Andorra

National Information Centre(s)

Secretaria d'Estat d'Ensenyament Superior i Recerca

Secretary of State of Higher Education and Research

Ministeri d'Educació i Cultura
Av. Rocafort, 21-23
AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria
ANDORRA

Phone: +376 743 300
Fax: +376 743 313
E-mail: esuperior.gov@andorra.ad

Web site(s):

http://www.ensenyamentsuperior.ad

Contact person:

M. Enric Manel Garcia López

  

National Education Bodies

Official name:

Ministeri d'Educació i Cultura

Ministry of Education and Culture

Av. Rocafort, 21-23
AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria
ANDORRA

Link(s): Catalan, Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.ensenyamentsuperior.ad

Catalan: http://www.aiae.ad

  

System of Education

Andorran educational system

In Andorra there are 3 educational systems: Andorran, French and Spanish. Education is free from 3 to 16 years old and compulsory from 6 to 16 years old for all these systems.
After compulsory education, students can choose General studies in a High School or professional/vocation studies in each system.
Andorran system is a multilingual system where Catalan, French and Spanish are languages used as teaching languages. Enlgish is also taught as a Foreign language.

Link(s): Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.aiae.ad/

  

University Education

University of Andorra

Public University offering 4 present Bachelor degrees and a wide range of long-distance studies through the Spanish UOC University.

Link(s): Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.uda.ad/

  

Quality Assurance

Agència de qualitat de l'ensenyament superior d'Andorra (AQUA)

The AQUA was created by Decree in 2006 to supervise the current degrees ofered by the University of Andorra and new possible universities or higher education institutions.
Director of AQUA is Mr. Eric Jover and he can be reachable at:
eric_jover@govern.ad
Ministeri d'Educació i Cultura
Av. Rocafort, 21-23
AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria

  

Post-secondary Non-university Education

Diploma Professional Avançat (DPA) and Brevet de Technitien Supérieur (BTS)

DPA is a 120 ECTS degree professional oriented in Computering and management
BTS is a 120 ECTS professional oriented in management of small and middle entreprises

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.uda.ad

Catalan and French: http://www.xena.ad

  

Recognized Higher Education Institutions

Universitat d'Andorra and Lycée Comte de Foix

Public higher education institutions

  

Policies and Procedures for the Recognition of Foreign Qualifications

Law of Higher Education 12/2008, June and Decree of recognition of foreign qualifications published in 25 March 2009

With these new regulations, Andorra recognizes the level of qualifications according to the Bologna Process and the Lisbon Convention.

Link(s): Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.bopa.ad

  

Qualifications Framework

Framework

No link is available at this time

Self Evaluation Report

Universitat d'Andorra

Link(s): Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.uda.ad

  

Diploma Supplement Information

Organisation responsible for the implementation of the DS

Universitat d’Andorra

University of Andorra

Plaça de la Germandat, 3
AD600 Sant Julià de Lòria
ANDORRA

Phone: + 376 743 000

Link: Catalan

Additional information

Andorra has implemented the Diploma Supplement in accordance with the recommendations of UNESCO and the Council of Europe. It is available in Catalan, French, Spanish or English
  

Information on DS (legislation, template, chart, etc)

Decree regulating the creation of the European Diploma Suplement 14 July 2004 modified by the Decree of modification of the European DS 27 August 2008

Link(s): Catalan

Link(s):

Catalan: http://www.bopa.ad

  

Verified: 16. november 2009. a.
Total number of records: 12

 

 

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