Common use of Duration of accreditation Clause in Contracts

Duration of accreditation. The duration of the NVAO accreditation is six years for new programmes and for an indefinite period for existing programmes. All programs must be assessed by an NVAO approved panel of independent experts and apply for the continuation of their accreditation every six years. EAPAA grants accreditation for seven years. The programmes themselves need to decide whether they will use the possibility of the joint process and therefore apply for the EAPAA accreditation within six years (instead of seven).

Duration of accreditation. AACSB grants accreditation for five years. The duration of the NVAO accreditation is six years for new programmes programs and for an indefinite period for existing programmesprograms. All programs must be assessed by an NVAO approved panel of independent experts and apply for the continuation of their accreditation every six years. EAPAA grants accreditation for seven years. The programmes institutions / programs themselves need to decide whether they will use the possibility of the joint process and therefore apply for the EAPAA NVAO accreditation within six five years (instead of sevensix).