European Credit Transfer System

What is it?

ECTS is a credit system based on student workload. The credits are a value allocated to study units to describe the student’s workload required to complete them. They reflect the quantity of work each study unit requires in relation to the total quantity of work required to complete a full year of academic study at the institution, that is, lectures, practical work, seminars, individual work, examinations and other assessment activities. ECTS credits express a relative value. In ECTS, 60 credits represent the workload of one year’s study, which is identical to the national credit system in Belgium.