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Double accreditation – international recognition
In developing our study programme, it was our goal to be able to award our
graduates degrees that qualify them for direct entry to jobs, are valued by
companies all over the world, and enjoy strong national and international
recognition.
The
Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees at HIM have been accredited by the FIBAA
- Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation in
accordance with the requirements of the German system of higher education. In
addition, they have been validated by The British Open University (OU) in
the United Kingdom. This
accreditation documents the fact that the degrees meet the demanding standards
for higher education at universities and colleges in Great Britain set by the
independent Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). This double accreditation forms the
basis for the double
degree that you earn at the end of your course.
Having
become accredited, HIM was awarded the status of an ‘Approved Institution’ by The Open University
as an appropriare organisation to offer higher education programmes leading to
Open University validated awards. All HIM degrees bear the ‘Open University Validated
Award’ seal of approval. The British degree that you earn at HIM is
therefore equal to a degree earned at a British university. As an associated
facility of The Open University, HIM is part of a network of colleges all over
the world.
For the accreditation procedure, HIM had to prove that all processes pertaining
to teaching and service provision for students are supervised by a quality
management system. The examinations at HIM take place under the supervision of
and in cooperation with external examiners in order to monitor adherence to the
required academic and quality standards.
© HIM: Information on the double accreditation by the FIBAA and the OUVS of the Bachelor and Master study programmes at HIM