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Application processing times

The Chairperson of the Accreditation Council, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans-Joachim Bargstädt, and the Management of the German Accreditation Council, Dr.…

Duty of disclosure for pandemic-related essential changes from 01.10.2022

At its 110th meeting on 21.09.2021, the Accreditation Council decided to limit the suspension of the duty of disclosure…

“Timely application” one year longer on the day the accreditation deadline expires

At its 109th meeting on 22.06.2021, the Accreditation Council modified its resolution “Automatic extension of accreditation deadlines for the…

Period of validity of Management Board resolutions

The suspension of Section 28 MRVO and Section 3.6.3 under the old law (essential changes, resolution dated 27.03.2020) is…

Application deadline for extraordinary extensions of accreditation

Extraordinary extensions of accreditation due to the coronavirus pandemic must be applied for no later than three months before…

Suspension of § 28 MRVO

In view of the corona crisis, higher education institutions are currently making numerous emergency decisions that also affect study…

Notification regarding the dispatch of fee notices in 2020 dated 26.03.2020

Since January 2018, the German Accreditation Council Foundation has had new statutory tasks following the entry into force of…

Introduction to the Electronic Information and Application Processing System (ELIAS), Version 3.0

Introduction to the ELectronic Information and Application System ELIAS – 4.00

Possibility of extraordinary extension of accreditation

In view of the current situation surrounding the coronavirus, the Board of the German Accreditation Council decided on March…

Interim balance sheet 2020

At its 103rd meeting in March 2020, halfway through its first term of office (2018-2022), the Accreditation Council took…

Communication to system-accredited higher education institutions on the Electronic Information and Application Processing System (ELIAS)

Communication to system-accredited higher education institutions on the ELectronic Information and Application Processing System (ELIAS), 01.02.2019 20190102_Information-and_application_system_ELIAS_system-accredited_universities…

Communication to the Agencies: Agreement between Accreditation Council (AR) and Nederlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO)

Communication to the Agencies: Agreement between the Accreditation Council (AR) and the Netherlands-Vlaamse Accreditatieorganisatie (NVAO) on the mutual Recognition…

Communication to the Agencies on the application of previous and new law

Communication to the Agencies on the application of previous and new law, 23.01.2018 AR_circular_previous_new_law