09.2 What are the specifications for bundles?

It should be noted that the bundling provisions in the MRVO have been partially tightened compared to the old law. The specimen decree (Section 30) stipulates that the peer review report in accordance with Section 24 (4) may cover several study programmes if they have a high degree of subject proximity that goes beyond mere affiliation to a subject area (humanities and cultural studies, social sciences or natural sciences) (cluster accreditation).

The academic criteria according to Part 3 must be examined separately for each study programme. A bundle should not consist of more than ten study programmes (§ 30 para. 1, sentence 2 MRVO). Common structural features of several study programmes alone do not constitute subject-related proximity.