ECTS and Marking System
After the successful completion of the Master programme "EU-Central Asia in the International System" the participants receive a Master Degree which is issued by the Institut für Europäische Politik and the Centre international de formation européenne.
All successfully completed courses will be listed on the Diploma.
The credits awarded for a successful completion of this part-time studies programme add up to 60 corresponding to a workload of 1500 hours in total.
General Information on ECTS and the Bologna Process
In June 1999, in Bologna, 29 European Ministers for Education signed a declaration aiming to establish a European higher education area by 2010, in line and in parallel with the aims of the Lisbon process. The ultimate aim of the Bologna Process is to encourage mobility in the field of higher education between the different European countries during their studies and ensure transferability and recognition of qualifications. In this context, the ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) plays a primary role. Since then 46 States participate to the Bologna Process.
The ECTS is a system of for the accumulation of transferable credits initiated by the European Union. It is based on mutual recognition between university programmes of the individual workload achieved by the student to attain the objectives of their programmes. The term workload describes the amount of time needed by an average student to attain the results, defined in terms of knowledge and competencies. The ECTS facilitates not only the academic acknowledgement for period of studies spent abroad and the mobility of students in Europe, but it is also the priority tool to implement the system of accumulation of credits.
Credits are a way to quantify the sum of science and knowledge acquired by students and to make their accumulation comparable and transferable. Therefore, these credits can only be obtained after the results of the knowledge acquired by students have been properly evaluated at the end of their studies and the students have attained at least the minimum pass standard. ECTS credits are hence based on the workload of a student during the period corresponding to the programme of studies.
Marking System
ECTS-grade | percentage | Definition |
A | 90 – 100 % | EXCELLENT - outstanding performance with only minor errors |
B | 80 – 89 % | VERY GOOD - above the average standard but with some errors |
C | 70 – 79 % | GOOD -generally sound work with a number of notable errors |
D | 60 – 69 % | SATISFACTORY - fair but with significant shortcomings |
E | 50 – 59 % | SUFFICIENT - performance meets the minimum criteria |
F | 0 – 49 % | fail – considerable further work required |
