It is an informative document that describes a qualification awarded to a specific person by an institution belonging to an education system other than that of Italy. It is used for the evaluation of the qualification by the competent Offices within the University, for the purpose of enrolling in degree programmes or for the recognition of foreign qualifications.
The declaration of value is issued by the Italian Embassy in the country where the qualification was awarded. It generally contains the following information:
- legal status and type of issuing institution;
- access requirements for the programme resulting in the qualification;
- legal duration of the study programme and/or overall commitment required of the student in terms of credits or hours;
- value of the qualification in the system/country where it was issued, i.e. for academic and/or professional purposes.
If the qualification is issued by a school with a system that differs from that in the candidate’s place of residence (e.g., an Indian student studying in a British system school in India) or place of study (e.g. a Indian student studying in Switzerland in a British system school) the Declaration of Value must be requested from the Italian Embassy in the country of the system to which the qualification-issuing school adheres (in both of the above cases: the Italian General Consulate in London).