Diploma Supplement (English)Diploma Supplement (English)
Bekijk de Nederlandse pagina over Diploma Supplement
The Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document that provides an independent evaluation of the nature, level, context, content and status of the completed study programme described on the graduate’s higher professional education (HBO) certificate, of which the DS forms an integral part. The DS is in no way a judgement of value and relates solely to the programme completed by that student, with the express aim of promoting international ‘transparency’ and recognition of diplomas, and particularly foreign diplomas.
As from 1998, all students of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam, University of Applied Sciences (HvA) automatically receive a DS upon graduation. There is no charge for this document. Since August 2010, the HvA issues the DS in conformity with the European standard. The diploma (HBO certificate) and accompanying list of marks are issued in the Dutch language if the study programme is taught in Dutch, and in English if the programme is taught in English. The DS is issued in English only and also provides all the information in the diploma and list of marks.
Intended as a service to students, the DS enables graduates to demonstrate the content and level of their study programme outside the country in which they earned their qualification. As such, the DS aids students both in applying for admission to follow-up programmes and in seeking employment.
Diploma Supplement Label
In 2011, the HvA applied for the Diploma Supplement ‘Label’ – a quality mark granted to institutions whose arrangements for issuing the DS (one of the items on the European higher education agenda) have been approved by the European Commission. The HvA will provide notification on its website as soon as the label is granted.
