matura
Sign in to savethumb|240px|High-school students in Szczecin, Poland, waiting to take a exam in 2005 '''' or its translated terms (mature, matur, , , , , '', ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
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- By country
- Albania
- Austria
- The new centralized Matura (Zentralmatura)
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Hungary
- Italy
- Kosovo
- North Macedonia
- Poland
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Switzerland
- Gymnasiale Matura, Maturité gymnasiale, Maturità liceale
- Fachmatura / Maturité de culture générale / Maturità specializzata / Maturita media spezialisada
- Berufsmatura / Maturité professionelle / Maturità professionale
- Ukrainian diaspora
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|240px|High-school students in Szczecin, Poland, waiting to take a exam in 2005 '''' or its translated terms (mature, matur, , , , , , ) is a Latin name for the secondary school exit exam or "maturity diploma" in various European countries, including Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
It is taken by young adults (usually aged from 17 to 20) at the end of their secondary education, and generally must be passed in order to apply to a university or other institutions of higher education. is a matriculation examination and can be compared to A-Level exams, the or the .
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