The acknowledgement of the specialisation in a veterinary discipline represents the confirmation of the importance of that specific discipline in professional study and practice. The paper presents the historic of Veterinary Professional Colleges in USA and Europe, the organizational model of European Colleges, study disciplines in veterinary medicine in France that offers Veterinary Specialisation Studies Diplomas (DESV), the validity of the diplomas offered not as academis studies diplomas but as certificates of high professional competence. Presently, the quality of veterinary specialisation in Europe is verified and certified following the criteria established by the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS), which acknowledged 21 European Veterinary Specialisation Colleges.