01.1 When do I have to submit the application for reaccreditation to the Accreditation Council so that there is no accreditation gap?
01.2 When must the application for initial accreditation be submitted to the Accreditation Council? Is retroactive accreditation also possible here?
01.3 By when must an application for program accreditation be submitted so that the Accreditation Council can decide on it at its next meeting?
01.6 How is the accreditation deadline calculated if an application for reaccreditation is submitted well before the expiry of the previous accreditation deadline?
01.9 Do I have to wait for the Accreditation Council's final decision before starting a study programme or a study programme that has been changed during reaccreditation or during the current accreditation period?
02.1 By when must a quality management system accredited under the old law* have implemented the criteria of the MRVO or the corresponding state ordinance at the latest? (*The date of conclusion of the contract between the higher education institution and the Agencies for the peer-review procedure is decisive for accreditation under the old law).
02.3 May a system-accredited higher education institution evaluate essential changes to study programmes that have been programme-accredited by an Agencies or the Accreditation Council?
03.1 To which accreditation decisions does the obligation to publish accreditation results apply and where are these published?
03.2 Do system-accredited higher education institutions also have to publish accreditation reports on internally accredited study programmes?
03.4 What information must database entries on the study programmes accredited internally by the system-accredited higher education institutions contain?
03.5 Are the higher education institutions bound by the Accreditation Council's grid when structuring their reports?
04.1 In which cases can the validity period of the accreditation of study programmes be extended and what options does the specimen decree provide in this regard?
04.5 How do I proceed if I want to submit an application for bundle composition and deadline extension in the course of preparing a bundling procedure?
05.1 The accreditation deadline for a study programme expires on 31.08./30.09.2019. The peer-review procedure under the new law cannot be completed by an Agencies before the accreditation deadline expires. Can the accreditation deadline be extended?
06.1 What regulations apply to program accreditation procedures with contracts concluded up to and including 31.12.2017 and to completed program accreditations based on such old contracts?
06.2 What regulations apply to system accreditation procedures with contracts concluded up to and including 31.12.2017 and to completed system accreditations based on such old contracts?
06.3 What regulations apply to contracts for program and system accreditations that were or will be concluded from 01.01.2018 and for completed program and system accreditations that are based on the new law?
07.4 Does a German higher education institution have to carry out further national accreditation procedures according to the European Approach despite the Recognition of an accreditation decision according to § 33 MRVO by the Accreditation Council?
07.5 Is the application of the European Approach pursuant to Sections 10, 16 and 33 MRVO mandatory for joint programmes?
07.6 How does a higher education institution fulfill the duty of disclosure under Section 33 (1) sentence 2 no. 1 MRVO?
07.8 Are double and multiple degree study programmes that do not meet the characteristics of Section 10 (1) MRVO still permitted?
09.3 Is it possible to deviate from the specified upper limit of ten study programmes in justified individual cases?
12.1 What personal data may be included in the application documents, including the self-evaluation and the annexes?
12.2 On what legal basis is the data (name, title, function and institution) of the peers published in the accreditation reports?
12.6 How does the German Accreditation Council process data from university members contained in accreditation applications?
12.7 How does the German Accreditation Council process data from peer reviewers who are employed by system-accredited higher education institutions in internal accreditation procedures?
13.2 Why and for what reasons does the Accreditation Council return accreditation reports to the applicants?
14.1 What role do the explanatory memoranda for the specimen decree (MRVO) and the accreditation ordinances of the Federal States play, and what does it mean if no explanatory memorandum exists in a Federal State?
15.4 Are there guidelines as to whether separate study programmes or variants within a study programme should be designed?
16.3 Is a Master's degree possible even if fewer than 300 ECTS points have been earned together with the previous Bachelor's degree? (§ 8 para. 2 MRVO)
17.2 In the case of regulated study programmes, must the professional suitability of the study programme be proven as part of the accreditation process?
17.5 Does a higher education institution have to make it transparent that a study programme does not qualify students for a regulated profession? Does the external presentation have to be checked during accreditation?
17.6 In the case of regulated study programmes, is there a mandatory need for an organizational link between the accreditation procedure and the procedure for determining the professional licensing of a study programme in accordance with § 35 MRVO? Do other peer review reports have to be consulted in order to assess the fulfillment of professional requirements?
