Validierung
Recognition of professional or non-professional competences:
Other professional or non-professional qualifications can be recognized after validation of the learning outcomes up to a maximum of 60 ECTS.
- Standards were defined in the Statutes of the University of Vienna.
- The Procedure was laid out in the Ordinance of the Studienpräses on the Implementation of Recognition Procedures and Validations.
- The procedural steps are identification, documentation and assessment of learning outcomes and competencies.
Statutes of the University of Vienna - Study Law
§ 13h. (1) The following standards are the criteria used in the process of validating learning outcomes of qualifications according to section 78, para. 3 of the 2002 Universities Act:
1. the current state of research and its teaching;
2. the objectives of the relevant modules and/or courses as specified in the relevant curriculum.
(2) The applicant has to provide evidence of the qualifications pursuant to section 78, para. 3 of the 2002 Universities Act by presenting suitable documentation (section 78, para. 4, sub-para. 3 of the 2002 Universities Act). If the learning outcomes and competences applied for cannot be determined based on the documents provided, the Studienpräses may arrange for an assessment (e.g. validation talk, random sampling test, work samples) by competent employees of the academic university staff.