Studies and Degrees Validation

The Academic Validation Board (AVB) is integrated as a quality assurance and assessment body of the EU Analogue Standards Certification Committee (EUASC) at the Isles International University, and is responsible of coordinating students’ performance and evaluating it after the process to validation has been acceptably accomplished.

Under the AVB’s responsibilities come management of three basic processes, related to classification assigned by the EUASC Committee to tuition institutions where applicant followed their studies programmes:

Studies and Degrees Validation on academic programmes followed by students at tuition institutions located outside the EU, which have been awarded the EUASC Seal on quality levels AAA, AA and A;

Double Degrees awarding to student who followed academic programmes at tuition institutions located within the EU and recognised by the EUASC Committee, which have executed a collaboration agreement with the University including this specific condition; and

Degrees awarding, acting as awarding body on behalf of Isles International University partner institutions, or on behalf of tuition institutions located outside the EU, which have been awarded the EUASC Seal on quality levels AAA, AA and A, and which have executed a collaboration agreement with the University including this specific condition.

Regardless of specific terms and conditions established within collaboration agreements executed with the University by tuition institutions which decide to provide this benefit to their students, of any other condition related to students’ previous performance to admission into one of the processes explained above, and of additional requirements that should arise after admission into one of the mentioned processes, all students who may become admitted into one of these processes must accomplish the following, as minimum requirements to reach either Validation, Double Degree or First Degree awarding:

Have successfully completed studies programme which validation or degree awarding on the same subject and level related to validation or degree awarding application refers to, at tuition institution included in any of the three above mentioned conditions;
Submit properly completed application form before the Isles International University Admissions Department at the International Office;

Present evidence of studies programme completion and transcript of studies, from tuition institution where studies programme was completed (English language certified copies required) ;

Present research proposal on topic related to studies programme followed, to be developed in order to become entitled to studies and/or degree validation, first or double degree awarding.

Application Form

The processes are based upon research work from students who may become admitted; therefore, all students admitted into any of these processes will be assigned a Tutor who shall provide guidance on research work to be performed during a minimum period of one year, according to specific alignments established by the University through student’s tutor instructions and under his/her supervision.

Applicants, who followed studies programmes at tuition institutions which have not been previously classified by the EUASC Committee, may have to go through, and successfully pass, examination process before being admitted into validation or degree awarding processes.

VET (Vocational Education and Training) studies validation and degrees awarding

Students enrolled in validation or degree awarding processes related to VET Studies programmes must, as a result of research work done, write and complete at least one research paper including a minimum of 9,000 words, which would mandatorily have to become evaluated and approved, on pass or fail basis, by the AVB, and published in the correspondent Research Unit’s Database of the IIU Press and Research Centre, before validation is granted or degree is awarded.

The AVB will validate or award degrees on studies programmes included at the VET Programmes Validation list.

VET Programmes Validation

HE (Higher Education) studies validation or degrees awarding

Students enrolled in validation or degree awarding processes related to Bachelor Studies programmes must, as a result of research work done, write and complete at least two research papers, each one of them including a minimum of 9,000 words, which would mandatorily have to become evaluated and approved, on pass or fail basis, by the AVB, and published in the correspondent Research Unit’s Database of the IIU Press and Research Centre and, at least one of the papers submitted must be publicly at lectures, conferences or symposia, presented by student before validation is granted or degree is awarded;

Students enrolled in validation or degree awarding processes related to Master Studies programmes must, as a result of research work done, write and complete at least three research papers, each one of them including a minimum of 9,000 words, which would mandatorily have to: (a) become evaluated and approved, on pass or fail basis, by the AVB; (b) published in the correspondent Research Unit’s Database of the IIU Press and Research Centre; and, (c) at least one of the papers submitted must be publicly presented by student at lectures, conferences or symposia, before validation is granted or degree is awarded;

Students enrolled in validation or degree awarding processes related to Doctoral Studies programmes must, as a result of research work done, write and complete at least five research papers, each one of them including a minimum of 9,000 words, which would mandatorily have to: (a) become evaluated and approved, on pass or fail basis, by the AVB; (b) published in the correspondent Research Unit’s Database of the IIU Press and Research Centre; and, (c) at least two of the papers submitted must be publicly presented by student at lectures, conferences or symposia, before validation is granted or degree is awarded.

The AVB will validate or award degrees on studies programmes included at the HE Programmes Validation list.

HE Programmes Validation