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

First link is about general education

Second link is about higher education

In Andorra there are 4 educational systems: Andorran, French, Spanish and British. Education is free from 3 to 16 years old in the Andorran, French and Spanish systems and it is compulsory from 6 to 16 years old in all of them.

After compulsory education, students can choose general studies  or professional/vocation studies in a High School.

Andorran system is a multilingual system where Catalan, French and Spanish are languages used as teaching languages. English is also taught as a Foreign language.

First link is about general education

Second link is about higher education

Andorran HEI offer the following official degrees:

- Bàtxelor : First cycle university degree with a workload of 180 ECTS

- Bàtxelor d'especialització : First cycle university degree consisting in a specialization of a previous bàtxelor degree. Students must hold a bàtxelor degree before applying to a bàtxelor d'especialització. Programs have a minimum workload of 60 ECTS.

- Màster : Second cycle university degree with a workload of 120 ECTS

- Doctor : Third cycle degree with length of 3 years

Andorran HEI may offer Life Long Learning programs (non offcial degrees).

The Andorran Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (AQUA) was created by Decree in 2006 to guarantee the quality of the programs offered by the higher education institutions. today, it is ruled by Law.

Law 14/2020, of November 12 modifies the Law 9/2016, of June 28 which ensures the independence, transparency, professionalism and international recognition of AQUA.

Decree 63/2021, of 24-2-2021, approve the Regulation of the AQUA.

Director of AQUA is Ms. Marta Fonolleda Riberaygua:
Dr. Vilanova, 15-17

Ed. del Consell General, planta -3

AD500 Andorra la Vella

ANDORRA

Phone: +376 877951

mfonolleda@aqua.ad

DPA and BTS are professional degrees with a workload of 120 ECTS.

They are a short cycle inside a first cycle.

Decree of 17-6-2020 approving the Regulation of recognition of higher education qualifications published on 25 June 2020

Recognition of diplomas held by refugees is regulated by decree.

Access to the diploma professional avançat and bàtxelor programs (levels 1 and 2 of the Andorran Higher Education Qualifications Framework; MATES; NQF):

-  Títol de batxiller qualification.

-  Títol de batxiller professional qualification.

-  Any official higher education qualification.

-  Passing the access test for people over 25 years old.

Access to the bàtxelor d’especialització program (level 3 of the MATES): an official higher education qualification of level 2 of the MATES in the same field of the bàtxelor d’especialització.

Access to the màster program (level 4 of the MATES): an official higher education qualification of level 2 or 3 of the MATES.

Access to the doctoral program (level 5 of the MATES): an official higher education qualification of level 4 of the MATES.

For information about the authenticity of qualifications, it is possible to contact at ENIC Andorra (ensenyament.superior@govern.ad).