The Andalusian Council of Universities agrees on the 2026 timetable for procedures related to university degrees

The document sets deadlines for the evaluation of new programmes, updates and renewal of curricula, as well as for the implementation of international joint programmes

The Andalusian Council of Universities approved, at its meeting of 25 March 2026, the timetable for submitting applications for external quality assurance activities in which the Agency for Scientific and University Quality of Andalusia (ACCUA) participates as the evaluation body. It also established the deadlines for procedures falling under the responsibility of the Directorate-General for University Coordination, the body of the Regional Government of Andalusia responsible for university planning and for authorising the implementation, modification and discontinuation of degree programmes. This agreement is adopted in accordance with the provisions of Decree 154/2023 of 27 June, regulating official university education within the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.

ACCUA’s evaluation activities

With regard to quality assurance activities carried out by ACCUA, the deadline for submitting applications for the verification of study programmes leading to official university degrees (Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate) to be implemented in the 2027/28 academic year will run from 1 to 30 September 2026. In the current year, ACCUA has evaluated 58 applications from Andalusian universities under this procedure.

The same initial deadline applies to applications for substantial modifications to study programmes: from 1 to 30 September 2026, with a second submission period from 1 to 27 February 2027. During the current year, ACCUA has evaluated 81 applications for substantial modifications, with a further 110 applications currently under evaluation.

Applications for non-substantial modifications to study programmes—required only for centres that do not hold institutional accreditation—must be submitted either between 1 and 31 October 2026 or between 10 and 21 March 2027. In the most recent call (September 2025), ACCUA processed 74 such applications, while a further 51 applications submitted in March 2026 are currently under evaluation.

Applications for the renewal of accreditation of programmes delivered in centres without institutional accreditation must be submitted between 1 December 2026 and 15 January 2027. In 2025, ACCUA issued 154 reports on the renewal of programme accreditation.

Applications for verification, substantial modification and renewal of accreditation are submitted by universities through the Register of Universities, Centres and Qualifications (RUCT), under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities, which forwards the applications to ACCUA as the competent evaluation body in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia.

Applications for non-substantial modifications and for the monitoring of programmes delivered in centres without institutional accreditation are submitted directly to ACCUA via the electronic portal of the Regional Government of Andalusia. At least one monitoring report must be produced, which becomes mandatory three years after the effective implementation of the programme or the renewal of its accreditation. The deadline for submitting monitoring applications in 2026 is from 15 October to 15 November. In 2025, ACCUA issued a total of 365 programme monitoring reports.

Applications for the verification of study programmes leading to international joint degrees under the European Approach are also submitted directly to ACCUA. Two submission periods are established: from 15 September to 15 November 2026 for programmes to be implemented in the 2027/28 academic year, and from 1 to 27 February 2027 for those to be implemented in 2028/29. ACCUA has been one of the first European agencies to implement this evaluation activity, having already verified four programmes, with four additional applications currently under evaluation.

Finally, applications for reports on academic programmes with consecutive pathways in the fields of Engineering and Architecture must also be submitted directly to ACCUA between 1 and 15 September 2026. ACCUA evaluated one such application in 2025.

Procedures under the Directorate-General for University Coordination

The Andalusian Council of Universities has also established the deadlines for procedures under the responsibility of the Directorate-General for University Coordination, the body responsible for the oversight, evaluation and monitoring of university planning in Andalusia; the promotion and strengthening of institutional policies in this area; and the definition of the academic offer of Andalusian universities and their centres, among other functions.

Within this framework, applications for authorisation to implement or discontinue programmes leading to official degrees in the 2026/27 academic year must be submitted between 15 and 30 April 2026. Applications for prior reports on the verification of study programmes to be implemented in the 2028/29 academic year must be submitted between 1 and 31 January 2027. Applications for the review of university planning must be submitted in accordance with the deadlines established in the initiation agreement of the corresponding procedure.

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