Institutional development · Digital transformation, data and AI · Brazil
University of São Paulo now issues undergraduate diplomas only as digital XML files
The University of São Paulo (USP) has moved to digital-only undergraduate diplomas, issued as digitally certified XML files that it says are legally valid throughout Brazil.
Why it matters: Offices that check USP undergraduate credentials will now handle digitally certified XML files, the only format in which the university issues these diplomas.
The University of São Paulo said its undergraduate diplomas are now issued exclusively in digital format.
According to the university, the new diploma is an XML file carrying a digital certification and has legal validity across Brazil.
USP said the digital diploma makes it possible to access the student's academic record data available on the portal of Brazil's Ministry of Education.
Editor’s view
Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor
USP undergraduate graduates are directly affected, since their diploma is now issued only as a digitally certified XML file. Institutions and employers that receive these diplomas will be dealing with that format, and USP says the holder's academic record data can be accessed through the Ministry of Education portal.
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