Degree recognition

The programme is fully integrated within the accredited national degree catalogues of the HEIs partners from Programme Countries:

  • In Spain, the “Máster Universitario Erasmus Mundus en Contaminación y Toxicología Ambientales / Erasmus Mundus Master of Science in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology – ECT+ EMJM-” will be registered as Joint MSc of UPV/EHU, UBx, ULiège, UPPA, NTNU and UPorto.
  • In France, it will be registered officially as “Master Toxicologie et Éco-toxicologie” (Arrêté 26/5/2016) or “Master Chimie” (Arrêté 26/5/2016) by UBx and as “Master Sciences de l’Eau” by UPPA (Arrêté 29/06/2022)
  • In Belgium the degree awarded is “Master en Océanographie, à finalité approfondie” (Decree 7/11/2013).
  • In Norway, it will be registered officially as “Master of Science in Environmental Contamination and Toxicology” (NTNU Ref. 2018/43643; 08/02/2019).
  • In Portugal, it will be registered officially as “Toxicologia e Contaminação Ambientais – Erasmus Mundus” (ACEF/1415/22342 — Decisão 22/7/2016).

The programme is jointly accredited in all partner countries according to the European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programs and registered at the EQAR Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR) until 30/03/2029 (https://www.eqar.eu/kb/joint-programmes/european-approach-cases/).  The Joint programme is recognised by the 6 universities that comprise the ECT+ONE HEALTH Consortium. Common criteria have been agreed for this purpose. Relevant aspects such as the mobility scheme, academic and administrative procedures, and consortium management are reflected in this Agreement.

Type of degree awarded and joint diploma

UPV/EHU, ULiège, NTNU and UPorto will deliver a Joint Diploma issued by UPV/EHU taking into account its own regulatory standards.  Graduates will receive a Joint Diploma depending on the study pathway:

  • UPV/EHU-NTNU,
  • UPV/EHU-UPorto,
  • UPV/EHU-ULiège-NTNU,
  • UPV/EHU-ULiège-UPorto,

The Joint MSc Degree Diploma is issued by the Coordinating Partner University on behalf of all Partner Universities and signed by the authorised signatories of the Partner Universities delivering the Diploma by the time of issuance of the degree by the coordinator. It is granted by all Partner Universities in recognition of a single body of work and incorporates all logos of the Partner Universities.

UPV/EHU, ULiège, NTNU and UPorto will follow existing national regulations and procedures needed to officially register each graduate’s individual diploma in their respective country. A separate parallel Diploma (Double degree) is issued by either UBx or UPPA for students following Semester 1 in those institutions.

European Diploma Supplement

In parallel with the Joint Diploma, the coordinating university (EHU) issues the European Diploma Supplement (EDS) that will detail the mobility path, the institutions involved and all the courses (with competences, skills and marks) followed during the student’s mobility. The EDS is aimed to improve international transparency and to facilitate the academic and professional recognition of qualifications and corresponds to the standard European document issued, alongside the degree certificate, to provide a detailed description of the qualification.