Information on recognition of your high school certificate/diploma

Information on recognition of your high school certificate/diploma

Individual information on foreign certificates entitling holders to apply for admission to first-cycle degree programs, second-cycle degree programs, or long-cycle studies should be issued within 60 days of the submission of a complete set of documents via the SYRENA system.

To obtain information about a foreign high school certificate:

  • prepare the required documents – in PDF or JPG format, maximum file size is 3 MB:
    • certificate entitling you to continue your studies, about which you would like to obtain information
    • transcript / supplement / appendix to the above certificate – if issued
    • previous document – previous school leaving certificate
    • certified translations of all the above documents (does not apply to documents issued in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian)
    • identity document (passport)
    • document confirming change of surname (if applicable)
    • statement from parents/legal guardians (in the case of underage candidates https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/SYRENA/declaration_EN.pdf )
    • in the case of refugees – document confirming refugee status.

The NAWA’s Director individual recognition statement is not required in the case of secondary school certificates issued in EU, OECD or EFTA member countries, those included in international agreements on recognition of education (e.g. agreements with China or Ukraine) as well as IB and EB certificates. Those documents are automatically recognised for the purpose of applying for admission to first-cycle studies or long-cycle studies. https://nawa.gov.pl/images/Uznawalnosc/Dokumenty-uprawniajace-do-ubiegania-sie-o-przyjecie-na-studia_automatyczne-uznanie_24.06.2025.pdf

For information about foreign bachelor diplomas:

  • prepare the required documents – in PDF or JPG format, maximum file size is 3 MB:
      • diploma about which you would like to obtain information
      • transcript / supplement / appendix to the above diploma
      • previous document – document which was the basis for admission to studies
      • transcript / supplement / appendix to the previous document (if applicable)
      • certified translations of all the above documents (does not apply to documents issued in English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Ukrainian, or Belarusian)
      • identity document (passport)
      • document confirming a change of name (if applicable)
      • for refugees – a document confirming refugee status

 Check your files against the following criteria:

  1. Quality (attach a good quality scan so that each element is visible)
  2. Colour (scan the documents in colour)
  3. Completeness (scan documents in such a way that the entire page is visible – multi-page documents should be scanned to one file)
  4. Additional elements (scan documents in such a way that no additional elements are visible (e.g. fingers, another document, desk, etc.)
  5. Original document (scan the original document- a scan of a certified copy is not acceptable)
  6. Official document (attach an official document issued by the institution and containing all required elements (signatures and stamps)

All documents must be sent to the email address studyenglish@eiu.edu.pl