{"id":256642,"date":"2025-05-14T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T11:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/about-us\/international-relations\/riconoscimento-dei-titoli-esteri\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T08:11:20","slug":"recognition-of-foreign-academic-degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/international-relations\/recognition-of-foreign-academic-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Recognition of foreign academic degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Italian citizens, EU citizens and non-EU citizens legally residing in Italy may apply for the <strong>recognition of foreign university degrees or foreign PhD degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Under Law No. 148\/2002 (Ratification and implementation of the 1997 Lisbon Convention), Italian universities may recognise study cycles and periods completed abroad, as well as foreign qualifications, for the purpose of admission to higher education, continuation of university studies, and the awarding of Italian academic degrees.<\/p>\n<p>Each official application for the <strong>recognition of a foreign university degree<\/strong> submitted to the University is evaluated by the relevant Board of the Degree Course, which carries out a substantive assessment of the qualification and the documentation provided.<\/p>\n<p>The Board of the Degree Course may decide to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>grant full recognition of the foreign degree as <strong>equivalent<\/strong> to the corresponding academic qualification awarded by the University of Pisa, leading to the issue of a Rector\u2019s Decree of equivalence;<br \/>\nor<\/li>\n<li>grant<strong> partial recognition<\/strong> of the degree, allowing enrolment in the corresponding degree course at the University of Pisa with partial exemption from exams.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Universities are <strong>not responsible for the recognition of professional qualifications obtained abroad<\/strong>. For further information, please consult the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cimea.it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CIMEA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Article 1, paragraph 28-quinquies, point 3.2 of Law No. 15\/2022 has also extended to universities the authority to recognise <strong>foreign PhD degrees<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>It is therefore <strong>possible to apply to the University of Pisa for the direct recognition (equivalence) of a foreign PhD degree<\/strong>, through a formal evaluation procedure aimed at awarding an equivalent Italian third-cycle qualification, which has full legal validity throughout the national territory.<\/p>\n<p>Each official application is examined by the relevant Board of the PhD Course, which carries out a substantive assessment of the qualification and documentation submitted and may decide to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>grant direct recognition of the foreign PhD degree, leading to the issue of a Rector\u2019s Decree of equivalence to the corresponding Italian PhD qualification; or<\/li>\n<li>deny recognition of the foreign PhD degree in cases of substantial difference compared to the corresponding Italian qualification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Recognition of foreign university degrees<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/old.unipi.it\/index.php\/riconoscimento-come-fare-richiesta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consult the required documentation and application procedures<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Recognition of foreign PhD degrees<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/old.unipi.it\/index.php\/riconoscimento-dottorati-di-ricerca-conseguiti-all-estero\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Consult the procedure, required documentation and application procedures<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit the official website of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Italian citizens, EU citizens and non-EU citizens legally residing in Italy may apply for the recognition of foreign university degrees or foreign PhD degrees. 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