I was awarded a degree in psychology in Poland or Russia and the word “Diplom” is printed on the margin of the certificate. Am I entitled to call myself a “Diplom-Psychologe”?
No. Academic qualifications and references (referred to together as a title, e.g. “Master of Arts”) are awarded on completion of a specific university-based programme and must be used in the form in which they were awarded and in that form only. Degree titles awarded are easily recognisable and are positioned in the middle of the certificate. References to a Diplom/Diploma on any other part of the certificate awarded outside Germany usually only mean that the document in question is some form of certificate for a course of training of some kind. Because the word “Diplom” refers in Germany to an academic degree – and only certain qualified groups of people are entitled to use this title – the word “Diplom” is subject to the same restrictions which apply to other similar titles. These rules protect clients by enabling them to discern and distinguish between the skills and training associated with each title. This also makes sense bearing in mind that the contents of such training and deg
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