Certification of Documents from the People’s Republic of China

Guideline for Certification

The country in which your document was issued is a party to the Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, also know as the Hague Apostille Convention. In this case, documents and translations that are issued and made in your country of origin must be authenticated by attachment of an official apostille. The apostille is applied to the document by a designated authority in your country of origin. The authority/office that issues the apostille is different in each country; you can find out which authority is responsible in your country from the following list on the website of the Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH). The apostille must be stamped and written on the document itself or on an extra page attached to the document. The apostille certifies the authenticity of the person who issued the document, the function of the person who signed the document and if applicable the authenticity of the seal and/or stamp on the document. Please note that TU Graz can only accept documents on which the educational authority or the notary explicitly confirms that the signature of the person issuing the document is authentic. A certification which only confirms that the document is a faithful representation of the original is not sufficient and cannot be accepted by TU Graz.

Guideline for Translation

All documents (including curricula) must be submitted in German or English. If the original document was not issued in one of these two languages, it must be translated. The translations must be made by an officially registered and court-approved translator. Please pay attention to the following details:
The original document must already have all the necessary certification stamps/marks before the translation is carried out. All stamps, seals and certification statements present on the document (including any on the reverse side) must be translated along with the rest of the document. The translator must securely attach the translation to the original document.

APS Verification

For students who are already studying at a state-accredited university in China or have already completed a university degree in China:

With your application you must submit a verification certificate from the APS – Akademische Prüfstelle in Beijing. All of your educational records and your current educational status will be examined and verified by the APS.
For information about the verification of documents and the APS procedure for issuing verification certificates, please contact the APS in Beijing.

For students who have never studied at a state-accredited university in China (university entrants):

With your application you must submit a verification certificate from the China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center covering the following documents:

• Results of your National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao)
• Confirmation of a study place for a bachelor’s degree programme at a state-accredited Chinese university