Eight new centres obtain initial institutional accreditation

Since 11 March, 8 new universities from 4 universities have obtained initial institutional accreditation after a positive evaluation of their application. These are the following centres:

• University of Extremadura:
  • Faculty of Education and Psychology
  • Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
  • Faculty of Veterinary Science
  • School of Engineering and Telecommunications
• Cardenal Herrera University - CEU
  • Faculty of Humanities and Communication Sciences
  • Faculty of Health Sciences - Castellón Campus
• University of Alicante
  • Higher Polytechnic School
  • Faculty of Philosophy and Arts

Through the Institutional Accreditation programme, ANECA evaluates applications for institutional accreditation of university centres. Royal Decree 420/2015, of 29 May, established the institutional accreditation of centres as an alternative to the accreditation model for official university Bachelor's and Master's degrees. The publication of Royal Decree 640/2021 reinforces the role of institutional accreditation, extending it to doctoral programmes.