| Diploma | Comparable to |
|---|---|
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Certificate of general education گواهینامه دوره راهنمایی |
2 years of |
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Certificate of completion of upper secondary school studies – work and knowledge گواهينامه پايان تحصيلات دوره (دوم) متوسطه - کاردانش (from 2019) |
an diploma level 2 or 3 |
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Certificate of completion of secondary school studies - technical and vocational (before 2019) |
an MBO diploma level 2 or 3 |
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Certificate of completion of secondary school studies - theoretical (before 2019) |
4 years of HAVO |
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Certificate of completion of upper secondary school studies – technical and vocational - فنی و حرفه ای (from 2019) |
a HAVO diploma for the general education part |
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Certificate of completion of upper secondary school studies – theoretical گواهينامه پايان تحصيلات دوره دوم متوسطه - نظری (from 2019) |
a HAVO diploma |
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گواهینامه پايان دوره پیش دانشگاهی |
a HAVO diploma |
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کاردانی |
an associate degree or 2 years of |
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کارشناسی |
an HBO bachelor's degree or 2 years of |
| Professional Doctorate دکتری حرفه ای |
Please contact us for a credential evaluation |
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کارشناسی ارشد |
a 1-year WO master |
Preparatory vocational secondary education – theoretical programme (voorbereidend middelbaar beroepsonderwijs - theoretische leerweg, VMBO-T). A VMBO-T diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 4-year programme of vocational secondary education (theoretical programme).
Secondary vocational education (middelbaar beroepsonderwijs, MBO). MBO prepares pupils for the professional practice or further study. This type of education follows on from VMBO; its duration will depend on the chosen qualification. MBO comprises 4 levels (I-IV). Read more on the website of SBB.
Senior general secondary education (hoger algemeen voortgezet onderwijs, HAVO). A HAVO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 5-year programme of general secondary education.
Pre-university education (voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs, VWO). A VWO diploma is awarded upon successful completion of a 6-year programme of pre-university education. VWO is the highest level of general secondary education available in the Netherlands.
Higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). HBO is more oriented towards professions in specific areas than WO, and has traditionally been offered at universities of applied sciences (hogescholen).
Research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO). Dutch higher education distinguishes between research-oriented higher education (wetenschappelijk onderwijs, WO) and higher professional education (hoger beroepsonderwijs, HBO). WO is oriented more towards theory and research than HBO, and has traditionally been offered at research universities (universiteiten).