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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 06:30:01+00:00

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§ 1. Accreditation Council accredits and approves undergraduate and master's degrees as well as masters courses and other part-time education offered in Denmark after the University Act, see. section 5, paragraph 1, and article 10, paragraph 1, of the law on Ak kre di tea rings in sti tu organisation for higher education.
(2). The Council shall accredit courses equivalent to education, which is covered by paragraph 1, and which Danish universities provider abroad, unless the individual education quality be ensured after the national quality assurance system of the country where the programme is offered without prejudice. section 5, paragraph 2, of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education.
3) education professional profile and level and internal quality assurance.
(2). The further elaboration of the criteria laid down in paragraph 1 pillars of university education to the relevance and quality of this publication annex 1.
(3). The descriptions of undergraduate education, graduate education, and Masters courses (type descriptions) in qualifications framework for higher education is used in the assessment of education targets for learning outcomes, see. Annex 2.
§ 3. For education, which can lead to the pursuit of regulated professions, and for which the approval is required, the Accreditation Council, establish additional criteria that ensure that education meets education relevant and regulatory requirements in the field. The Council must beforehand to discuss training content with the authority issuing the authorization for the exercise of the profession concerned.
§ 4. Accreditation Council must translate relevance and quality criteria laid down in article 2, paragraph 1, and in annex 1, in the Executive order on measurement and documentation points. The Council must publish its practice.
§ 5. University Accreditation Council on accreditation and approval requests, see. section 1, paragraph 1, or for accreditation, see. section 1, paragraph 2. The request must be accompanied by evidence that the universities ' customer panels, see. University Act section 13 (a), have been involved.
(2). The University sets of education pursuant to section 1, paragraph 1, to the Council of education tilskudsmæssige within the classification on the Finance Bill laid charges, title, specific entry requirements for bachelor programmes, education and standard study time as well as possible fixing of maximum framework for the approach to training.
§ 6. Meet the Accreditation Council of the University setting under section 5, paragraph 2, the Council recommendation to that effect to the University and property agency. Accreditation Council can meet the setting for an existing education by a positive or a conditional positive accreditation, see. section 7 of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education. Option on a new education can only be met by a positive accreditation, see. § 9.
(2). Option to University and property agency shall be delivered no later than 5 business days after the training has been accredited.
(3). The Council did not meet the University's recommendation under section 5, paragraph 2, the Council shall communicate this to the University not later than 5 business days after the training has been accredited. The University may then within 10 business days to make objections. No later than 20 working days after the training has been accredited, the Council finally setting for University and property agency.
§ 7. University and property agency shall decide within 10 working days upon receipt of Accreditation Council's recommendation under section 6, accompanied by the necessary information, decision of education tilskudsmæssige within the classification on the Finance Bill laid charges, title, specific entry requirements for bachelor programmes, education and standard study time as well as possible fixing of maximum framework for access to education, without prejudice. However, paragraph 2. University and property agency shall immediately communicate the decision to the Council and the University.
(2). University and property agency shall submit to the cases concerning article 10, paragraph 3, of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education for the Ministry of science, technology and Development Department. The time limit referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to such cases.
(3). Agency's decisions in accordance with paragraph 1 may not be brought before the higher administrative authority.
§ 8. In cases where the University's recommendation under section 5 (2) are met, it shall take a decision on the approval of an Accreditation Council education pursuant to section 10, paragraph 1, of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education as soon as possible and at the latest within 8 working days after the University and property agency has taken a decision pursuant to section 7, paragraph 1.
(2). Approval shall be notified immediately to the University Council and University and property agency. The decision will then be made public.
§ 9. Accreditation of the institution of proceedings is governed by the rules laid down in the Act on administrative procedures.
(2). Accreditation Council may, in accordance with § 5, paragraph 3, nr. 1 of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education, to take a decision on an application for accreditation and approval will lapse if the University does not comply with a reasonable time limit set by the Council to come forward with information that is necessary for the Council to decide.
§ 10. Complaints about legal issues at the Accreditation Council decisions of parties can be brought before the University and property agency no later than 14 days after the decision is communicated to the party without prejudice. section 14, paragraph 2, of the law on Accreditation institution of higher education.
(2). Agency's decisions in accordance with paragraph 1 may not be brought before the higher administrative authority.
§ 11. The notice shall enter into force on the 1. January 2010.
(2). Executive Order No. 1030 by 22. August 2007 concerning the criteria for university education relevance and quality and on the procedure for the approval of university education will be repealed.
– The institution should account for education business aim and identify buyers for future graduates.
– The institution to prove that there is a need for training, and to relevant customers and customer panels have been involved in the development of training, as well as, where appropriate, set out the distinctive feature of training in relation to the related degree programs.
– The institution should describe the labour market situation for graduates from related courses.
– The institution shall demonstrate that it is part of an ongoing dialogue with customers, customer panels and graduates in order to continue ensuring the relevance and quality of education.
– The institution must, when employment and unemployment degrees prove that graduates will find relevant employment.
– Education must provide students with knowledge, skills and competencies based on research in the field of it/the relevant subject area (s) and, where appropriate, based on the interaction between research and practice.
– The training is organised by active researchers.
– The students are taught extensively by active researchers.
– The training closely related to an active research environment.
– Research environment behind training is of high quality, which are documented by relevant research indicators.
– Consistency between education targets for learning outcomes, the name and the title, which confer the right to education.
– Training targets for learning outcomes meet the appropriate type description (bachelor's, master's or master's) in the Danish qualifications framework for higher education, see. Annex 2.
– The training is organised in a way that supports learning objectives for learning outcomes, learning specific entry requirements and sample forms.
– Teaching settled on educational and a qualified show of teachers.
– Training physical conditions appropriate for the training and the number of students.
– Training is organized so that students have the opportunity to be part of an international study environment.
– Education must satisfactorily included in the institution's quality assurance system referred to in article 6. the European standards and guidelines for internal quality assurance of education universities.
5) For master's programmes organised for the purpose of teaching in secondary education, can it be accepted that the training be extended by 30 ECTS, when the option is outside the Central Bay area. Individual master's programmes are approved to have a corresponding up to 180 ECTS.
6) specifies which type of institution which, as a general rule, the concerned degree provider type. There are exceptions to the general rule, URf.eks. can a business Academy is approved for the provision of professional bacheloruddannelser, like the diploma degree HD (diploma of business studies) offered by universities.
7) specifies which type of institution which, as a general rule, the concerned degree provider type. There are exceptions to the general rule, URf.eks. can a business Academy is approved for the provision of professional bacheloruddannelser, like the diploma degree HD (diploma of business studies) offered by universities.

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