ACCUA issues favourable reports for all degree proposals from the UCA for the 2026/27 academic year

The Cadiz-based institution has presented 3 degrees — one bachelor's degree, one master's degree and one doctorate, two of which are joint programmes and one will be taught solely on its campuses

The Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia (ACCUA) has issued favourable final verification reports for the three degree programmes presented by the University of Cádiz (UCA) for the upcoming 2026/27 academic year. Their implementation is only pending final approval by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, which must now issue its decision, now that these reports have been sent to it today.

These three programmes consist of one bachelor's degree, one master's degree and one doctorate, with two being joint programmes, meaning they will be taught together with other academic institutions, while the third will be delivered solely on the UCA's campuses. The bachelor's degree focuses on Renewable Energy Engineering, the master's degree delves into Project Management and will also be implemented at the academic institutions of Córdoba and Málaga; and the doctoral programme, specialising in Marketing and Market Research, will also be launched at the University of Málaga.

The final evaluation reports issued by ACCUA culminate an evaluation process regulated by state legislation and in accordance with European standards for university quality assurance, in which a provisional report is first issued, detailing the strengths and weaknesses of each degree, with specific mention of those deficiencies that must be corrected in order to obtain a favourable report. Universities are then given a period of fifteen working days to correct the identified deficiencies and make any submissions they deem appropriate, after which the expert committees meet again to issue their final reports.

These final reports are sent to the requesting academic institution, the Regional Ministry of University and the Council of Universities, a body attached to the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. Ultimately, the Council of Universities is the body responsible for issuing the verification resolution for the degree, taking into account the evaluation report issued by the experts. Likewise, these final reports are published on the Agency's website, as required in compliance with European standards.

The evaluation system applied by ACCUA is endorsed by the European Quality Assurance Register for Higher Education (EQAR), has a favourable report from the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA) and follows the guidelines agreed with the other Spanish agencies within the Spanish Network of University Quality Agencies (REACU), which guarantees that it is a process that ensures rights, is transparent, independent and based exclusively on evidence and technical criteria.