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What is the ECTS credit?

April 26, 2017credit ECTS

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What is the ECTS credit?

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ECTS stands for European Credit Transfer System. Unlike credits that are based on the student’s lecture time, the ECTS represents the student’s personal work in all activities of the learning process (lecture time, time dedicated to planning and organising tasks, time used for projects and practicals, time working with other students, time used for assessment tests, etc.) Essentially, it is the unit of measure of their work with regard to the dedication and effort necessary to complete programmes and subjects. The ECTS credit is the unit of measure from which degrees within the EHEA framework are organised. The use of this standard, adopted by all universities of the new European Area, aims to share a single measuring system that enables degree study loads to be compared. In the UOC, an ECTS credit is equal to 25 hours of study work.