Since 1984, CIMEA - Information Center on Academic Mobility and Equivalence has been engaged in the field of information and consulting services relating to the procedures for the recognition of academic qualifications and to issues relating to Italian and international higher education and training. 

CIMEA is the official Italian center within the NARIC - National Academic Recognition Information Centres – network of the European Union and the ENIC - European National Information Centres – network of the European Council and of UNESCO. 

CIMEA supports academic mobility in all its forms and facilitates the understanding of the components of the Italian and foreign higher education and training systems and promotes the principles of the Lisbon Convention in the field of academic qualification recognition.

CIMEA launched one of the first uses of Blockchain technology applied to Academic Credential Evaluation with the Diplome digital platform. For more information and a deeper analysis of the project refer to the Diplome White Paper.