Pursuant to Law 183/2011, certificates may not be submitted to public administration bodies or to private providers of public services.
In particular, it is provided that "Certificates issued by the public administration concerning statuses, personal qualities and facts are valid and usable only in relations between private parties. In relations with public administration bodies and providers of public services, certificates and affidavits are always replaced by the declarations referred to in articles 46 and 47 of Presidential Decree 445/2000" (self-certifications).
On certificates to be submitted to private parties, the following wording shall be affixed, under penalty of nullity: "This certificate may not be submitted to public administration bodies or to private providers of public services".
The Polytechnic University of Bari will issue exclusively stamped certificates, valid and usable (except for certain cases expressly indicated by the legislation). The current legal value is € 16.
All Public Administrations and private providers of public services are required to accept self-certifications, under penalty of violation of official duties. They are divided into:
- Substitute declarations of certification (art. 46 Presidential Decree 445/2000), relating to statuses, personal qualities and facts expressly provided for by law;
- Substitute declarations in lieu of affidavit (art. 47 Presidential Decree 445/2000): relating to statuses, personal qualities and facts, including those concerning other persons, of which the interested party has direct knowledge and which do not fall among those covered by art. 46.
Self-certifications entail the direct responsibility of the declarant regarding the content of the declarations and are subject to truthfulness checks by Public Administrations.
Self-certification also for private parties
Decree-Law no. 76 of 16 July 2020 containing “urgent measures for simplification and digital innovation”, converted with amendments into Law no. 120 of 11 September 2020, introduced an amendment to Presidential Decree 445/2000 (art. 30bis).
In light of this, from 15/09/2020 private parties ARE REQUIRED to accept self-certification or the substitute declaration.
Therefore, there is no longer any need to request certificates, which require payment of the cost of €35,50 (certificate cost €3,50 + two revenue stamps of €16, one for the request and one for the certificate), as a self-certification or a substitute declaration of certification may also be submitted to private parties.
Procedure for requesting certificates
- COMPLETION OF THE REQUEST
Those wishing to request a certificate must first complete and sign the request form using the form corresponding to the type of certificate requested (degree / enrollment)
Request for degree certificate
Request for enrollment certificate - BOOKING THE COLLECTION OF THE CERTIFICATE
To book the collection of the certificate, the duly completed and signed form must be sent, using exclusively the hepldesk Segreteri@Risponde - Ticketing Service (http://helpdesk.poliba.it) - COSTS (to be paid virtually)
For each certificate requested (whether plain paper or legal paper), after booking the collection, the Student Office will make available on the Esse3 portal the invoices relating to:- Certificate cost: €uro 3,50 for each degree certificate in Italian; enrollment certificates in Italian are, instead, free of charge; €uro 15,00 for each certificate in English;
- Stamp duty (if due): two invoices of €16.00 each, one relating to the request and one relating to the certificate that will be issued; for each additional certificate requested, an additional invoice of € 16,00 will be assigned.
Payment of the invoices thus assigned must be made strictly using the PagoPA system (User guide)
- COLLECTION OF THE CERTIFICATE
Once the acquisition in the system of the required payments has been verified, the Student Office will inform the person concerned of the date and time for collecting the certificate; the person concerned must go to the Student Office at via Amendola 126/b in Bari, bringing the request form already sent by email and an original identification document.
It is possible to delegate someone to collect the certificate by means of a written authorization statement (download form) and a photocopy of the delegating person's identity document.
Safety certifications pursuant to Legislative Decree 494/1996
The Academic Senate of the Polytechnic University of Bari, in its meeting of 10 June 2016, resolved to grant, upon request of the person concerned, the safety certification pursuant to Legislative Decree 494/96, to all graduates who meet the requirements set out in the resolution. The certification will be issued in the form of an annotation on a degree certificate, requested according to the procedures indicated on this page.
Consult the text of the Academic Senate resolution of 10 June 2016
Amended by Academic Senate of 21 December 2016
Amended and supplemented by Academic Senate of 29 March 2017
Degree parchments
COLLECTION OF DEGREE PARCHMENTS FOR GRADUATES BEFORE SEPTEMBER 2014: The collection of degree parchments for graduates before September 2014 may be carried out only by prior specific appointment arranged through the Ticketing Service http://helpdesk.poliba.it/.
The parchment may be collected by the person concerned or by an authorized representative, provided with written authorization and a photocopy of the delegating person's identity document. For collection, 2 €16 revenue stamps are required for each parchment.
COLLECTION OF DEGREE PARCHMENTS FOR GRADUATES IN ONLINE MODE: contact your reference Department.
Diploma Supplement
Please note that the Diploma Supplement is available on Esse3, a document drafted in Italian and English that describes the studies undertaken and completed by the student and also explains in detail how the Italian university system works.
The document can be downloaded directly from the student's personal Esse3 page after obtaining the degree qualification (career closure), and it is free of charge, exempt from stamp duty, and available for graduates under Ministerial Decree 509/99 and 270/04.
WARNINGS:
Before proceeding with the acquisition of the document, the student is requested to verify the correctness of their personal data and that all fields have been completed.
If not, they may contact the Student Office using the ticketing service (helpdesk.poliba.it) - Category "Diploma Supplement Review"
Certificates in English
The available certificates in English are:
- certificate of enrollment (without exam list or study plan);
- certificate with graduation date, grade, and thesis title (without exam list).
Each certificate in English costs €15 plus two €16 revenue stamps, the payment of which must be made virtually (one revenue stamp for the request and one for each certificate).
The expected time for issuing certificates in English, for foreign use, with handwritten signature, is fifteen working days.
Certificates in English are not available for graduates of the old system prior to Ministerial Decree 509/99.
