Online

When a Monash student or graduate sends you a link to their official documents in My eQuals, make sure the link starts with https://myequals.net or https://www.myequals.edu.au.

Only accredited universities in Australia and New Zealand can issue documents through the My eQuals platform. A student or graduate cannot upload or modify them. This guarantees the authenticity of their documents.

PDF file

Always view a PDF file of a certified document online with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If authentic, you’ll see a blue ribbon above the document with these words: ‘Certified by Monash University … all signatures are valid’. If tampered with or modified, you’ll see a red ‘X’ and an error message in the blue ribbon.

Make sure you use the most recent version of Acrobat Reader and that you’re connected to the internet. (A slow internet speed may limit Acrobat Reader's ability to verify the document's signature.)

Printed version

We can only guarantee a certified digital document’s authenticity when you view it online as a PDF file with Adobe Acrobat Reader. If the document has been printed, it must be certified directly by the University.

Monash security features for hard copy documents depend on the document type.

Award certificate

To confirm the authenticity of an award certificate, look for:

• gold foiling in our crest
• embossed Monash University seal
• micro-text lines in the inverted V shape in our crest that read as MONASHUNIVERSITY repeating when magnified
• white areas in our crest that react to a laser
• invisible image (like a watermark) of our crest, name and the word Original that appears under UV lighting (black light)
• our crest on the reverse side that disappears when warm and reappears when cool
• unique barcode on the reverse side.

Academic record

To confirm the authenticity of an academic record, look for:

• micro-text lines in the header and footer that read as MONASHUNIVERSITY repeating when magnified
• micro-printed patterns within the main body image, with the word COPY appearing if scanned or photocopied
• watermark of a diamond shape repeating across the page
• invisible image (like a watermark) of our crest, name and the word Original that appears under UV lighting (black light) – the second i in University has no dot
• holographic image of a globe in the footer.

Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement

To confirm the authenticity of an AHEGS, look for:

• micro-text lines in the header and footer that read as MONASHUNIVERSITY repeating when magnified
• micro-printed patterns within the main body image, with the word COPY appearing if scanned or photocopied
• watermark of a diamond shape repeating across the page
• invisible image (like a watermark) of our crest, name and the word Original that appears under UV lighting (black light) – the second i in University has no dot
• holographic image of a globe in the footer.