Official Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate degrees are subject to an assessment model divided into three phases that make up their life cycle (VSMA cycle): ex ante (Verification), during (Monitoring and Modification) and ex post (renewal of Accreditation). This assessment, review and improvement process is carried out with the aim of guaranteeing the quality of the degrees and ensuring that they comply with the requirements and criteria established within the framework of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA).
The model is included in the Organic Law 2/2023, of the University System (LOSU) and in the Royal Decrees of regulation of university education: fundamentally the RD 822/2021, which establishes the organization of university education and the procedure for ensuring its quality; RD 99/2011, which regulates official doctoral studies and the RD 640/2021, for the creation, recognition and authorization of universities and university centers, and institutional accreditation of university centers.
The official documentation of the degree evaluation processes that certify compliance with quality standards can be consulted in the following sections.
Verification/Modification Report
Processing documents: ANECA-University Council (Ministry of Education)
Processing documents: ACCUEE – Government of the Canary Islands (formerly ACECAU)
Publication (BOC-BOE Documents)
In line with the guidelines established at national level (RD 822/2021), the Canary Islands Agency for University Quality and Educational Evaluation (ACCUEE) establishes the Monitoring Protocol that the Official Degrees of the Canary Islands Autonomous Community must follow. This monitoring focuses, on the one hand, on checking compliance with the project established in the current Verification Report in a first follow-up carried out after verification (OTV). On the other hand, on verifying the development of the improvement plan prepared after an external evaluation process, called monitoring after accreditation (OTR).
Internal Monitoring Reports:
External Monitoring Reports:
Within the process of Renewal of the Accreditation of the Degree in Mechanical Engineering, and once the internal evaluation phase has been completed, the Final Accreditation Report (IFA) and the Self-Assessment Report (IA) of the degree are published:
Likewise, a suggestion box in order to gather the opinion of the university community involved in the degree on the content of the Self-Assessment Report, as well as on the development and improvement of the degree. In order to participate in the accreditation process by making an observation, you must first identify yourself.
You can consult the composition of the self-assessment working group at this link.
As a result of the Accreditation Renewal process of the Degree in FAVORABLE terms, the Self-Assessment Report (IA), the Final Accreditation Report (IFA), as well as the Notification of the Resolution of the Council of Universities are published:
Within the application process for obtaining the international seal of quality and once the internal evaluation phase has been completed, the Self-Assessment Report (IA) of the degree is published:
As a result of this Evaluation process for Obtaining the EUR-ACE® International Quality Label, a Final Report on Obtaining the Label is issued, without prescriptions, with a period of validity from March 17, 2020 to March 17, 2026.