• Qualification: bằng cấp nói chung, giấy tờ chứng nhận khả năng  (an official record showing that you have achieved a certain level of education or skill in a particular subject or skill area)

Ex: Riya was determined to leave school with good qualifications so she could get a well-paid job to support her family.

• Certificate: chứng chỉ cho khóa học ngắn hoặc các kì thi ngoại ngữ quốc tế  (an official record of achievement, generally issued for a short course)

Ex: Shona was delighted to be presented her TEFL certificate on passing her course to become an English teacher.

• Diploma: bằng, bằng cấp, văn bằng; chứng chỉ  (issued for a higher education course that is shorter than a degree)

Ex: Greg did so well in his two-year engineering diploma that his tutor persuaded him to study for another year to qualify for a degree.

• Bachelor’s degree/or just degree (BA/bsc etc): Bằng Cử nhân/ bằng cho người tốt nghiệp cao đẳng, đại học (qualification issued by a university or college at the end of three or four years of study)

Ex: I’m studying for a bachelor’s degree in marine biology.

• Master’s degree/or just master’s (MA/msc etc):  bằng Thạc sĩ  (qualification issued by a university when the student has completed further study beyond a degree, often in a more specialisn'ted field than a bachelor’s degree)

Ex: Alonso wanted to stay on at university an extra year to study for his master’s but his parents couldn't afford the fees.

• Doctorate (Phd): học vị tiến sĩ, bằng cao nhất trong cao học  (the highest level of degree qualification issued by a university)

Ex: I’m so proud of my sister for achieving a phd in biochemistry.

• Fellowship: học bổng của nghiên cứu sinh   (a teaching or research post given to a person studying for an advanced degree)

Ex: Being awarded a research fellowship at my university is a dream come true as it enables me to stay on and study for my doctorate.