Mutual recognition agreements
Twelve bilateral mutual recognition agreements between ECA members have been signed during the ECA conference in Barcelona in December 2007.
In December 2010 the Multilateral Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of Accreditation Results regarding Joint Programmes (MULTRA) was launched.
MULTRA
On 14 December 2010 ECA members launched the Multilateral Agreement on the Mutual Recognition of Accreditation Results regarding Joint Programmes (MULTRA).
The purpose of the MULTRA is to simplify the accreditation and recognition of joint programmes and degrees awarded and to provide an efficient way to expand mutual recognition to more European Higher Education Area countries. The MULTRA is now signed by the agencies FHR and ÖAR (Austria), CTI (France), NVAO (The Netherlands and Flanders), PKA (Poland) and ANECA (Spain). Other agencies can join the MULTRA by going through an admission and observation procedure. Please see the documents below for the MULTRA, admission and observation procedure.
If your agency is interested in joining the MULTRA then please contact us.
- Download the MULTRA here
(PDF / 1.3 MB) - Download the Admission procedure here
(PDF / 30.7 KB) - Download the outline of the Observation report here
(PDF / 172.7 KB)
Bilateral Mutual Recognition Agreements
Mutual recognition agreements have been signed between:
- ÖAR (Austria) and NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders): renewed on 14 December 2010
- ÖAR (Austria) and NOKUT (Norway)
- ÖAR (Austria) and PKA (Poland): renewed on 14 December 2010
- ÖAR (Austria) and OAQ (Switzerland): renewed on 20 June 2011
- FHR (Austria) and NOKUT (Norway)
- FHR (Austria) and NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders): renewed on 14 December 2010
- CTI (France) and NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders): renewed on 2 November 2010
- CTI (France) and OAQ (Switzerland)
- NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders) and PKA (Poland): renewed on 14 December 2010
- NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders) and OAQ (Switzerland): renewed on 20 June 2011
- NOKUT (Norway) and NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders)
- OAQ (Switzerland) and ANECA (Spain).
In addition, 4 letter of intents to come to mutual recognition were signed between:
- CTI (France) and ANECA (Spain)
- NVAO (Netherlands and Flanders) and ANECA (Spain)
- NOKUT (Norway) and OAQ (Switzerland)
- PKA (Poland) and OAQ (Switzerland)
- Mutual recognition agreements and letter of intents
(PDF / 1.4 MB)
Conference on Joint Programmes
ECA organised the conference Joint Programmes: Too many cooks in the kitchen? The conference was aimed at agencies, higher education institutions, students, recognition authorities and governments, and was held in Graz (Austria) on 10 and 11 June 2010.
About ECA
The European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education (ECA) has been established in Córdoba in November 2003 and renewed in Kraków in June 2008.
Click here to read more about the ECA agreement and results.
Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications
Click here to consult the Joint Declaration concerning the Automatic Recognition of Qualifications signed by ECA members and the corresponding ENIC-NARICs.
Principles for accreditation procedures regarding joint programmes
Click here to consult the principles for accreditation procedures regarding joint programmes.
The Benefits of Mutual Recognition of Accreditation and Quality Assurance Decisions
This publication followed the ECA Barcelona 2007 conference during which 12 mutual recognition agreements were signed. Click here to consult this publication.
Advancing mutual recognition of accreditation decisions
Click here to consult this publication that addresses issues related to the advancement of mutual recognition of accreditation decisions.
Events
Through the year ECA organises various conferences and seminars.