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'''European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System''' ('''ECTS''') is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of [[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 equivalent to 1500-1800 hours of study in all countries irrespective of standard or qualification type and is used to facilitate transfer and progression throughout the Union.
'''European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System''' ('''ECTS''') is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of [[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 equivalent to 1500-1800 hours of study in all countries irrespective of standard or qualification type and is used to facilitate transfer and progression throughout the Union.


Revision as of 11:38, 10 November 2007

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a standard for comparing the study attainment and performance of students of 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 equivalent to 1500-1800 hours of study in all countries irrespective of standard or qualification type and is used to facilitate transfer and progression throughout the Union.

The ECTS will be complemented by the European credit transfer system for vocational education and training (ECVET) which the ministers responsible for vocational training in 32 European countries agreed to develop in the Maastricht Communiqué of 14 December 2004.

ECTS also includes a standard grading scale, intended to be shown in addition to local (i.e. national) standard grades [1]:


List of credits given in one year in European countries
Country Credits in one year Abbreviation (Unit) Notes
European
60
 ECTS-credits  
Denmark
60
 ECTS point See: Education in Denmark
England, Wales and Northern Ireland
120
 credits See: Credit Accumulation and Transfer Scheme
Estonia
40
 ainepunkt (AP) See: Education in Estonia
Finland
60
 opintopiste See: Education in Finland
Italy
60
 crediti formativi universitari (CFU) See: Education in Italy
The Netherlands
60
 studiepunten (ECTS) See: Education in the Netherlands
Norway
60
 studiepoeng See: Education in Norway
Poland
60
 punkt ECTS See: Education in Poland
Portugal
60
 créditos See: Higher education in Portugal
Romania
60
 credite See: Education in Romania
Scotland
120
 credits See: SCQF
Sweden
60
 högskolepoäng (Used from July 2007) See: Education in Sweden

Obsolete systems:

List of credits given in one year in European countries
Country Credits in one year Abbreviation (Unit) Notes
Finland (old system)
40
 opintoviikko See: Education in Finland
Germany (old system)
40
 Semesterwochenstunden (SWS) See: Education in Germany
Sweden
40
 poäng (used until July 2007) See: Education in Sweden
Denmark
1
 Studenter årsværk (STÅ) (slowly phased out in Danish legislation since 2000) See: Education in Denmark
The Netherlands
42
 studiepunten See: Education in the Netherlands

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/socrates/ects/index_en.html
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