Foreign diploma

Did you graduate abroad? A foreign diploma can also lead to your student debt, or part of it, being converted into a gift. But this does not happen automatically.

Send your diploma and list of marks

  1. Send a of your foreign diploma and list of marks to DUO. Enclose a short letter asking for your student debt to be converted into a gift. Sign the letter and mention your BSN. The address is:

    Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs
    Verzoek omzetting prestatiebeurs
    Postbus 50021
    9702 BA Groningen
    The Netherlands
  2. DUO will assess if your diploma entitles you to conversion of (part of) your student debt.
  3. You will receive a notice as soon as your diploma has been registered. This notice also mentions any consequences for your student debt.

You can also have a certified copy issued by one of our Service Desks. Take your original diploma and list of marks with you.

Which schools exchange data digitally?
  • Antwerp Maritime Academy
  • Artesis Plantijn (AP) University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp
  • Artevelde University of Applied Sciences
  • Erasmushogeschool Brussel (EhB)
  • Gent University
  • HOGENT
  • Hasselt University
  • Howest University of Applied Sciences
  • Karel de Grote (KdG) University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • KU Leuven
  • LUCA School of Arts
  • Odisee University of Applied Sciences
  • PXL University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  • Thomas More University of Applied Sciences Kempen
  • Thomas More University of Applied Sciences Mechelen-Antwerp
  • Transnational University Limburg
  • UCLL University of Applied Sciences Leuven
  • UCLL University of Applied Sciences Limburg
  • University of Antwerp
  • Vives University of Applied Sciences North
  • Vives University of Applied Sciences South
  • Vrije Universiteit Brussel

These schools have exchanged their diplomas with DUO since 1 January 2014.