ECTS

The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is used to attribute credits to all components of a program of study, based on the work load required of the student. It therefore makes national programs of study easier to discern at European level and thus constitutes a complementary or supplementary instrument to the diploma to facilitate mobility from one country to another and from one establishment to another.

One year of studies is represented by 60 credits (a semester = 30 credits) , i.e. between 1500 and 1800 hours. A credit therefore corresponds to a volume of work of about 25 to 30 hours (volume of work that the student is supposed to put in). The credits are granted only when the students pass their examinations.

A student who has not earned 25 ECTSs, within the meaning of article 7 of the Grand Ducal Regulation of 22 May 2006 for obtaining a bachelor’s or master’s degree from the University of Luxembourg, will be excluded from the programme for 2 consecutive semesters but will retain the ECTSs from the courses or modules passed, as well as the corresponding marks.