SharePositive report on the institutional accreditation of the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the Universitat de Barcelona
Following an external visit, AQU Catalunya issued positive reports for the accreditation of the Faculty of Earth Sciences at the Universitat de Barcelona.
AQU Catalunya's duties include the issuing of institutional accreditation reports on university centres to validate, through external visits, their suitability to carry out their educational activities. According to Royal Decree 640/2021, of 27 July, there are two main requirements that university centres must meet in order to obtain institutional accreditation. The first is to have renewed the initial accreditation of at least half of the official bachelor's degrees, half of the official master's degrees and half of the official PhD degrees awarded there. The second requirement is to be certified for the implementation of its internal quality assurance system (IQAS), which aims to continuously improve the education and training offered to students.
AQU Catalunya has verified in the Universities, Centres and Degrees Register (RUCT) of the Ministry of Universities that the faculty teaches and coordinates 2 Bachelor's degrees and 3 Master's degrees that have all obtained accreditation. In addition, the Agency certified the Internal Quality Assurance System of the Faculty of Earth Sciences on 22 March 2024 for a period of 6 years. The Institutional and Programme Review Commission (CAIP) of AQU Catalunya, chaired by the director of the Agency, Jaume Valls Pasola, has issued the positive report for the Faculty of Earth Sciences at UB. The centre has also obtained this positive report following an external visit, which indicates that it is working properly.
Both the accreditation report and the external visit report issued by AQU Catalunya can be found on the EUC Informes website:
AQU Catalunya submits the accreditation reports to the Council of Universities, whose decision-making body is responsible for the accreditation process. AQU Catalunya publishes the accreditation results and issues the accreditation seal and certification for the centre in question, both of which are available on the EUC Estudis website, where all the information on the quality of university centres in Catalonia can be found.