Is the academic degree of art study abroad a piece of waste paper? After accumulating overseas advantageous educational resources, many art students will choose to return to the motherland and devote themselves to the process of industrial reform to realize their career planning. Whether at home or abroad, as a stepping stone to obtain excellent employment opportunities, the first problem students face after returning from their studies is diploma certification. Due to the difference between domestic and international education systems, many foreign universities have no corresponding titles in China. So these "fake" qualifications are useless for students? If your Dream School really can't be certified, do students give up or have other options? In order to help more students solve their worries, today we will talk about diploma certification in detail!
1. What does the domestic academic certification prove?
Diploma certification is sponsored by the Service Center for Studying Abroad under the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Its purpose is to provide certification for the authenticity of academic degree certificates issued by domestic and foreign universities or other higher education institutions with the same degree effectiveness in China;
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The certificate after certification is the certification materials that international students need to submit when they apply for civil service, apply for state-owned enterprises and institutions, or apply for some national entrepreneurship or scientific research funds after returning home.
In order to attract art students to return home for employment, academic certification is also an important voucher for international students to enjoy preferential policies such as applying for entrepreneurship funds, settling down for employment, and tax-free purchase of cars. However, with the increase of the proportion of overseas students in recent years, these preferential policies have also increased many restrictions on graduation colleges, achievements, regions, etc.
Therefore, simply speaking, academic certification is to attach a "domestic anti-counterfeiting label" to your diploma obtained abroad, so as to improve the credibility and gold content of the diploma. As the national policy continues to simplify the procedures for academic certification, and the employment market has improved the recognition of overseas academic qualifications, academic certification is not a mandatory requirement for students who are not in the employment planning system.
2. Among overseas degrees, which can be certified and which cannot be recognized?
After many reforms in recent years, in fact, the degree certificates of formal colleges and universities in most countries can be certified! Many student associations thought that the one-year postgraduate disciplines in British universities were "water", and even the graduation certificates could not be certified. However, according to the bulletin board issued by the Ministry of Education, it was clearly proposed that the length of education would not affect the certification results of the universities, and the only thing that could be used as a voucher was whether the qualifications of the universities were recognized by China.
As for how students can inquire about the qualifications of specific colleges and universities, they can log on the regulatory information network of the Ministry of Education to inquire according to specific countries and colleges.
In addition, there is another one that is often questioned by everyone AA Architectural Alliance College In fact, since October 1, 2019, AA has been granted the right to award bachelor's and master's degrees by British higher education institutions, which means that students enrolled after 2020 can obtain official degrees and return to China for certification.
Source: Official website of AA Architectural College
There are two reasons for not being able to be certified. One is personal reasons. For example, because of insufficient credits, academic credit and other problems, only academic certificates have been obtained but not degree certificates recognized by the school. In this case, academic certification cannot be carried out.
Another reason is the college itself. In addition to "pheasant" universities, preparatory courses, short-term courses and vocational and technical training majors are also not recognized. For details, please refer to the following seven situations summarized by the Ministry of Education:
Source: National Xuexin Network
It is also a relatively common situation that private colleges and universities in some European countries have top education standards, but because there is no matching degree mode in China for the time being, they cannot be certified for the time being. The well-known fashion schools, such as Marangoni Fashion College and Brimuda Fashion College, are private colleges and can only obtain diplomas recognized by EU countries.
3. For a few colleges and universities that can not obtain academic certification, is there any gold in their graduation certificates?
This should be judged according to students' future career plans. If students want to enter the system after graduation, such as public institutions, civil servants, colleges and universities, and other jobs that require strict academic credentials, it is very necessary to obtain a certified academic certificate. It is also recommended that students use the above-mentioned official channels before choosing schools, Check the qualification of colleges and universities carefully.
However, most students majoring in art design actually prefer enterprises or companies in the creative field to their counterparts. Companies in such industries pay more attention to the educational background and professional strength of applicants than to the certification of academic qualifications.
The experience of studying abroad can bring us more than just a certificate. Its value is more reflected in the value of students themselves. In addition to providing good proof of students' professional theoretical knowledge and skills, overseas art schools with "strict entry and strict exit" can provide good proof of students' professional theoretical knowledge and skills.
The greater advantage lies in helping students face the market earlier and master the necessary vocational skills. Whether in the studio based curriculum, colleges and universities attach importance to the cultivation of practical ability and mode of thinking; It is also a rich internship and business cooperation opportunity for students; Or advanced teaching facilities and research resources owned by top art colleges.
After several years of heavy schoolwork, many students have also increased their ability to learn independently, cooperate, communicate and deal with emergencies, as well as their breadth and depth of vision.
The domestic creative industry is in the transition stage, and attaches great importance to innovative talents with independent aesthetic ability and solid artistic design skills. As long as students work hard and are excellent enough, they will also take an important initiative in the employment market by taking this development opportunity.
4. Which degree is high in value?
First of all, in the current education system of our country, higher education degrees are only divided into three levels: bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree. Most of the arts and design majors have obtained two kinds of degree certification, art or engineering. However, this division is only used to distinguish between subject areas and teaching emphasis. There is no difference in academic value.
Foreign art colleges and universities will be divided into more detailed categories of disciplines, such as architecture, industry, pure arts and so on. Each country and university will also have some different definitions.
For example, it is particularly easy for people to hesitate about two degrees: MA and MFA. There is no difference in their gold content, but their applicable population may be different. For example, MA is a teaching type master. During the student's study period, the courses will tend to academic research and practical projects based on it, while MFA is generally more professional and tends to professional research itself.
Other degree categories are also classified in detail according to students' foundation, curriculum, research field and career planning. Students can make targeted choices according to their specific needs when conducting college research.
When many students and parents decide to spend a lot of energy and financial resources to choose art study abroad, in addition to increasing their professional ability and improving their vision, the most important consideration is also to hope to gild their resumes through overseas diplomas. However, with the improvement of China's education level and the increasing pressure of employment competition, the identity and educational background of "overseas returnees" can no longer be the only evidence to prove their advantages. For most "practical" fields such as art and design, personal ability is the important basis for employers to decide whether to enroll or not. Therefore, when students are faced with the choice of choosing a school, whether the academic qualifications of the school can be recognized or whether the school is private or public, these standards can only be used as reference conditions. More importantly, what kind of platform do we want to use to better improve ourselves, run our interests, and achieve substantive growth. Finally, I wish you all can get tickets to enter famous schools and gain confidence to face the future!
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