07.1 Rules under the new law for the programme accreditation of joint programmes

For joint programmes (see FAQ 07.3 for the definition), the MRVO allows the application of the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes (European Approach), see FAQ 07.2.

The European Approach allows the Accreditation Council to recognize the assessment by an EQAR-listed agency instead of a conventional programme accreditation of a joint programme; see § 33 MRVO for details.

Details on the application of the European Approach by German higher education institutions are regulated in §§ 10, 16 and 33 of the MRVO and explained in the explanatory memorandum to the MRVO. These paragraphs transpose the European Approach into German law; for legal reasons, the European Approach itself is only mentioned in the explanatory memorandum to the MRVO.

See also the presentation below on the recognition procedure according to the European Approach.

See the FAQ “ELIAS 09” on the application in ELIAS