Diploma Supplement (DS)

Student – Blue Diploma, Diploma Supplement (DS)

  • Diploma Supplement (DS) is a document that completes the level, content, and status of the education provided and received with the higher education diploma in a standard manner. 

Diploma Supplement (DS) is a complementary and explanatory document issued by higher education institutions in addition to diplomas. 

Diploma Supplement helps to promote the education of university graduates in other countries and education systems, and also provides detailed information about the academic degree, level, content, and professional competencies of the graduate. 

The diploma supplement is given automatically and free of charge to all students who graduate from our University in a widely used European language (English). 

Benefits of Diploma Supplement for Students:

  • To have a diploma that is easier to understand and compare abroad
  • Includes a perfect definition of the qualifications gained by the student during his academic development and education
  • The student's achievements and qualifications are an impartial statement
  • Easier access to job opportunities or advanced study abroad opportunities
  • Employment support.   

Student – Blue Diploma, Diploma Supplement (DS)BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT)

One of the most curious topics of the candidates who visited our university during the Uskudar University Preference and Promotion Days and received answers from our academicians and authorized experts to all the questions in their minds was the Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement). Prospective students who are curious about the details of the blue diploma want to know about how to obtain this diploma by researching it. Whether Uskudar University is one of the universities that issued a Blue Diploma is one of the questions of the candidates on the subject. So what is a Blue Diploma, how to get it? Is a Blue Diploma required for study abroad?  We have gathered all the details about the Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) for you to answer the questions the candidates are curious about.

IS BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT) CHARGED?

Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) is given automatically and free of charge to all associate, undergraduate, master's, doctorate, or art proficiency students who graduate from Uskudar University with their diplomas.

WHO CAN GET A BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT)?

Following the "Directive on the Regulation of Diplomas, Diploma Supplements and Other Documents" at Uskudar University, all associate, undergraduate, master's, doctorate, or proficiency students in the arts are awarded a Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) with their diplomas. Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) is an addition to the higher education diploma and cannot be used instead of a diploma. In the lower-left corner of the diploma supplement, the name, surname, and signature of the Head of the Student Affairs Department are located, and in the lower right corner is the hologram of the University. The diploma attachment and the signature on it are printed on the computer media.

WHAT IS THE BENEFIT OF A BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT) TO STUDENTS?

  • Graduates who receive a Blue Diploma have a diploma that is easier to understand and comparable abroad.
  • Those who are eligible for a Blue Diploma can continue their education in the member states of the European Union.
  • The Blue Diploma contains a perfect description of the qualifications gained by the student throughout his academic development and education. This eliminates some problems when looking for work.
  • Blue Diploma expresses the achievements and competencies of the student in an impartial manner.
  • Blue Diploma makes it easier to be employed.

WHICH ARE THE UNIVERSITIES THAT GIVE BLUE DIPLOMAS (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT)?

Uskudar University gives blue diplomas to its graduates.
Universities that issue Blue Diplomas (Diploma Supplements) must offer a multilingual education. The success status of universities is also an important factor for them to award a Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement). For universities to issue a Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement), they must also provide education following all criteria set by the European Union Education Commission.
With the European Commission for Education approving a university's Granting of a Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement), students may be eligible for a Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement).
Uskudar University gives its graduates a Blue Diploma together with a diploma.

IN WHICH COUNTRIES IS THE BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT) VALID?

The countries that are members of the European Union where the "Blue Diploma" is valid in 2021 are listed as follows:

  • Germany
  • Austria
  • Bulgaria
  • Belgium
  • Malta
  • Poland 
  • Portugal
  • Netherlands
  • Ireland
  • Spain
  • Luxembourg
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Italy
  • Hungary
  • Romania
  • Czechia
  • Denmark
  • Republic of Cyprus
  • Croatia
  • Estonia
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • France

IS THE BLUE DIPLOMA VALID IN THE UNITED STATES?

Blue Diploma universities are a document indicating that the undergraduate or master's education you have received is valid in the countries of the European Union. So, after graduating from a university in Turkey, does a Blue Diploma apply to those who wish to continue their education in the United States? Blue Diploma is given to help promote the education of university graduates in other countries and education systems. It provides detailed information about the degree, level, content, and professional competencies of the academic education received by the graduate. Since the Blue Diploma is prepared in English, it is understood in the UNITED States as well as in EU countries. In other words, the blue diploma is also a valid document in American universities.

IS IT POSSIBLE TO GO ABROAD WITH THE BLUE DIPLOMA?

Blue Diploma, or Diploma Supplement as it is used in official correspondence, is an international document stating the content of the training received by graduates who are eligible for a diploma. As such, a blue diploma is not mandatory to go abroad, but it is useful. Those who want to continue their education abroad or dream of working abroad will be a few steps ahead of the other candidates when they graduate, preferring a university that gives a Blue Diploma.

WHAT IS A BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT)?

The Blue Diploma, or Diploma Supplement as it is used in official correspondence, is a document given with a higher education diploma that completes the content, level, and status of the education received by the graduates in a standard way. The Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) is a complementary and explanatory document issued by higher education institutions in addition to diplomas. In short, a blue diploma is a diploma that shows that the education given by the graduate university is of international standards.

WHAT DOES THE BLUE DIPLOMA (DIPLOMA SUPPLEMENT) DO? 

The Blue Diploma, which is usually prepared in a widely used European language, is given in English at Uskudar University. Blue Diploma (Diploma Supplement) helps to promote the education of university graduates in other countries and education systems, as well as providing detailed information about the academic degree, level, content, and professional competencies of the graduate.