Internal Quality Assurance System

The European University of Valencia has designed its Internal Quality Assurance System in accordance with the guidelines of the National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation (ANECA), as a structural basis to guarantee the quality of the official degrees, according to the quality guidelines of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the Organic Law 4/2007, of April, which modifies the Organic Law of Universities 6/2001, of 21 December.

The IQAS’s scope covers all official degrees that are taught at each of our centres and for which the University is responsible. In addition, the system encompasses comprehensive University services that are necessary for achieving its mission. The IQAS, as a whole, reflects the Quality Assurance Policy that applies to all University activities and, specifically, to the value chain of the educational programmes offered. This includes portfolio design, implementation and decision-making for portfolio improvement. It complies with the ‘improvement cycle of University training’, which is consistent with the continuous improvement cycle known as PDCA: plan, do, check, act.

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Universidad Europea de Andalucía's (UEA) Internal Quality Assurance System (IQAS) uses quality assurance as a foundation and oversees its comprehensive management. This is understood as a ‘series of coordinated activities for directing and controlling an organisation’s quality’ and encompasses quality assurance as well as system planning, control and improvement. The University’s IQAS requirements focus on satisfying different stakeholders and increasing their level of satisfaction with the University, continuously improving on and putting in place the appropriate measures for ensuring compliance with the policy.

The IQAS’s scope covers all official degrees that are taught at each of our centres and for which the University is responsible, whether at undergraduate, master’s, postgraduate or doctorate level. In addition, the system encompasses comprehensive University services that are necessary for achieving its mission. The IQAS, as a whole, reflects the Quality Assurance Policy that applies to all University activities and, specifically, to the value chain of the educational programmes offered. This includes portfolio design, implementation and decision-making for portfolio improvement. It complies with the ‘improvement cycle of University training’, which is consistent with the continuous improvement cycle known as PDCA: plan, do, check, act.

Universidad Europea de Madrid has renewed in 2020 its European Seal of Excellence 500+, awarded by the Club Excelencia en Gestión, the only partner in Spain of the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM). This is the highest level of recognition granted by the EFQM, a unique international certification that rewards organizations for their excellent, innovative and sustainable management, using the evaluation with the EFQM Model.

The EFQM Assessment is a global strategic reflection that offers a comprehensive vision of the organization's management, helping them to enhance its strengths and take advantage of opportunities for improvement.

Universidad Europea de Madrid has received Ambassadors of European Excellence 2020 recognition. This award is granted by the Club Excelencia en Gestión to those organizations that have a valid EFQM 500+ Recognition and have exceeded 600 points in their latest evaluation. This recognition is only held by 18 organizations throughout Spain, being the only university to obtain this range of score.

It is public recognition from the European Commission, in the area of research, for universities and institutions that have made progress in aligning their human resources policies with the principles defined in the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for Hiring Researchers ( C&C), which aim to contribute to the development of an attractive European labour market for researchers.

Universidad Europea de Madrid is one of four Madrid universities that participated in designing the SISCAL programme in 2017—a new certification model launched by the madri+d Knowledge Foundation in 2018. This model responds to the need to comply with the institutional accreditation approved by Royal Decree 420/2015, of May 29. In 2018, we were the first university in Madrid to present one of our centres—the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Sciences—for evaluation under this programme. After undergoing this evaluation, from 2020 onwards, the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Sciences is certified as having successfully implemented the IQAS under the SISCAL model, with the centre receiving the corresponding institutional accreditation.

UEM received this mark of guarantee from the Community of Madrid, which awards this recognition to companies to certify quality and excellence in management and to encourage competitiveness in the business sector in which UEM has participated since 2008.

Its last renewal was in 2022, recognizing the University's commitment to the planet, people, progress and its purpose.

Each UEM campus has been accredited with the ISO14001 environmental certification.

Thanks to our ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) policies, our institution has shown strong commitment to sustainability and the environment. In addition, the institution shows a continuous drive to bolster and advance matters of safety, health and wellbeing that guarantee the protection of individuals in our University.

Universidad Europea de Madrid has earned gold level recognition with the 2021 COVID-19 Conqueror badge, recognized by Exercise is Medicine® for efforts to create culture of wellness on Campus. The University has demonstrated its commitment to make movement a part of daily campus culture and equip students with tools to cultivate lifelong physical activity habits, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) seeks to make physical activity assessment and promotion a standard in clinical care, connecting health care with evidence-based physical activity resources for people everywhere of all abilities.

The Universidad Europea de Madrid has received the International Certification designation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board for the following professional degree program or sequence:

Bachelor’s Degree in Fundamentals of the Architecture + Master’s Degree in Architecture – 2015

The term “International Certification” identifies a program as comparable in educational outcomes in all significant aspects to a program accredited by the NAAB in the United States and indicates that it provides an educational experience meeting acceptable standards, even though such program may differ in format or method of delivery. The designation is valid for six years beginning 1 January of the year in which the final visit (Visit 3) took place. In order to maintain the designation, the program must be visited again in the sixth year of the designation. Schools with programs identified as holding NAAB International Certification are not formally “accredited” as that term is used with reference to programs in the United States and may not refer to their programs as “accredited” by the NAAB. However, students who graduate from internationally certified programs are able to apply for individualized review of their credentials on an expedited basis for purposes of the Educational Evaluation Services for Architects program administered by the NAAB on behalf of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards

• Communication from NAAB to the University about granting of Substantial Equivalency, current International Certification (March 3, 2015)
• NAAB International Certification
• 2019 Conditions for NAAB International Certification
• Procedures for NAAB International Certification
• Program Self-Evaluation 2014
• Program Self-Evaluation Report for 2021 NAAB International Certification
• NAAB Visiting Team Report
• Decision Letter

Until February 2020, the World Confederation for Physical Therapy (WCPT) certified UEM’s Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy (taught at its campus in Villaviciosa de Odón in Madrid). The accreditation is subject to the satisfactory compliance with progress reports requested by WCPT and the submission of an annual report. WCPT accreditation is a prestigious endorsement for the Bachelor’s in Physiotherapy, as it guarantees that the most demanding training standards are met, not only nationally, but also internationally.

With this accreditation, ACBSP certifies that the teaching and learning processes—as well as the Bachelor’s in Business Administration and Marketing —comply with its rigorous educational standards. Based on the criteria of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, ACBSP assesses issues related to institutional leadership, strategic planning processes, community relations, quality of academic programmes, and faculty credentials and services.

*Last completed academic year.

UEM has renewed until 2022 the accreditation that recognises that it has met all quality assurance requirements of the EuropeActive Standards for training to become a: Fitness Instructor, Group Fitness Instructor, Personal Trainer and Exercise For Health Specialist. This certificate assures that students are completely qualified to work as professionals and are capable of protecting and boosting the health and interests of those who use their services. In this way, the students can demonstrate the skills and competencies required by the EuropeActive Standards. At the individual level, qualified professionals are recognised by the European Registry of Physical Exercise Professionals (EREPS), where they can be registered after completing their training.