Newsletter No. 5/23 – December 2023
Dear Mrs. ,
Today you are receiving the 25th Newsletter of the German Accreditation Council.
119. Meeting of the Accreditation Council
The Accreditation Council met on December 5/6, 2023 for its 119th meeting, which took place virtually, and decided on 233 applications. These concerned
227 programme accreditations, which comprised 503 study programmes, and
six system accreditations.
A thematic analysis on “Conditions in programme accreditation under the new law” shows that the imposition of conditions has developed from the rule to the exception. While 84
% of all accredited study programmes were still subject to conditions in a random sample from 2017/2018, this figure is now only 31% based on the data of around 4,050 study programmes accredited under the new law.
Further information can be found here. Innovations in nursing studies
The Nursing Studies Strengthening Act requires changes in primary qualifying nursing study programs. At its 119th meeting, the Accreditation Council therefore passed a resolution on how to deal with the notification of essential changes due to the Nursing Studies Strengthening Act.
Further information can be found here. Levying of late payment surcharges
In accordance with Section 18 (1) of the Fees Act for the State of North Rhine-Westphalia (GebG NRW), the German Accreditation Council is
to levy late payment surcharges as soon as fees are not paid by the due date.
The technical requirements for this have now been created so that the late payment surcharges will be levied from 2024.
Further information can be found here. Accreditation Council in Dialogue
On February 14, 2024, the sixth edition of “The Accreditation Council in Dialogue” will take place from 10:30-12:00 on the “Topic of the day: Cooperation with non-university institutions” in online format.
Further information and the possibility to register can be found here.
Event on System Accreditation
On March 7, 2024, a joint event will be held by the German Accreditation Council and ACQUIN on the topic “Three Actors, One Objective (?) – The Roles of Higher Education Institutions, Agencies and the Accreditation Council in System Accreditation” in Hanover. Registration is possible until 05.02.2024.
Further information can be found here.
Changes on our homepage since the last newsletter was sent:
New FAQ 02.3 on the fact that a system-accredited higher education institution may assess essential changes that have been program-accredited by an agency or the Accreditation Council.
Revision of FAQ 06 on the question of which regulations apply to the conclusion of contracts for accreditations under old and new law.
Extension of FAQ 18.11 on how system-accredited higher education institutions deal with implemented essential changes to their study programmes.
New FAQ ELIAS FAQ 13 provides information on what to do if a system-accredited higher education institution wants to clarify that a study programme is already undergoing the reaccreditation procedure.
The new FAQ 19 provides information on random samples in the
System Accreditation.
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