University of Applied Sciences of Eastern Switzerland
Fachhochschule Ostschweiz
Basic information
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Identifiers
- DEQARINST0204
- CH0018
- Erasmus: CH ST.GALL08
- WHED: IAU-004960
Erasmus Institution Code
Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgRegIAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)
Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg -
Provider typehigher education institution
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Legal seat(s)Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
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Further location(s)
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Website
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Founding year1997
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Closing year2020
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QF-EHEA levelssecond cycle, first cycle
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Historical relationships
- succeeded by Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences in 2020
- succeeded by University of Applied Sciences of the Grisons in 2020
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National External Quality Assurance Requirements
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Programme accreditation
voluntary, except for medical and health professions according to public health regulations -
Institutional accreditation
Institutional accreditation according to Swiss law, with a decision by the Swiss Accreditation Council, is mandatory for all public higher education institutions of the tertiary sector and for private higher education institutions using a protected denomination (“University”, “University of Applied Sciences”, “ University of Teacher Education“). Successful accreditation has no legal impact beyond the right to use one of the protected denominations but is a testimony to a quality assurance systems covering all processes and suited to support the higher education institution to achieve its goals. - Further information on external quality assurance in Switzerland
External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions
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Programme level
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