Accreditation Application

General information

Name of institution

Full address

Website/URL

Phone

Please indicate your faith-tradition

Identifier source for DEQAR

VAT number

Charity registration number

Chamber of Commerce number

OtherOther

Provide an identifier source that is issued by a valid registry/organization/institution. It could be your VAT number, a national authority or national/regional registry or international organization.

Identifier number

Please insert your identifier number, e.g your VAT number

Link to your identifier source

Provide a valid link to where you are listed (by your chosen source), e.g. your listing in a charity registry. This should match your identifier number.

Main Email

Invoicing Email

Head of institution

Accreditation officer

Is your institution a member of the ECTE? *

Yes

No

Indicate date of ECTE membership

Our institution is not 'evangelical' and we are seeking only ECTE accreditation (and not membership)

(check if true)

Please indicate the years for which you have regularly paid ECTE fees

Upload proof of payment of your latest ECTE invoice

Maximum upload size: 268.44MB

E.g. bank transfer information, receipt, etc.

Criteria and core values

Only for providers that are not already associated with the ECTE. If you are already an ECTE member you can leave this section blank.

Our operations are based in Europe

Yes

OtherOther

We are involved in formal higher education

Yes

OtherOther

What is the formal status of your institution in your country?

Higher Education Institution (can award formal degrees)

Alternative Provider of higher education (cannot award formal degrees)

OtherOther

Click to confirm each of the following criteria

Our institution identifies itself as a provider of Christian theology or of religious studies that include the Christian religion

Our institution generally understands the foundations of Christian doctrine as expressed in the main articles of the classical confessions of the Christian faith, such as the Apostles' Creed

Our institution normally serves one or more recognised, reputable and well-established Christian denominations. University departments may be excluded from this criterion

Our institution is generally happy to be associated with Christian institutions representing other traditions and theological convictions, and other institutions are likewise generally happy with the association.

Our institution is respectable within our societal context and we are not associated with disreputable organisations.

Our institution considers the Christian Scriptures (Old and New Testament) as a primary source for theology

Our institution reflects core Christian values in its operations and programmes

Click to confirm your adherence to each of the following ECTE core values:

The ECTE aims at building trust between providers of theological education and between providers and stakeholders. We are committed to both European and Christian values as a shared ground of mutual trust.

The ECTE adopts an institution-centred approach to accreditation which is understood in terms of quality enhancement. We seek to carry out all our work in a spirit of love, gentleness, help, support, grace together with rigor, consistency, and clarity.

The ECTE is committed to educational tradition and innovation and to the Christian tradition and its dynamic mission. We seek to encourage new ideas, openly engage with novelty, foster creativity and innovation, design, build and implement structures for effective and contextual theological education and participate in God’s dynamic mission.

The ECTE believes in the power of networking with various communities and Christian traditions and with the prioritization of healthy relationships and processes. We support cross-cultural cooperation, and we pursue relevance in an ever-changing European context.

Please attach one or more letter of reference for your institution

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Reputable letters of reference are normally from the region. Referents may include, for example, heads of denominations, alliances (e.g. EEA, WEA, WCC), other theological institutions, ECTE members, etc.

Institutional accreditation information

Requesting Initial Accreditation

Yes

No

Select this option if the ECTE is the only agency involved in your accreditation request.

Requesting Dual Accreditation

Yes

No

If yes, please specify the name of the agency with which you are already accredited.

Special procedures apply to institutions who already have accreditation by a recognised quality assurance agency. See 'Guidelines for Interagency Accreditation' (https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/). The response to this question will also be applied to programme accreditation below.

Requesting Joint Accreditation

Yes

No

If yes, please specify the name of the agency sharing the reviewIf yes, please specify the name of the agency sharing the review

Special procedures apply to institutions are applying for accreditation by another quality assurance agency together with the ECTE. See 'Guidelines for Interagency Accreditation' (https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/). The response to this question will also be applied to programme accreditation below.

Requesting Transferred Accreditation

Yes

No

Special procedures apply to institutions who no longer have accreditation from an accreditation agency. The response to this question will also be applied to programme accreditation below. See 'Guidelines for Interagency Accreditation' (https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/).

For Transferred Accreditation, please specify the name of the previous agency

For Transferred Accreditation please upload a copy of your most recent External Review Report and Accreditation decision by your previous accrediting agency.

Maximum upload size: 268.44MB

All documents should be in English.

Do you have graduates yet from any one of your programmes?

Yes

No

This criterion is in place to ensure the stability of new institutions before entering the accreditation process and to generate evidence of the required standards over time. If you are a newly founded institution, contact office@ecte.eu for further guidance.

Motivation for seeking ECTE accreditation

Programme accreditation information

Fill in the requested information for each distinct programme that you are submitting for accreditation. To add more than one programme, complete this section and then click on 'Add another programme'.

Name of the qualification

Provide the name in the language of delivery as advertised with the English translation (in brackets)

At what level are you seeking ECTE accreditation?

For an explanation of ECTE accreditation levels please consult the ECTE Accreditation page (https://ecte.eu/ecte-accreditation/) and in particular the ECTE Certification Framework (https://ecte.eu/ecte-accreditation/ecte-certification-framework/).

Please specify the ECTS for the programme

Indicate the delivery modes of the programme(s)

Please indicate more than one if applicable.

Briefly describe the delivery mode of the programme (s). If more than one programme is being submitted, provide a description for each programme.

If distance, online or hybrid delivery modes are used, please consult 'Guidelines for Distance and Online Education' (https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/).

Is this programme already being delivered?

No, this is a new programme

Yes. Please specify the first year of deliveryYes. Please specify the first year of delivery

If the programme has not yet been delivered, please consult the additional 'Guidelines for Concept Accreditation' for specific procedures (https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/).

Description of programme aims and target audience

Curriculum and programme outcomes

Maximum upload size: 268.44MB

Please upload a curricular map of the programme and documents that describe the programme aims and outcomes. This space can also be used to submit other documents that are useful to the application.

Add another programme

Timeline

Following the approval of your accreditation application, you will need to 1) produce an Self-Evaluation Report (SER) and 2) receive a site visit before 3) final accreditation approval. Please indicate approximate dates for each of these events (these are not final and will entail negotiation with the ECTE). See more in 'Criteria and Procedures' for ECTE accreditation (https://ecte.eu/qa/procedures/).

Estimated date for submission of SER

Please indicate 3 possible dates for a site visit

Hybrid site visit request

We are happy with a regular site visit

We request a hybrid visit

On-site Visits are the modus operandi for reviews. Some interviews may be conducted via video-conferencing upon approval by the Accreditation Director and Team leader (hybrid). Please check this box, if you are asking for such a hybrid visit

Target date for final accreditation approval

Preparation

Please indicate your level of interaction with the following documents and procedures. Visit https://ecte.eu/qa/ to access these documents.

Have you engaged with the 'Standards and Guidelines' for ECTE accreditation?

Have you engaged with the 'Criteria and Procedures' for ECTE accreditation?

Have you engaged with the 'Supplemental Guidelines' series?

(https://ecte.eu/qa/guidelines/) Note: For institutions delivering distance or online education, it is compulsory to refer to the additional/revised Guidelines for Distance and Online Education.

Additional notations

Please upload a Draft Self-Evaluation Report

Maximum upload size: 268.44MB

Please produce a simple word document with a brief response to ECTE Standards and Guidelines for accreditation. The Accreditation Director can provide further guidance if necessary.

Signature

Name (and role)

Current date

Signature

Clear

Email

You will receive a copy of your form entries at this email. Please check your spam folder.

Name of person overseeing the accreditation process

GDPR consent

Yes, consent granted

OtherOther

According to Art. 6/1 DSGVO we need your permission to collect, save and use the data provided by you on the member application form and on the Annual Progress Reports (i.e. such as name and address of the theological institution, contact person, email). We only collect, save and use the data to fulfil the purposes of the ECTE found in our statutes (s. our website: www.ecte.eu). These include, for example: inform you about the work of ECTE, invite you to the General Assembly, ask your opinion, invoice you, contact you regarding visitations. The data is used by the employees and council members of the ECTE. We do not pass it on to third parties. As permitted by law, you have the right to be provided at any time with information free of charge about any of your personal data that is stored as well as its origin, the recipient and the purpose for which it has been processed. You also have the right to have this data corrected, blocked or deleted. You can contact us at any time using the above address if you have further questions on the topic of personal data. We kindly ask you to give us your permission to use your personal data as described above.

We stand with Ukraine

Yes, we adhere to the statement below

OtherOther

We confirm that, in relation to the Russian Federation’s war on Ukraine, our institution adheres to the shared European and Christian values as expressed in the ECTE public statement We Stand with Ukraine (see https://ecte.eu/2022/12/06/we-stand-with-ukraine/)

General information

Criteria and core values

Institutional accreditation information

Programme accreditation information

Timeline

Preparation

Signature

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