Institute for Community-oriented Further Education

The Institut für Gemeindeorientierte Weiterbildung (IGW) in Zurich, Switzerland, is an Alternative/Other Provider of higher theological education. The purpose of the review is the accreditation of the institution and of three programmes delivered by distance and online education, comparable to an EQF level 6 (First Cycle) programme (of 180 ECTS credits), an EQF level 7 (Second Cycle) programme (of 84 ECTS credits) and an EQF level 7 (Second Cycle) programme (of 60 ECTS credits). The programmes are in line with the relevant  ​frameworks of higher education: the EQF (European Qualifications Framework) and QF-EHEA ​(Qualifications Framework for the European Higher Education Area).​​