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International Seminary of Theology and Leadership - Institution - EQAR staging

International Seminary of Theology and Leadership

Basic information


National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • 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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Provider level

Decision: positive
Institutional and programme accreditation
  • DEQAR Report ID
    109880
  • Agency
  • Type
    • Institutional and programme accreditation
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    11/03/2025
  • Valid until
    14/10/2029
  • Summary
  • Notes
    The International Seminary of Theology and Leadership in Zurich, CH is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The cyclical review concerns the provider and four programmes, all comparable to EQF level 6 (First Cycle), delivered residentially. The programmes are in line with the relevant framework of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA (Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area). Reviewed qualifications bear different names in Switzerland (CH) and in Germany (DE).
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
  • External link
  • Verifiable Credential

Learning opportunity/credential level

Decision: positive
Bachelor of Arts in Intercultural Studies (CH)/ Bildungsgang Interkulturelle Studien (DE) (first cycle other provision, 180 ECTS)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Other provision
  • Workload (in ECTS credits)
    180
  • Assessment and certification
    Assessment based certificate
  • Learning outcomes
    (information not provided)
  • Field of study
  • DEQAR Report ID
    109880
  • Agency
  • Type
    • Institutional and programme accreditation
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    11/03/2025
  • Valid until
    14/10/2029
  • Summary
  • Notes
    The International Seminary of Theology and Leadership in Zurich, CH is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The cyclical review concerns the provider and four programmes, all comparable to EQF level 6 (First Cycle), delivered residentially. The programmes are in line with the relevant framework of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA (Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area). Reviewed qualifications bear different names in Switzerland (CH) and in Germany (DE).
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
  • External link
  • Verifiable Credential
Decision: positive
Bachelor of Arts in Pastoral Leadership (CH)/ Bildungsgang Pastorale Leiterschaft (DE) (first cycle other provision, 180 ECTS)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Other provision
  • Workload (in ECTS credits)
    180
  • Assessment and certification
    Assessment based certificate
  • Learning outcomes
    (information not provided)
  • Field of study
  • DEQAR Report ID
    109880
  • Agency
  • Type
    • Institutional and programme accreditation
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    11/03/2025
  • Valid until
    14/10/2029
  • Summary
  • Notes
    The International Seminary of Theology and Leadership in Zurich, CH is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The cyclical review concerns the provider and four programmes, all comparable to EQF level 6 (First Cycle), delivered residentially. The programmes are in line with the relevant framework of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA (Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area). Reviewed qualifications bear different names in Switzerland (CH) and in Germany (DE).
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
  • External link
  • Verifiable Credential
Decision: positive
Bachelor of Arts in Theology (CH)/ Bildungsgang Praktische Theologie (DE) (first cycle other provision, 180 ECTS)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Other provision
  • Workload (in ECTS credits)
    180
  • Assessment and certification
    Assessment based certificate
  • Learning outcomes
    (information not provided)
  • Field of study
  • DEQAR Report ID
    109880
  • Agency
  • Type
    • Institutional and programme accreditation
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    11/03/2025
  • Valid until
    14/10/2029
  • Summary
  • Notes
    The International Seminary of Theology and Leadership in Zurich, CH is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The cyclical review concerns the provider and four programmes, all comparable to EQF level 6 (First Cycle), delivered residentially. The programmes are in line with the relevant framework of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA (Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area). Reviewed qualifications bear different names in Switzerland (CH) and in Germany (DE).
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
  • External link
  • Verifiable Credential
Decision: positive
Bachelor of Theology (CH)/Bildungsgang Theologie (DE) (first cycle other provision, 210 ECTS)
  • Qualification/award
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Other provision
  • Workload (in ECTS credits)
    210
  • Assessment and certification
    Assessment based certificate
  • Learning outcomes
    (information not provided)
  • Field of study
  • DEQAR Report ID
    109880
  • Agency
  • Type
    • Institutional and programme accreditation
  • Status
    voluntary
  • Formal decision
    positive
  • Date
    11/03/2025
  • Valid until
    14/10/2029
  • Summary
  • Notes
    The International Seminary of Theology and Leadership in Zurich, CH is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The cyclical review concerns the provider and four programmes, all comparable to EQF level 6 (First Cycle), delivered residentially. The programmes are in line with the relevant framework of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA (Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area). Reviewed qualifications bear different names in Switzerland (CH) and in Germany (DE).
  • Report and decision
  • Permalink
  • External link
  • Verifiable Credential