Can parts of higher education institutions (institutional units, institutes, faculties, research institutions) be accredited?

No, the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance does not permit the accreditation of subunits. A higher education institution seeking institutional accreditation must be assigned to one of the types defined in the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance (Article 4 paragraph 1 letter b) (university, university of applied sciences or university of teacher education respectively institute). Other formats cannot be accredited.