European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) credits are a standard means for comparing the "volume of learning based on the defined learning outcomes and their associated workload" for higher education across the European Union and other collaborating European countries. For successfully completed studies, ECTS credits are awarded. One academic year corresponds to 60 ECTS credits that are normally equivalent to 1500-1800 hours of total workload, irrespective of standard or qualification type. ECTS credits are used to facilitate transfer and progression throughout the Union. ECTS also includes a standard grading scale, intended to be shown in addition to local (i.e. national) standard grades:
Video European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
Current systems
(*) Note: some Bulgarian universities have put a lesser standard for their students, although there is a particular ordinance by the Ministry of Education and Science. In such universities the hours per credit are ?13. Moreover, an "academic hour" in a Bulgarian educational institution is 45 minutes long.
Maps European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System
See also
- Educational policies and initiatives of the European Union
- Bologna Process
- European Higher Education Area
- ECTS grading scale
- Carnegie Unit and Student Hour
- Erasmus Programme
- Academic mobility
External links
- European Commission ECTS information
- European Commission ECTS Users' Guide
- The Official Bologna Process - European Higher Education Area Website 2010-2020
- Erasmus+ website of the European Commission
- European Commission ECVET information
- Systemy Akumulacji i Transferu Osi?gni?? Na Przyk?adzie ECTS I ECVET
References
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