Degree Certificate

Students apply the degree certificate with an electronic form mainly three weeks before the planned graduation date. Monthly graduation dates are available at the spot Academic Year.

In PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences, students receive their degree certificates in Finnish with the exception of English degree programmes.

PIRAMK University of Applied Sciences does not provide students with translations of degree certificates.

Diploma Supplement for International Use

All graduating students automatically receive an English Diploma Supplement free of charge for international use. The English transcript of records is an essential part of Diploma Supplement.

Diploma Supplement is a personal document on the student´s degree. It has to be stored as the degree certificate. Diploma Supplement does not replace the degree certificate but is an appendix to the degree certificate (and the potential translation of the degree certificate).

The supplement provides information on the university of applied sciences as well as the studies and their level and status in the Finnish education system in accordance with the Government Decree on Polytechnics (352/2003) 15§. In addition, it demonstrates the position of the completed degree in the national degree structure and the qualifications given by the degree.

The purpose of Diploma Supplement is to improve international transparency and fair recognition of higher education degrees especially in Europe. Diploma Supplement does however not guarantee recognition of degrees in other countries.

Diploma Supplement example

Transcript of Records example