Certification Equivalence

Q: Does the Certification Equivalence Department equalize all certificates granted both in Egypt and by foreign countries?

A: The Certification Equivalence Department equalizes certificates of 2-year study after high school or its equivalence. As for other certificates granted after high school, including B.S.C, MA or PhD, which do not fall in the framework of the Department, they are certified to be equivalent by the Supreme Council of Universities. Concerning pre-high school certificates, they are certified to be equivalent by the General Department of Examinations, an affiliate of the Ministry of Education.

Q: What is the body concerned with equalizing certificates of the Equivalated Certificates Department?

A: It is the Education Affairs Department at the Ministry of Higher Education at 30 Mobtadayan St., Sayyeda Zeinab - Cairo.

Q: How can certificates be authenticated if they have not been approved abroad?

A: The certificates are approved by the embassy of the country granting the certificated as well as by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry in Cairo.

Q: What is the duration required for equalizing certificates?

A: Examining the certificate takes not less than 2 months, and another  month for issuing a ministerial decree.

Q: What are the names of the accredited foreign universities and institutes in Egypt?

A: All names and addresses of the accredited foreign universities and institutes in Egypt are available at embassies and Egyptian bodies, organizing these certificates. Besides, registers of the Certification Equivalence Department can be checked to know the certificates certified to be equivalent by these universities.

Q: How to write the application for certification equivalence?

A: The application data must be handwritten not on computer.

Q: What are the fees of certification equivalence?

A: It depends on the type of the certificate. On the whole, they do not exceed L.E.30.

Q: How can these fees be paid?

A: They can be paid at the Department cashier's via the representative of the General Department of Missions.