The government has published revised guidance for providers that wish to apply for degree awarding powers, university title and eligibility for public funding, as well as transfers from the further education to the higher education sector. More...
BIS publishes new guidance for HE providers
International reputation of UK HE must be protected, says new report
UK higher education is an export whose value and reputation must be protected by rigorous external quality checks, says a new report from QAA. More...
Assuring consistent leveling of UK degrees
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has published new statements today that help ensure that there are clear differences and consistent leveling for foundation, masters and doctorate degrees. More...
QAA responds to Quality Assessment Review consultation
Higher education must be protected by quality assurance that embraces all parts of the UK, is internationally recognised, fully co-regulated and able to align with national priorities including the developing Teaching Excellence Framework in England. More...
MOOCs under the microscope
QAA has published a literature review of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as a freely available resource for anyone interested in the different perspectives and thinking this type of study has generated. More...
92 per cent of Access to HE graduates in employment six months on
The Access to Higher Education (Access to HE) Diploma (opens in new window) provides adults with few or no qualifications with the preparation they need to progress to higher level study, with a successful record in helping applicants from low-participation groups to enter university. More...
China: a critical partner
At the UK/China People to People Dialogue yesterday, Minister for Universities and Science Jo Johnson and China’s Minister of Education Yuan Guiren signed an ambitious framework agreement on education collaboration. More...
QAA publishes revised Subject Benchmark Statements
QAA has published revised Subject Benchmark Statements for Law, Economics, Osteopathy, and Dance, Drama and Performance that form part of the 2013-16 review.
Subject Benchmark Statements form part of the UK Quality Code for Higher Education. They set out expectations about standards of degrees in a range of subject areas, describing what gives a discipline its coherence and identity, and defining what can be expected of a graduate in terms of the abilities and skills needed to develop understanding or competence in the subject. QAA reviews Subject Benchmark Statements regularly to ensure that they remain current and useful. More...
Qui peut bénéficier du grade de licence ?
Les diplômes sanctionnant une formation de 1er cycle de l'enseignement supérieur conduisent à l'attribution du grade de licence qui permet de faire valoir une certification pour la poursuite d'études en master et dans le cadre d'une mobilité internationale.
Ce grade est aussi conféré de plein droit aux titulaires d'un diplôme de licence, d'une licence professionnelle, des diplômes de formation générale en sciences médicales, en sciences pharmaceutiques, en sciences odontologiques et en sciences maïeutiques ou relevant du code de la santé publique (art. D. 636-69 à 72), du diplôme d'études en architecture, du diplôme de l'Ecole militaire interarmes (art. D. 675-19 et 20), du diplôme d'élève pilote de ligne de l'Ecole nationale de l'aviation civile et des diplômes délivrés par l'université Paris-Dauphine (voir la liste) et l'Université de recherche Paris sciences et lettres - PSL Research University (voir la liste).
Ces diplômes et titres conduisent à conférer le grade de licence, y compris lorsqu'il a été fait application de la procédure de VAE.
Décret n° 2015-1168 du 21 septembre 2015. Voir l'article...