Today's educational systems are fragmented and rely on bilateral agreements or manual verification. EBSI enables ministries, universities, and education providers to streamline diploma & micro-credentials verification and strengthen recognition and mobility across Europe.
When students apply, transfer, or continue their studies in another country, receiving institutions need reliable ways to confirm what was issued, by whom, and when. The EBSI network enables credentials to be verified directly, helping reduce dependency on manual follow-up between institutions.
Students participating in Erasmus, joint degrees, alliances, or doctoral programmes need to prove their status and achievements across multiple institutions. With trusted digital credentials, learners can carry verifiable proof of their academic journey while institutions remain the authoritative source.
Employers, universities, and public authorities need confidence that qualifications are authentic, current, and issued by a recognised source. EBSI supports verification through a shared layer of digital trust, so institutions can verify information directly while keeping control of their own systems.
EBSI is designed around European governance, interoperability, and institutional accountability, helping public and education actors collaborate without relying on a single commercial platform.
EBSI is operated by participating Member States, creating a resilient trusted layer for digital exchange.
Institutions can use EBSI as a trust layer while continuing to operate their own education, identity, and student information systems.
CERT enables ITB to issue verifiable vocational education and training (VET) diplomas for secure cross-border use. EBSI provides the trust infrastructure, ESCO maps skills at micro-credential level, and the model aligns with the EU Digital Identity Wallet direction.
A student gets access to local discounts using municipality credentials based on a European student card
A refugee presents an EQPR to a European university to apply for a master and find a job in Europe
A student applies for a PhD with a bachelor/master degree from a foreign country
A student gets a master diploma after receiving a transcript of records validated by Erasmus
Improving all aspects of traveling experience via ferry for EU students, by simplifying by simplifying the onboarding experience.
Helping lifelong learners, from students to workers, achieve their professional ambitions by giving them access to recognised micro-credentials for their educational achievements.
Assisting European citizens in the acceptance and recognition of certifications for vocational education and training across Europe.
Establishing a unified digital system across Europe for the storage and exchange of various educational and professional qualifications.
Facilitating the issuance, recognition, and acceptance of digital student university certificates to enable their cross-border use.
Across Europe, ministries, universities, alliances, and education networks have explored how EBSI can support trusted credentials, student mobility, and qualification recognition.
See how an education institution can issue a digital qualification that learners can share and other trusted parties can verify directly.
EBSI helps education actors issue and verify credentials across borders while keeping control of their existing systems and governance.
