Certified true copy
Source: https://www.ugent.be/student/en/administration/diploma/truecopy.htm Parent: https://www.ugent.be/prospect/en/administration/application/application-degree/legalisation.htm
Documents issued by Ghent University
What is a certified true copy
A certified (true) copy of a document is a copy taken of the original primary document by a qualified official who guarantees its authenticity as a true copy.
Ghent University only makes certified copies of diplomas/certificates issued by Ghent University. For non-UGent documents, you may contact administrative services of the City of Ghent.
Cost price
Free of charge.
Procedure
Diploma/certificate obtained in academic year 2013-2014 or later:
Email diploma@ugent.be to request copies and attach a scan of your ID card or passport.
Diploma/certificate obtained before academic year 2013-2014:
Deliver your original diploma/certificate to the Registrar's Office: visit in person.
Or send by post (preferably registered) to the following address (different from the address of the Registrar's Office in the Student Centre):
Universiteit Gent\ Universiteitsdienst Onderwijs en Onderzoek\ Team Studentenadministratie\ Balie rectoraat\ Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 25\ 9000 Gent
We will make the necessary copies and return them to you along with your original diploma/certificate.
Documents not issued by Ghent University
A certified (true) copy is a copy made by an individual or institution authorised to do so, in this case, the academic institution or university that granted your transcripts/diploma/supplements/certificate. \ They stamp the copy, thereby attesting that it is a true copy of the original document.
Usually the individual or institution who issued the said document, can also deliver a certified copy of the document. The institution can also e-mail a certified copy to Ghent University.