FAQ category: 02 System accreditation

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).

According to Clause 6.2 of the “Rules for the Accreditation of Study Programmes and for System Accreditation” (Resolution of the Accreditation Council in the…

02.2 How many inspections are required in a system accreditation procedure under the new law?

The MRVO states in the explanatory memorandum to Section 24 (5): “With regard to the random samples that are mandatory in system accreditation to…

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?

If a study programme accredited by an Agencies or the Accreditation Council is offered by a (now) system-accredited higher education institution, the system-accredited higher…