ShareFavourable report on the renewal of institutional accreditation for the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy of the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Following an external site visit, AQU Catalunya has issued a favourable report for the accreditation of the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Among AQU Catalunya’s functions is the issuance of institutional accreditation reports for university centres, in order to verify, through an external site visit, that they are suitable for carrying out their educational activities. Royal Decree 640/2021, of 27 July, establishes the procedure for obtaining and renewing institutional accreditation. This is an evaluation process that provides greater autonomy in assuring the quality of the educational offer of university centres, thanks to having demonstrated the effectiveness of the processes implemented to ensure continuous improvement.
Before six years have elapsed since obtaining the initial accreditation, the centre must undergo an external site visit to certify its proper functioning based on compliance with the Guide for the Institutional Accreditation of University Centres, approved in July 2021. Once the visit has been successfully completed, AQU Catalunya’s Institutional and Programme Review Commission (CAIP) issues a favourable report that allows the renewal of the centre’s accreditation.
During the evaluation, the external evaluation committee analyses, among other aspects: the centre’s policies and strategy; the design, approval and implementation of academic programmes; student admission, progression, recognition and certification; teaching staff; student-centred learning, teaching and assessment; learning and student support resources; the implementation of the IQAS and academic outcomes; and public information on academic programmes. All accredited centres in Catalonia must periodically undergo the renewal of their accreditation before six years have passed since their last accreditation.
On the EUC Informes portal, you will find both the accreditation report and the external site visit report issued by AQU Catalunya:
AQU Catalunya sends the accreditation reports to the Council of Universities, which is the body responsible for resolving the accreditation process. AQU Catalunya publishes the accreditation results and issues the corresponding accreditation seal and certificate for the centre, available on EUC Estudis, the website containing all information on the quality of official university degrees in Catalonia.