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European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) |
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What is ECTS ?
ECTS, the European Credit Transfer System, was developed by the European Commission in order to provide common procedures to guarantee academic recognition of studies abroad. It provides a way of measuring and comparing learning achievements, and transferring them from one institution to another.
The ECTS system is based on the principle of mutual trust and confidence between the participating higher education institutions. The few rules of ECTS, concerning Information (on courses available), Agreement (between the home and host institutions) and the Use of Credit Points (to indicate student workload) are set out to reinforce this mutual trust and confidence. Each department participating in ECTS programme will describe the courses it offers not only in terms of content but also adding credits to each course.
ECTS credit point system
ECTS credits are a value allocated to course units to describe the student workload required to complete them. They reflect the quantity of work each course requires in relation to the total quantity of work necessary to complete a full year of academic study at the institution, that is, lectures, practical work, seminars, private work ? in the library or at home ? and examinations or other assessment activities. ECTS credits express a relative value.
In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of a year study; normally 30 credits are given for a semester and 20 credits for a term. It is important that no special courses are set up for ECTS purposes, but that all ECTS courses are mainstream courses of the participating institutions, as followed by home students under normal regulations.
It is up to the participating institutions to subdivide the credits for the different courses. Practical placements and optional courses which form an integral part of the course of study also receive academic credit. Practical placements and optional courses which do not form an integral part of the course of study do not receive academic credit. Non-credit courses may, however, be mentioned in the transcript of records. Credits are awarded only when the course has been completed and all required examinations have been successfully taken.
ECTS students
The ECTS students will receive full credit for all academic work successfully carried out at any of the ECTS partner institutions and they will be able to transfer these academic credits from one participating institution to another on the basis of prior agreement on the content of study programmes abroad between students and the institutions involved.
Most students participating in ECTS will go to one single host institution, in one single EU Member State, study there for a limited period and then return to their home institution. Some may decide to stay at the host institution, possibly to gain a degree. Some may also decide to proceed to a third institution to continue their studies. In each of the three cases, students will be required to comply with the legal and institutional requirements of the country and institution where they take their degree.
When the student has successfully completed the study programme previously agreed between the home and the host institution and returns to the home institution, credit transfer will take place, and the student will continue the study course at the home institution without any loss of time or credit. If, on the other hand, the student decides to stay at the host institution and to take a degree there, he or she may have to adapt the study course due to the legal, institutional and departmental rules in the host country, institution and department.
Courses, Course descriptions, and Credit points
According to the European Credit Transfer System ECTS Users' Guide an  "ECTS Information Package 2012" has been compiled giving full information on all courses of "Geodesy and Geoinformatics" including detailed course unit descriptions and credit points.
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ECTS Coordinator
Please contact for any questions the ECTS Coordinator Dr. Friedrich Krumm. |
ECTS Partners
Bilateral Agreements have been concluded with the following countries / universities / institutions
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