Alternative Procedures are accreditation procedures developed and carried out by higher education institutions themselves. They represent an equivalent alternative to program and system accreditation and replace them completely.
Alternative Procedures are accreditation procedures developed and carried out by higher education institutions themselves. They represent an equivalent alternative to program and system accreditation and replace them completely.
In order for a higher education institution to be allowed to use an alternative procedure, it must first be accredited by the Accreditation Council. This accreditation gives the university the right to accredit its study programs independently.
Alternative procedures can be programme-related or system-related:
A central aim of the Alternative Procedures is to gain insights for the further development of the accreditation system in Germany. They are therefore designed as dialogical accreditation procedures: The higher education institution enters into a professional exchange with the Accreditation Council and the higher education public with its procedure. The following applies: The higher education institution is the expert for its own Alternative Procedures. The Accreditation Council and the higher education public learn from its implementation.
Here you will find examples of Alternative Procedures
Accredited Alternative ProceduresProcedure for the accreditation of Alternative Procedures
About the procedureDocuments on Alternative Procedures
Documents on Alternative ProceduresPlease feel free to contact us if you have any further questions or are considering implementing an alternative procedure for your university.
Deputy Head of Department Alternative Procedures, Program Accreditation Officer
Phone: +49 (0) 228 - 338 306 72
E-mail: janosch@akkreditierungsrat.de
Head of department Alternative Procedures, Commissioner for Agency Affairs
Phone: +49 (0) 228 - 338 306 35
E-mail: schoene@akkreditierungsrat.de