1. Self-certifications. It is possible to self-certify both one's academic qualification and the exams taken, except for cases in which the deposit of certificates is expressly required, particularly for educational activities carried out abroad. (Presidential Decree 445/2000 and subsequent amendments).
2. Verification of self-certifications. After the self-certification submission, the procedure regarding the self-certification itself is suspended until confirmation of the truthfulness of the self-certified data is obtained. Confirmation must come from the body holding the self-certified data (e.g. Inps, municipalities, other universities, etc.).
3. Certificates downloadable from Infostud. From the Infostud system, without having to go to the Student Affairs Office, it is possible to print out certificates - also available in the English language - attesting enrolment, exams taken, graduation, and the legal length of the programme for the redemption of years of study for retirement purposes. If the certificates are not available in the system, it is possible to contact the Student Affairs Office to which the degree programme for which the educational qualification was obtained belongs.
4. Digital stamp. The Infostud system places a digital stamp that gives the certificate downloaded from Infostud, even when printed out, the same legal value as the certificate issued at the counter and allows the requesting body to verify the authenticity of the certificate at any time.
A revenue stamp must be affixed to the certificate printed by the system.
5. Certificates requested from the Student Affairs Office. Certificates that cannot be downloaded from Infostud can also be requested from the Student Affairs Office verbally. The request is accepted on presentation of a valid document and delivery of a revenue stamp. Certificates issued at the counter may only be handed over to the person concerned or to another person with a proxy, identification document and a copy of the delegating person's identification document.
6. Certificates valid for abroad. In order to have a certificate translated and/or valid overseas, it is necessary to apply to the Student Affairs Office for a stamped certificate for overseas (signed by a Sapienza University official with a signature deposited with the Prefecture); provide for your own request to the Prefecture for legalisation for overseas; provide for your diplomas and certificates to be translated by a sworn translator enrolled in the Italian Court Register or on the sworn translators' lists of Consulates or Embassies of the destination countries. For certain purposes, the Diploma Supplement referred to in paragraph 7 of this article may be requested.
7. Diploma Supplement. For Ministerial Decree 270/04 degree programmes, Sapienza University of Rome issues, as a supplement to the diploma for each educational qualification, a document containing, according to models in line with those adopted by European countries, additional information on the study plan undertaken. The Diploma Supplement (in Italian and English language) can be requested free of charge from the Student Affairs Office and is only issued for bachelor's degrees and master's degrees. The Diploma Supplement can only be issued to those who have completed the degree.
If requested for abroad, the Student Affairs Office will affix the University stamp and signature of the official responsible.
8. Suspension of the issuing of certificates. It is possible to obtain certificates attesting to one's university student career provided that the payment of tuition fees, late payment surcharges and the regional tax for the right to study have been paid. Those who do not pay tuition fees by the prescribed deadlines may not request certificates until the amount due has been paid in full, nor may they produce the relevant self-certifications to third parties.
9. Payments. Those who have suspended their studies at Sapienza University of Rome due to de facto interruption of their studies, withdrawal or surpassing of the deadline for obtaining their degree, when requesting from the Student Affairs Office the certificate of studies carried out on a stamped form, are also required to pay €5.16 in administrative fees for each certificate requested. Administrative fees must be paid via PagoPa.
10. Verification of qualifications and student careers by third-party entities. Those who appoint third-party entities (international universities, agencies for the recognition of qualifications abroad, etc.) to acquire data on their student career and/or the achievement of qualifications at this University, must sign an express proxy to the third party, attaching a copy of a valid identity document, and must sign a declaration of exoneration of liability in favour of this University using the form published on the University website on the Student Forms page.