PhD Certificates and Self-certifications

Those who are enrolled in a PhD programme or have obtained a PhD title may self-certify their enrolment status or possession of their title. 

It is possible to print online a self-certification of enrolment for those who are enrolled, and of completion of their PhD for those who have obtained their degree. To obtain the self-certification you are interested in, you must:

• Connect to Esse3 (www.esse3.unimore.it);
• Log in with your access credentials (username and password) received at the time of enrolment;
• Once logged in, select "certificates" from the side menu. 
• Choose the type of form available, those available in English are: 
  • self-certification of enrolment 
  • self-certification of qualification obtained. 

If you need to self-certify other information about your career, you can use a generic self-certification form.

By accessing the Esse3 platform, students can independently download the following stamp duty-exempt certificates in Italian, which are valid exclusively in Italy:

• Certificate of Enrollment with Tuition Fees by Calendar Year
• Certificate of Enrollment for Healthcare Purposes
• Degree Award Certificate for Employment Purposes
• Degree Award Certificate for Scholarship Applications

Certificates are usually issued with revenue stamp: € 16.00 for each certificate required plus an additional €16.00 revenue stamp for the request).

HOW TO REQUEST A CERTIFICATE

Certificates may be requested by sending the request form via e-mail to the PhD Office.

The Office will generate a PagoPA pay slip for a total amount of € 32.00 in Esse3 (€ 16 for stamp duty and € 16 for the request) and inform the interested subject with information on the means of payment.

All certificates issued in English have a revenue stamp, usually with digital stamp and signature (hand-written stamp and signature upon request) and may be sent by e-mail.

Foreign citizens legally residing in Italy can self-certify only those personal states, facts, and qualities that can be certified or attested by Italian public or private entities, and not in cases where the exhibition or production of specific documents derives from the provisions of the Legislative Decree 286/1998 (Immigration Act) or the Presidential Decree 394/1999, i.e. its implementation regulation, according to art. 40 paragraph 2 of P.D. 445/2000 (Consolidated Act on Administrative Documentation).

For example, students enrolled in a Unimore PhD programme, coming from a non-EU country, who need to renew their residence permit must request an enrollment certificate with exams from PhD Office, which requires two revenue stamps (one for the certificate request and one for the certificate itself), via email to segr.dottorati@unimore.it.