DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT
What is Diploma Supplement?
The Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document attached to a higher education diploma aiming at improving international ‘transparency’ and at facilitating the academic and professional recognition of qualifications (diplomas, degrees, certificates etc.). It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were successfully completed by the individual named on the original qualification to which this supplement is appended.
The DS is produced by national institutions according to a template that has been developed by a Joint European Commission - Council of Europe - UNESCO working party that tested and refined it.
Implementation at Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University has been awarded Erasmus University Charter in 2003 and since then has been participating in the Erasmus program. Starting with 2005, diploma supplement is being issued automatically and free of charge to all METU graduates of first, second, and third cycle programs.
Samples:
Useful links:
· METU Erasmus Office : www.erasmus.metu.edu.tr
· METU Academic Catalog : http://catalog.metu.edu.tr
· EU Education and Training Programs: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/index_en.html