Academic Accreditation of the Undergraduate Program
The Department of Physical Education and Sport Science (D.P.E.S.S.) of Democritus University of Thrace achieved the impressive excellent rating of full compliance in all ten evaluation criteria by international independent experts, as defined by the Hellenic Quality Assurance and Accreditation Agency (HQA), during the accreditation process of the Undergraduate Program of Studies (UPS) of the Department, which took place from October 21 to 26, 2019.
The three external evaluators, who were selected by HQA, were Mr. Adamantios Arampatzis, Professor at Humboldt University of Berlin (Germany), Mr. Kostas Karadakis, Associate Professor at Southern New Hampshire University (U.S.A.), and Mr. Stefanos Volianitis, Associate Professor at Aalborg University (Denmark).
The Evaluation and Certification Council of the National Authority for Higher Education (NAHE), as HQA was renamed, accepted on July 2, 2020, the Certification Committee's Report, based on which it certifies that the Undergraduate Program of Studies in Physical Education and Sport Science of Democritus University of Thrace fully complies with the principles of the NAHE's Quality Standard for Undergraduate Programs of Studies and the Quality Assurance Principles of the European Higher Education Area (ESG), for level 6 studies of the National and European Qualifications Framework.
The certification is valid for four years, from 05-29-2020 to 05-28-2024.
