Diplomas and recognition
Types of Diplomas
There is a wide range of academic graduate and postgraduate diplomas and distinctions that one can obtain after studying in Romania:
Certificat de studii - A certificate awarded to students who have completed their studies in higher education, but have failed to get a degree through final examination
Diploma de absolvire a unui colegiu - a diploma certifying the completion of a study programme within a college and the passing of the relevant final examination
Diploma de Licenta - a university diploma equivalent degree or a first degree
Diploma de Master - Master's Degree
Diploma de Doctor - Doctoral Degree (PhD). This is the highest academic degree awarded in all domains after 4-6 years of study and original research. It follows the first academic degree (or Masters degree) and requires the passing of examinations and the submission of an original thesis. The holder of a doctoral diploma is granted the PhD title in the respective field of science or the arts.
Doctor Honoris Causa - An honorary degree awarded by higher education institutions (by vote of the Senate) to Romanian and foreign prominent figures in science, technology and culture. It is also occasionally conferred, in recognition of specific merits, to outstanding national and international public figures.
International Recognition of Romanian Diplomas
Romania signed the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisabona 1997), and at the same time, it is part of the Bologna Process concerning the implementation of the common European Higher Education area. Through commitments assumed at the European level, focused on quality assurance, credit transfers and transparency of educational programmes description, qualifications (diplomas) obtained in Romanian higher education ensure the academic and professional mobility of graduates all over the world.
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