EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM (ECTS)

The European Credit Transfer system (ECTS) was introduced by the European Commission to provide for single procedure ensuring that studies completed abroad will be acceptable. The acceptance of the period of study completed abroad and diplomas of foreign institutions is a condition precedent to establish "Europe without Borders" with regard to education, where students and teachers could move without any obstacles. ECTS enables the presentation of clear principles for study and credits contributing, at the same time, to co-operation between institutions and the expansion of their educational offer for students. The system allows institutions to recognise students' achievements since it applies commonly comprehensible measures, i.e. credits and grades, and enables the accurate interpretation of rules applicable in the systems of higher education of various countries.

ECTS will be also implemented at the Powiślański College in Kwidzyn in order to recognise the period of studies completed abroad and diplomas of foreign institutions.

The purpose of ECTS is not only to enable students to leave to foreign institutions, but enable and promote student exchange between departments of Polish institutions participating in ECTS, as well. The full recognition of studies means that the period of study abroad or at another Polish institution (including examinations and other forms of assessment) replaces a comparable period of study at the Powiślański College in Kwidzyn (including examinations and other forms of assessment). Studies may be recognised in spite of the fact that the content of the programme of study at the institution receiving a given student is different that the programme of the Powiślański College in Kwidzyn. ECTS is applied based on the mutual trust between co-operating institutions. 

The document was prepared together with the National Agency of the European SOKRATES/ERASMUS programme based on the so called Erasmus Charter.
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