Doctoral School

Equivalence of foreign doctoral degrees

Attesting to the equivalence of a foreign doctoral degree implies the official recognition of the course of study taken abroad for the award of a doctoral degree.

Contents

Applications Fees Resolution Further information

Applications

Interested parties must address their application to the rector of the UPC and attach the following documents:

  • A copy of an official identity document.
  • A copy of the official doctoral degree certificate or provisional doctoral degree certificate, which has been legalised if necessary. Click on the link for information on the legalisation of foreign documents.
  • The address of the public repository or website where the doctoral thesis is published. A copy of the thesis must be attached if it is not available online.

The application form and supporting documents must be submitted in electronic format, at the Seu Electrònica UPC, through the corresponding procedure.

All the supporting documents must be submitted in the original language. The interested party will be informed if translations are necessary.

Additional supporting documents may be requested from applicants if this is deemed necessary.

Fees

Fees for this service, which are set every year in the Decree on Fees of the Generalitat de Catalunya, for the study of the equivalence of the foreign doctoral degree and/or issuing of the official credential stating the equivalence of the foreign doctoral degree.

The fee must be paid through a document that the managing unit sends to the interested party. Paying it is a requisite for collecting the credential.

Resolution

Resolutions on the equivalence of doctoral degrees are issued by the rector in accordance with the proposal of the Doctoral School's director. The resolution is communicated to the interested party by electronic means.

If the resolution is favourable, a digital certificate is issued stating the equivalence between the foreign doctoral degree and a doctoral degree awarded by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. The certificate is sent to the applicant’s e-mail from the Academic Area once they have submitted the originals of the official identity document and the foreign doctoral degree certificate, which must have been legalised if necessary.

The statement of equivalence of a foreign doctoral degree does not in any case imply the homologation, the declaration of equivalence or the recognition of any other of the interested party’s foreign qualifications, nor the recognition in Spain of an academic level other than the doctoral degree level.

The Ministerio de Universidades is informed of the resolution on equivalence so that it can be recorded in the Registro de Universidades, Centros y Títulos (RUCT).

Further information