ECTS
A credit system is a systematic way of describing an educational programme by attaching credits to each of its components.
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a student-centred system based on the convention that 60 credits measures the workload of a full-time student during one academic year. The student workload of a full-time study programme in Europe amounts in most cases to 36/40 weeks per year and in those cases one credit stands for 24 to 30 working hours. Workload refers to the notional time an average learner might expect to complete the required learning outcomes.
ECTS makes study programmes easy to read and compare for all students, local and foreign; as such, it facilitates mobility and academic recognition.
More information
European Commission
The ECTS/DS Users’ Guide
Last updated: 12.03.2007