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University of Applied Sciences Act (Fachhochschulgesetz) (FHG) (valid from 1 January 2021)

Decree of the Board of AQ Austria on the Accreditation of Universities of Applied Sciences 2024 (FH-AkkVO 2024) (valid from 15 January 2025)  – currently only in German

Decree of the Board of AQ Austria on the Accreditation of Universities of Applied Sciences 2021 (FH-AkkVO 2021) (valid from 15 July 2021 until 14 January 2025)

Decree on the Accreditation of Universities of Applied Sciences 2019 (FH-AkkVO) (valid from 1 February 2019 till 14 July 2021)

Decree of the Board of AQ Austria on Annual Reports of Universities of Applied Sciences 2025 (FH-JBVO 2025) - valid from 1 April 2025 (currently only in German)

Appendix of the Decree of the Board of AQ Austria on Annual Reports of Universities of Applied Sciences 2025, Excel file - valid from 1 April 2025 (currently only in German)

Determination of academic degrees of FH programmes 
Chart of the standard procedure VO 2019
Chart of the standard procedure with inclusion of BMG-experts VO 2019 (in German)
Guideline for BMG-experts (2022) (in German)
Health Care and Nursing Act (GuKG) (in German)
Ordinance on Education and Training in Health Care and Nursing (FHGuK-AV) (in German)
Midwifery Act (HebG) (in German)
Ordinance on Midwifery Education at UASs (FH-Heb-AV)
Federal Act Regulating High Level Allied Health Professions (MTD-Gesetz 2024-MTDG) (in German)
Ordinance on Bachelor Degree Programmes providing Education for High Level Allied Health Professions at UASs (FH-MTD-AV)
Act on education reservation (federal law prohibiting the education of professional activities regulated by health legislation in the regard against unauthorized institutions) (in German)
Act on health care professional register - GBRG (in German)

Music Therapy Act (in German)

Ordinance on Music Therapy Education (in German)
Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area (ESG)
QF-EHEA 
Explanations to the interpretion of the criteria § 17 para 1 lit. b Accreditation regulation for private universities respectively § 17 para 1 lit. e Accreditation regulation for FH programmes (in German)

Recommendations ot the Austrian Bologna Follow-Up group for the implementation of the ECTS-guideline of the European Commission (Version 2015) (in German)
ECTS-guideline of the European Commission (Version 2015) (in German)
Definition of dual study of the platform dual study Austria (in German)
Diploma Supplement