Required certifications

Candidates for the postgraduate course need to provide the following hard copies of the following certifications. Each candidate needs to send these certifications to the Course Secretariat in Belgrade before the Application Deadline.

Academic Qualifications

Applicants who have obtained a first academic degree/diploma outside of Serbia must submit, for purposes of diploma nostrification (validation), the following:

• A completed and signed form that can be downloaded from http://www.bg.ac.rs/files/sr/univerzitet/univ-propisi/PravilnikoPriznavanjuStranih_NastObraz_Obrazac1.pdf.
• Two certified photocopies of a foreign higher education document (diploma) and two copies of the translation of the foreign higher education document into the Serbian language, certified by an authorized court interpreter – without the translation of the acquired title. If the applicant is not able to find an authorized Serbian interpreter in his/her home country, please have an authorized court interpreter translate the document into English.
• Two certified copies of diploma supplement or course record transcript and two copies of the translation of these documents into the Serbian language, certified by an authorized court interpreter. If the applicant is not able to find an authorized Serbian interpreter in his/her home country, please have an authorized court interpreter translate the document into English.
• Two certified copies of a decision by the authorized body on name and/or surname change for persons who have changed their name and/or surname.

Applicants who have obtained a first academic degree/diploma in Serbia must submit the following:

• A certified photocopy of a foreign higher education document (diploma). The certification can be done by an authorized person within the municipality.
• A certified copy of the diploma supplement or course record transcript. The certification can be done by an authorized person within the municipality.
• Two certified copies of a decision by the authorized body on name and/or surname change for persons who have changed their name and/or surname.

Personal Information

Please submit a copy of your birth certificate (original language is acceptable, no need for an English translation).

Proof of English proficiency

All candidates should demonstrate a good command of the English language since this is the teaching language of the postgraduate course. Students must make arrangements to take a standardised English language test well in advance of the start of their course and their places will not be confirmed prior to the submission of the acceptable test scores/results. More details on appropriate language tests and the minimum accepted scores can be found in Language Requirements.

Candidates need to provide the originals of the official scores of the standardised English language test they have undertaken.

Exceptions to the English language test will be applied to candidates who have completed their first degree or a postgraduate course in an English-language university.

Other Certifications

Hard copies of the following additional certifications may be needed according to the candidates' qualifications:

• Official copies of scholarships or grants.