continue his studies or work in Russia.
In our country, the decision on the authenticity and compliance of the diploma is made by the Federal Service for Supervision of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, in practice, such issues are decided by the Main State Expert Center. This is where you need to send a package of documents to undergo the nostrification procedure.
The time during which the application for the confirmation of the diploma is considered usually does not exceed 4 months, unless it is necessary to submit additional requests to foreign universities or departments.
On May 21, 2012, an Order of the Government of the Russian Federation was issued, in which 210 Higher Educational Establishments of 25 countries were approved, the diplomas of which will be confirmed automatically. Confirmation of the diploma established by the Order of foreign educational institutions in Russia is not required.