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Council<\/a><\/h2>\n

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\u00adThe Swiss Accreditation Council is the joint body of the Confederation and the Cantons for accreditation and quality assurance in the Swiss higher education landscape. It is therefore the institution responsible for the accreditation\u00ad procedures under HEdA, whether for institutional accreditation or for programme accreditation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”LEARN MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#00A1E5″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” css=”.vc_custom_1782290838736{margin-top: 25px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakkreditierungsrat.ch%2Fen%2Fcouncil%2F|title:Council”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1629322255711{padding: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Accreditation<\/a><\/h2>\n

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On the basis of the Federal Constitution, the Confederation and the Cantons ensure quality assurance in the Swiss higher education area. To this end, they mandate the Swiss Accreditation Council to decide on the accreditation of Swiss higher education institutions \u2013 both for institutional accreditations and for programme\u00ad acc\u00adcredi\u00adtations.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”LEARN MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#00A1E5″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” css=”.vc_custom_1782290847821{margin-top: 25px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakkreditierungsrat.ch%2Fen%2Faccreditation%2F|title:Akkreditierung”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1629322269379{padding: 15px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Decisions<\/a><\/h2>\n

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Institutional accreditation of higher education institutions and programme accreditation are subject to the decision-making authority of the Swiss Accreditation Council. The Accreditation Council takes its decisions on the basis of the self-assessment report of the higher education institution, the report of the group of experts, the accreditation agency\u2019s proposal and the statement of the higher education institution.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”LEARN MORE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#00A1E5″ custom_text=”#ffffff” shape=”round” css=”.vc_custom_1782290860102{margin-top: 25px !important;}” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fakkreditierungsrat.ch%2Fen%2Fdecisions%2F|title:Decisions”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” poster=”” mp4=”” m4v=”” webm=”” ogv=”” overlay=”” el_class=”more-facts” css=”.vc_custom_1669831907591{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1669831916625{margin-right: 2px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-radius: 4px !important;}”]

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\n\t\t\t\tHow can I find out whether a higher education institution in Switzerland is accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The Swiss Accreditation Council maintains a list of accredited higher education institutions<\/a>. A list of accredited and recognised higher education institutions<\/a> can also be found on the website of swissuniversities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the value of institutional accreditation for higher education graduates in terms of acceptance in the professional world and admission to other higher education institutions at national and international level?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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Accreditation is not directly related to the acceptance of graduates in the world of work. However, accreditation plays a greater role in admission to other national and international higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tI want to study at an institution that is not institutionally accredited \u2013 should I assume that it is of poor quality?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, this conclusion cannot be drawn in this way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhich higher education institutions are on the list maintained by swissuniversities?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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As part of Switzerland’s obligations under the Lisbon Convention, swissuniverisities maintains a list<\/a> of higher education institutions accredited under the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a>. Listed are higher education institutions and their units that were established by federal or cantonal law before the HEdA<\/a> came into force, that were accredited under previous law or that were accredited under the HEdA (HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> Article 4 paragraph 2).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tIf a higher education institution is not accredited, can it still award diplomas?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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In principle, yes, but the laws of the siting cantons must be observed, as the awarding of titles is the responsibility of the cantons. The right of a higher education institution to award titles is also not tied to accreditation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhat about a degree obtained at an accredited higher education institution in Switzerland?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The titles issued by an accredited higher education institution in Switzerland (Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or Doctorate) are protected under federal, cantonal and intercantonal legal bases. They comply with the principles of the Bologna declaration and are therefore also comparable with those of national, European and international higher education institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tOur higher education institution would like to be institutionally accredited. How do we proceed?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> is the competent authority for admission to the procedure. You will find the form for the application for institutional accreditation on the website of the Accreditation Council<\/a> as well as a template for a documentation of the evidence of how your higher education institution fulfils the admission criteria (according to Article 4 paragraph 1 of the \u00a0HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a>). For information, please contact the Council’s office.<\/a><\/p>\n

The application for accreditation must be received by the Council\u2019s office two months before the meeting of the Accreditation Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tOur higher education institution would like to have a programme accreditation carried out. How do we proceed?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The agency that is to carry out the procedure is the competent body for the admission to the procedure. According to Article 5 paragraph 1 of the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a>, an already completed institutional accreditation of the higher education institution is a prerequisite for the admission to the procedure. Programme accreditations \u00adare voluntary. For information, please contact the Council’s office<\/a> or the agency with which you wish to carry out the procedure.<\/p>\n

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In principle, yes, but the laws of the siting cantons must be observed, as the awarding of titles is the responsibility of the cantons. The right of a higher education institution to award titles is also not tied to accreditation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tDoes every higher education institution in Switzerland have to be accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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In Switzerland, a higher education institution must be accredited in accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 29) if it wishes to use a protected name such as \u00abuniversity\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb in a national language or in another language. This also applies to versions derived from it, such as \u00abtier-one colleges\u00bb or \u00abUAS colleges\u00bb. On the other hand, terms such as \u00abhigher education institute\u00bb, \u00abbusiness school\u00bb or similar are not protected by federal law. On the other hand, it may be that cantonal law is more restrictive than federal law. In this case, the canton where the respective university is located can provide you with further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWho may use the designations \u00abuniversity\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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At federal level, the designations university\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb are protected by the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 29), which entered into force on 1 January 2015, and may only be used by accredited higher education institutions. On the other hand, it may be that cantonal law is more restrictive than federal law. In this case, the canton where your higher education institution is located can provide you with further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhy are not all higher education institutions in Switzerland accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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Private higher education institutions that do not wish to make use of the right to use reserved designations under Article 29 of the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> do not have to be accredited. However, according to Article 2 HEdA<\/a>, all public higher education institutions \u2013 i.e., federal and cantonal higher education institutions \u2013 must be accredited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tDoes the accreditation of a higher education institution also mean that its study programmes are accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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In Switzerland, the accreditation of study programmes is not mandatory. Within the framework of institutional accreditation, higher education institutions prove that their quality assurance system covers all areas, and thus also the study programmes. However, they are thereby not formally accredited as programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan a higher education institution be accredited if it is based abroad?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> (Article 4 paragraph 1 letters f and i), the higher education institution must be a legal entity in Switzerland and have infrastructure in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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No, the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> 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<\/a> (Article 4 paragraph 1 letter b) (university, university of applied sciences or university of teacher education respectively institute). Other formats cannot be accredited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan a higher education institution or institution that conducts only teaching or only research be accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 5 Paragraph 1) requires the unity of research and teaching for higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tAre there special standards in institutional accreditation, for example for distance learning universities?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, the same standards apply to all higher education institutions. The consideration of the specific profile is, however, taken into account within the standards, which is ensured by a group of experts suitably composed for the respective procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tHow long is the accreditation valid?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The accreditation is valid for a period of 7 years.\u00a0Since a procedure duration of up to two years must be expected, higher education institutions are recommended to start the process of the renewal of accreditation 5 years after the last accreditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tIn which languages can a procedure be conducted?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> (Article 9 Paragraph 7), the higher education institution chooses one official language (German, French or Italian) as the language of the procedure. It may also submit the documents used for the procedure in English. But even in this case, the agency’s application must be written in an official language; the decision of the Accreditation Council is only written in one official language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan we also apply for programme accreditation?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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Programme accreditations under the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 28 paragraph 3) are voluntary. They are only possible for those institutions that are already institutionally accredited (HEdA<\/a> Article 28 Paragraph 2 Letter c).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tAre the accreditation conditions the same for private and public higher education institutions?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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First of all, it should be emphasised that at the level of Federal Legislation, not all private higher education institutions are obliged to be accredited under the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a>, but only those that wish to use a designation protected by the HEdA<\/a> (Article 29) such as \u00abuniversity\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb. The Cantons, which also have competences in this area, may, however, enact stricter legislation than that existing at federal level.<\/p>\n

The HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> does not distinguish between private and public higher education institutions. Article 4 paragraph 1 of the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> defines the requirements for admission to the accreditation procedure. Once a higher education institution has been admitted to the accreditation procedure, the standards of the HEdA<\/a> apply to the accreditation of the higher education institution (HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> Article 22 Paragraph 1). The accreditation guidelines enact a uniform set of standards that apply equally to public and private higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWho makes the accreditation decision?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 15 Paragraph 1), the Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> is the decision-making body for accreditation. It bases its decision on the application of the agency, the statement of the higher education institution, the report of the group of experts and the self-assessment report of the higher education institution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhat costs can an accreditation agency charge for an accreditation procedure?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the Fees Ordinance of the Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> (Article 3), generally cost-covering fees are charged.<\/p>\n

In the case of institutional accreditation, the public higher education institutions are only charged the direct costs, the private higher education institutions the direct and indirect costs. The direct costs of institutional accreditation amount to a flat rate of CHF 32,000 (excluding VAT), the indirect costs to CHF 27,000 (excluding VAT). In the case of programme accreditation, all higher education institutions are charged the direct and indirect costs. The direct costs of programme accreditation amount to a flat rate of CHF 13,000 (excluding VAT), the indirect costs to CHF 20,000 (excluding VAT).<\/p>\n

The fees are adjusted according to the size of the group of experts and the duration of the on-site visit. These flat rates do not include the costs for any conditional inspections; they are charged on the basis of the given workload.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWho is authorised to carry out accreditation procedures in Switzerland?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 3 paragraphs 1 and 3) stipulates that the Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ)<\/a> and other Swiss or foreign accreditation agencies recognised by the Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> may carry out accreditation. The admission requirements and the procedure used for this purpose follow the Accreditation Council\u2019s own guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tHow does the verification of fulfilment of conditions take place?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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When the Accreditation Council issues an accreditation, it may attach conditions to it. In its decision, it specifies the deadline and means of the verification of fulfilment of conditions. The higher education institution must submit its report on the fulfilment of conditions to the Accreditation Council by e-mail or post. After the accreditation agency has reviewed the fulfilment of requirements and documented it in a report, the higher education institution comments on it. The Accreditation Council then decides on the fulfilment of the conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tDoes every higher education institution in Switzerland have to be accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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In Switzerland, a higher education institution must be accredited in accordance with the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 29) if it wishes to use a protected name such as \u00abuniversity\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb in a national language or in another language. This also applies to versions derived from it, such as \u00abtier-one colleges\u00bb or \u00abUAS colleges\u00bb. On the other hand, terms such as \u00abhigher education institute\u00bb, \u00abbusiness school\u00bb or similar are not protected by federal law. On the other hand, it may be that cantonal law is more restrictive than federal law. In this case, the canton where the respective university is located can provide you with further information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhy are not all higher education institutions in Switzerland accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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Private higher education institutions that do not wish to make use of the right to use reserved designations under Article 29 of the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> do not have to be accredited. However, according to Article 2 HEdA<\/a>, all public higher education institutions \u2013 i.e., federal and cantonal higher education institutions \u2013 must be accredited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tDoes the accreditation of a higher education institution also mean that its study programmes are accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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In Switzerland, the accreditation of study programmes is not mandatory. Within the framework of institutional accreditation, higher education institutions prove that their quality assurance system covers all areas, and thus also the study programmes. However, they are thereby not formally accredited as programmes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan a higher education institution be accredited if it is based abroad?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> (Article 4 paragraph 1 letters f and i), the higher education institution must be a legal entity in Switzerland and have infrastructure in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan parts of higher education institutions (institutional units, institutes, faculties, research institutions) be accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> 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<\/a> (Article 4 paragraph 1 letter b) (university, university of applied sciences or university of teacher education respectively institute). Other formats cannot be accredited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tCan a higher education institution or institution that conducts only teaching or only research be accredited?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 5 Paragraph 1) requires the unity of research and teaching for higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tAre there special standards in institutional accreditation, for example for distance learning universities?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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No, the same standards apply to all higher education institutions. The consideration of the specific profile is, however, taken into account within the standards, which is ensured by a group of experts suitably composed for the respective procedure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tHow long is the accreditation valid?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The accreditation is valid for a period of 7 years.\u00a0Since a procedure duration of up to two years must be expected, higher education institutions are recommended to start the process of the renewal of accreditation 5 years after the last accreditation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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According to the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> (Article 9 Paragraph 7), the higher education institution chooses one official language (German, French or Italian) as the language of the procedure. It may also submit the documents used for the procedure in English. But even in this case, the agency’s application must be written in an official language; the decision of the Accreditation Council is only written in one official language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tAre the accreditation conditions the same for private and public higher education institutions?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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First of all, it should be emphasised that at the level of Federal Legislation, not all private higher education institutions are obliged to be accredited under the Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a>, but only those that wish to use a designation protected by the HEdA<\/a> (Article 29) such as \u00abuniversity\u00bb, \u00abuniversity of applied sciences\u00bb or \u00abuniversity of teacher education\u00bb. The Cantons, which also have competences in this area, may, however, enact stricter legislation than that existing at federal level.<\/p>\n

The HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> does not distinguish between private and public higher education institutions. Article 4 paragraph 1 of the HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> defines the requirements for admission to the accreditation procedure. Once a higher education institution has been admitted to the accreditation procedure, the standards of the HEdA<\/a> apply to the accreditation of the higher education institution (HEdA Accreditation Ordinance<\/a> Article 22 Paragraph 1). The accreditation guidelines enact a uniform set of standards that apply equally to public and private higher education institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWhat costs can an accreditation agency charge for an accreditation procedure?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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According to the Fees Ordinance of the Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> (Article 3), generally cost-covering fees are charged.<\/p>\n

In the case of institutional accreditation, the public higher education institutions are only charged the direct costs, the private higher education institutions the direct and indirect costs. The direct costs of institutional accreditation amount to a flat rate of CHF 32,000 (excluding VAT), the indirect costs to CHF 27,000 (excluding VAT). In the case of programme accreditation, all higher education institutions are charged the direct and indirect costs. The direct costs of programme accreditation amount to a flat rate of CHF 13,000 (excluding VAT), the indirect costs to CHF 20,000 (excluding VAT).<\/p>\n

The fees are adjusted according to the size of the group of experts and the duration of the on-site visit. These flat rates do not include the costs for any conditional inspections; they are charged on the basis of the given workload.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tWho is authorised to carry out accreditation procedures in Switzerland?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The Higher Education Act (HEdA)<\/a> (Article 3 paragraphs 1 and 3) stipulates that the Swiss Agency of Accreditation and Quality Assurance (AAQ)<\/a> and other Swiss or foreign accreditation agencies recognised by the Swiss Accreditation Council<\/a> may carry out accreditation. The admission requirements and the procedure used for this purpose follow the Accreditation Council\u2019s own guidelines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>

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\n\t\t\t\tBy when must our accreditation agency submit the application for accreditation?\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t
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The accreditation agencies must send their application for accreditation at least two months before the corresponding meeting of the Accreditation Council<\/a>. The exact dates will be communicated in advance by the office of the Accreditation Council.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_text] <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” poster=”” mp4=”” m4v=”” webm=”” ogv=”” overlay=”” z_index=”” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”50″][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10%”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” poster=”” mp4=”” m4v=”” webm=”” ogv=”” overlay=”” z_index=”” padding_top=”50px” padding_bottom=”50px” background_color=”#ffffff” css=”.vc_custom_1629374998115{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” css=”.vc_custom_1670526739128{padding-bottom: 32px !important;}” el_id=”termine”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Meetings of the Council<\/h4>\n

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