Glossary

Joint degee

A recognised degree awarded by higher education institutions that offer the joint programme, attesting the successful completion of this joint programme. It is a single document nationally acknowledged as the recognised award of the joint programme and signed by the competent authorities (rectors, vice-chancellors, ...) of the institutions involved in the joint degree.

• European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education, The recognition of qualifications awarded by joint programmes: An analysis of current practices by national recognition centres, 2010, p. 33
• Adapted from: 
  ENQA, Methodological report of the Transnational European Evaluation Project II, 2006, p. 10 

Joint programme

A programme offered jointly by different higher education institutions irrespective of the degree (joint, multiple and double) awarded.

• European Consortium for Accreditation in higher education, Principles for accreditation procedures regarding joint programmes, 2007, p. 1

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