National Instructions for Issuing Diploma Supplements MoSES,
August 7, 2008
The Ministry of Science, Education and Sports published Instructions for Issuing Diploma Supplements on 9th July 2008. The Diploma Supplement is a document that provides clear and simple information on knowledge, skills and abilities (in one word: competencies) a student has acquired during his/her studies. The Diploma Supplement is issued in Croatian and English free of charge to every student upon the completion of his/her studies within the Bologna Process. It contains a description of studies completed by a student, a transcript of marks and a description of his/her success as well as expected results of learning after the completion of studies.
The Diploma Supplement is a document issued upon the completion of studies to students in all 46 states participating in the Bologna Process. The Diploma Supplement form was jointly developed by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES, and its contents are intended to aid future employers, higher education institutions and students. The Diploma Supplement gives clear information to employers about the qualifications gained by students and the basic data relating to what they can expect from Bologna graduates. Higher education institutions are given an opportunity to issue a detailed description of their curriculum in addition to a diploma, whereas students can, upon graduation, explain without complications to any employer or higher education institution in Croatia and Europe exactly what kind of studies they have completed.
The Instructions for Issuing Diploma Supplements have been prepared in accordance with relevant legal regulations, activities of the Committee for the Development of the Diploma Supplement Model, international Diploma Supplement models, analyses of Diploma Supplement models issued by Croatian higher education institutions, international instructions for the development of the Diploma Supplement and comments of Croatian experts in the field of higher education. By publishing these Instructions, the Ministry has given its contribution to the successful implementation of the Bologna Process in the Republic of Croatia.
