University Charter and Accreditation

On this page you can find information on our accreditation and Erasmus charter. 

University Charter

VIA University College is a certified holder of an Erasmus+ Charter. This means that we act according to the Charter's specifications for mobility activities. 

As part of the Erasmus+ programme, VIA continues its participation in an already established and significant network of bilateral agreements with universities and higher education institutions and cooperative partners in Europe and around the world. 

VIA will continue to increase the number of incoming and outgoing students and lecturers. VIA will also continue to develop network and research projects co-funded by EU's multilateral programmes , and to extensively involve administrative and technical staff in mobility activities via the programme. 

The Erasmus+ Student Charter highlights your rights and obligations and informs you about what you can expect from your sending and receiving organisation at each step of your mobility.

Our Charter number is: 243723-IC-1-2008-1-DK-ERASMUS-EUCX-1
Our Erasmus ID code is : DK RISSKOV06

The Erasmus ID code is to be used for all Erasmus bilateral agreements and project applications to the EU.

Accreditations

On September 27th 2022, the Accreditation Council granted VIA University College (VIA) a positive institutional accreditation. See akkr.dk/en for further information.

VIA University College is a publicly recognised and state-financed higher educational institution regulated by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science. 

Public higher educational institutions in Denmark are regulated by the Act for University Colleges of Higher Education (Act no. 562 of 6 June 2007 with later amendments). The act concerns degree structures, teacher qualifications and examinations. All programmes are accredited by the Danish Accreditation Council. 

VIA is a certified holder of an ERASMUS+ charter. We are a member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and hold a Qualification Certificate from the People’s Republic of China. 

We continuously develop our quality assurance procedures in line with international standards and practices. The methods we use in surveys and evaluations are widely acknowledged in the field of social sciences.