The European Commission has granted a Diploma Supplement Label (DS Label) to Saimaa University of Applied Sciences. The Diploma Supplement Labels are awarded as honorary distictions to higher education institutions which have successfully used the Diploma Supplement. The awarded institutions have given proof that their Diploma Supplement models comply with the standard Diploma Supplement model, all students receive a copy of the Diploma Supplement automatically and free of charge upon graduation and that the Diploma Supplement is issued in a widely spoken European language.

The Diploma Supplement is intended for use in international contexts providing information on the completed studies, on the level of the degree, and on the status of the degree in terms of access to further studies and working life. The Diploma Supplement facilitates graduate mobility and the academic and professional recognition of qualifications abroad.

More information: European Comission.