The degree and the formal qualifications CITY College / University of Sheffield graduates receive

Upon successful completion of their studies (BA, BSc, MA, MSc, MBA),
our graduates receive the following formal qualifications:

Level of Qualifications

According to the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications of EU, the level of qualifications assigned to our undergraduate programmes (BA, BSc) is 6 and to postgraduate programmes (MA, MSc, MBA) is 7.

The degree that our graduates receive, when they complete their studies, corresponds to the above-mentioned level of qualifications.

The degree of the University of Sheffield

Graduates of CITY College receive the degree of the University of Sheffield.

The degrees are awarded directly by the University of Sheffield, are the same as those awarded to students who studied in UK and confer the same professional rights in the UK.

Diploma Supplement

The Diploma Supplement follows the model developed by the European Commission, Council of Europe and UNESCO/CEPES. The purpose of the supplement is to provide sufficient independent data to improve “transparency” and fair academic and professional recognition of qualifications.

The Diploma Supplement is granted to our graduates. It provides the following information to all interested parties:

• The Diploma Supplement underlines that our graduates’ degrees satisfy the three terms set by the European Union regarding the recognition of the academic and professional rights.
• All programmes offered by CITY College have been formally certified by the University of Sheffield.
• The formal qualification issued is the same as that which would have been awarded if the course had been followed entirely at the campus of the University of Sheffield in Sheffield and confers the same professional rights in the UK.
• According to the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, the level of qualification for our programmes are the following:
  • Undergraduate programmes are assigned to level 6
  • Postgraduate programmes are assigned to level 7

Students graduating after 2010 receive the Diploma Supplement. All our alumni may also request to receive it, by contacting CITY College directly.

The UK ENIC Certificate

The degrees of the University of Sheffield that our graduates receive are recognised and certified by UK ENIC.

UK ENIC, the ‘UK National Information Centre’ is the official national agency in the UK which is responsible for the recognition of academic and professional rights and privileges of degree holders from UK Universities.

UK ENIC is able to confirm that holders of the University of Sheffield degrees who studied at CITY College, should be accorded the same professional and academic rights and privileges as any holders of any UK degree.

Recognition of Degrees

All our students and graduates are students and graduates of the University of Sheffield and are awarded –directly by the University- the same academic degree, regardless of the location of studies.

Τhe University of Sheffield is the awarding body of your degree. The University of Sheffield is a recognized British University meaning that the university degrees issued by the University are automatically recognized as UK university qualifications.

CITY College is located in Thessaloniki, Greece, and its legal entity complies with Greek laws. CITY College is licensed by the Greek Ministry of Education and operates according to law no 3696/2008 on the establishment and operation of Colleges (official gazette no A’ 177) and 4093/2012 (official gazette no A’ 222).

In Greece, following the EU legislation, the awarded degrees are recognised by the Greek state through the relevant Board of the Ministry of Education, “ATEEN”. They are granted professional recognition and the graduates have the right to exercise, as higher education graduates, their profession in the public and private sector (Presidential decree 38/2010). Due to the restrictions of the Greek Constitution, the degrees are not granted academic recognition locally in Greece.

However, the degrees have full academic and professional recognition in the UK.

The UK ENIC, the designated national agency for the recognition and comparison of international qualifications and skills of UK, certifies that the degrees are entitled to the same professional and academic rights and priviledges of a UK university degree.  In addition, the UK ENIC is the UK representative in a wider operation of European Network of Information Centres (ENIC) across Europe, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the USA.

All our graduates are entitled to receive upon request a UK ENIC certificate certifying the above.

CITY College is the International Faculty of the University of Sheffield.