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Recently, universities around the world are welcoming graduation season, and the number of students returning to China to get their degree certification has also reached a peak. Many agencies claim that they can quickly get degree certification. How to determine the legitimacy of overseas degrees? Through what channels can they be certified? What is the certification process? Here is an article to help you understand:

　　What is formal overseas academic degree certification?

The certification of foreign academic qualifications and degrees is an activity carried out by the Overseas Study Service Center of the Ministry of Education (hereinafter referred to as the "Overseas Study Service Center") based on the applicant's voluntary application, in accordance with the "Regulations on the Certification of Foreign Academic Degrees" and the service agreement, to make professional and technical identification and explanation of the legality, authenticity and correspondence between foreign higher education academic qualifications and degrees and the corresponding academic qualifications and degrees in my country.

The certification of foreign academic qualifications and degrees is a voluntary act of the applicant and is not mandatory. However, according to relevant national regulations, this certification is a foreign academic qualification and degree certification document that must be submitted when applying for civil service examinations, employment in state-owned enterprises and institutions, applying for higher education degrees, and employment in large foreign companies.

　　How to determine whether foreign institutions meet the certification requirements?

The certification results of the Service Center for Overseas Students are based on the quality assurance system of higher education at home and abroad, combined with the application materials submitted by each applicant, and issued in accordance with the "Regulations on the Certification of Overseas Academic Degrees". The Service Center for Overseas Students reminds that before studying abroad, students need to comprehensively consider the information released by the education authorities, quality assurance agencies and official websites of various countries, and carefully choose foreign institutions; they can also refer to the list of certified institutions in the past five years released by the Service Center for Overseas Students (http://yxcx.cscse.edu.cn/rzyxmd) and consult the instructions for use, and carefully choose regular higher education institutions to study.

　　What are the materials and processes required for certification?

Mainland Chinese residents need to upload the following documents on the degree certification page of the official website of the China Education Service Center: the foreign degree certificate or higher education diploma that needs to be certified, the passport (pass) and visa (endorsement) used during study abroad, a recent standard ID photo of the individual, the diploma verification authorization statement filled in and signed as required by the China Education Service Center, and other relevant materials such as transcripts, research certificates, etc.

After submitting the materials, the Overseas Service Center will classify the certification work time limits for different countries/regions (categories) based on the differences in the time required for overseas verification and feedback. It can usually be completed within 10-20 working days.

　　Can all certificates issued by overseas institutions be authenticated?

Not all certificates issued by overseas institutions can pass this certification process smoothly and be recognized by domestic education departments. Academic degree certificates or higher education diplomas obtained through formal courses at foreign universities or other higher education institutions, academic degrees obtained through cooperative education, and academic degrees obtained from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan can all be certified.

Certificates of informal courses, such as completion certificates of foreign language training or other short-term advanced courses; research experience certificates and postdoctoral research certificates of trainees and visiting scholars; preparatory certificates issued by foreign colleges and universities or other higher education institutions; foreign non-higher education diplomas, honorary titles and honorary degree certificates without corresponding study or research experience; certificates of unapproved educational institutions; certificates of non-face-to-face learning methods; professional skills or professional qualification certificates, etc. are not within the scope of certification.

　　How to identify the authenticity of a certificate?

The authenticity of foreign academic degree certification issued by the Overseas Study Service Center can be checked online by entering the name of the certifier and the certificate number. You can also use the official WeChat applet of the Ministry of Education Overseas Study Service Center to scan the QR code in the lower right corner of the certificate for verification. (Reporters Yang Zhanfei and Shi Yucen)