EABHES accreditation
The 3 types of EABHES Accreditation
EABHES Accreditation is awarded to individual programmes.
There are 3 types of EABHES Accreditation, awarded depending on the nature of the delivery mode of the programme:
ON-CAMPUS PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
BLENDED PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
ONLINE PROGRAMME ACCREDITATION
EABHES Accreditation goals and approach
The 3 goals of EABHES Accreditation
Compliance
Quality and Innovation
International mobility
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to foster quality and innovation in higher education through continuous self-monitoring and improvement at all organisational levels, and through counsel and assistance.
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EABHES approach to accreditation
- Holistic, as it includes not only the audit of academic programmes, but also the supervision and improvement of pedagogical, administrative and management processes;
- Collaborative, as EABHES works together with each school’s leadership and staff
EABHES approach benefits
- Schools are able to enhance their general operations and the running of their institutions, creating solid pillars for sustainable medium and long-term development.
- New and running schools providing higher education programmes are fully supported to participate in the Bologna Process and offer their students ECTS credits are invited to apply for EABHES Accreditation.
Quality Assurance
A successful accreditation goal is obtained once each and every member operating in the system understands and pursues his or her daily work as part of a general framework within which they can contextualize their relevant contribution and understand fully the workings of the other parts of the system.
This collaborative work process is a direct consequence of EABHES approach to accreditation.
Based on the phased digitalization (that can be reached once the institutional staff is well trained), it ensures the institution’s properly balanced allocation of resources and efforts.
The institution can, therefore, spare more energy towards creativity, research, and professional growth, while enjoying the benefits of a solid foundation of a functioning accreditation system for its students and faculty.
ECTS
- An ECTS credit is a numerical value that reflects the overall amount of work to be provided by the student in order to meet the programme’s objectives.
- Students can accumulate and transfer credits to obtain qualifications, to document learning and/or to continue their education at a different institution.
- Each programme requires that a specific number of credits be obtained and the duration of studies is expressed in ECTS credits.
- 60 ECTS credits are the equivalent to a full-time academic year.
- A European bachelor degree is obtained after successful completion of a study program with 180-240 ECTS credits. Bachelor programmes typically last three years.
- A European master degree is obtained after successful completion of a study program with 60-120 ECTS credits.
- The ECTS credits are registered throughout the academic year and are recorded at the end of each year on an annual Transcript of Records.
EABHES Accreditation process
Application form
Initial assessment
Online preparation courses
Contract signing and entry fees
Letter of intent
Study Plan Part I: presentation of the school and the programme
Reviewed Study Plan
Study Plan Part II:
Pedagogical Contents Accreditation fees
Letter of approval
Accreditation number
Active EABHES Membership
System data update
Student registration
Academic documents production
If your school wants to apply for accreditation, please download the application form here and send it to eabhes.europe@eabhes.eu.
We’ll be happy to help you and guide you through the process!
