17.3 Task of the Agencies and the higher education institutions in program accreditation

Specifically, the higher education institution must explain in the self-evaluation report how it fulfills professional requirements. This also includes an explanation of the accreditation procedures for determining professional suitability. In cases in which the competent authority certifies professional suitability, this certificate must be attached to the application.

It is the task of the Agencies and their expert committees to analyze professional objectives and the situation under professional licensing law and to both document and evaluate them in the necessary detail under Section 12 (1).

The professional Laws themselves are not the subject of discussion in the peer-review procedure, but are a given fact. The decision on professional licensing lies exclusively with the professional licensing authority.