Howest, University College West Vlaanderen

Hogeschool West-Vlaanderen

Basic information

  • Identifiers
    • DEQARINST0120
    • BE0071
    • Erasmus: B KORTRIJ03

      • Erasmus Institution Code

      Identifier assigned by the European Commission to higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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    • SCHAC: howest.be

      • SCHema for Academia

      Internet domain (DNS)-based identifier of institutions, used in several European initiatives for data exchange in the education and research sector, e.g. Emrex - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • Erasmus-Charter: E10205062

      • Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE)

      Application number related to the ECHE, required for higher education institutions participating in the Erasmus+ programme - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-PIC: 998686684

      • Participant Identification Code (PIC)

      A PIC is assigned to legal entities participating in EU-funded programmes - data acquired using the European University Foundation (EUF) HEI API

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    • EU-VAT: BE0259366716

      • EU VAT number

      Identifier of economic operators for value-added tax (VAT) within the EU system, assigned by their national authority - data acquired using the EU participant register API

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    • WHED: IAU-007487

      • IAU World Higher Education Database (WHED)

      Identifier used in the world-wide WHED database of higher education institutions, managed by the International Association of Universities (IAU) - data harvested from ETER/OrgReg

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  • Provider type
    higher education institution
  • Legal seat(s)
    Kortrijk, Belgium (Flemish Community)
  • Further location(s)
    Oostende, Belgium (Flemish Community)
    Brugge, Belgium (Flemish Community)
  • Website
    http://www.howest.be
  • Founding year
    1995
  • QF-EHEA levels
    first cycle, short cycle
  • Permalink
    https://data.deqar.eu/institution/120

National External Quality Assurance Requirements

  • Institutional review and programme accreditation
    University colleges and universities require an institutional review and they have to organize the assessment of the quality of their programmes. Other higher education institutions require programme accreditation. For all new programmes an initial accreditation and a first accreditation by NVAO is mandatory. Only education providers included in the Flemish Higher Education Register can award legally recognised degrees. Programme accreditation is still required for the delivery of new programmes or for programmes with a limited period of accreditation (the ‘Codex Hoger Onderwijs’ 2013).
  • Further information on external quality assurance in Belgium (Flemish Community)

External Quality Assurance Reports and Decisions

Institutional level

Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Institutional review

Programme level

This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Bioinformatics (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bio-informatica
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Bioinformatics
    • Bachelor in de bio-informatica
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Bioinformatics (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bio-informatica
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Bioinformatics
    • Bachelor in de bio-informatica
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Bioinformatics (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bio-informatica
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Bioinformatics
    • Bachelor in de bio-informatica
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Biomedical Laboratory Technology (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Biomedische laboratoriumtechnologie
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Building and Construction Drafting (short cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bouwkundig tekenen
  • Qualification/award
    • Associate Degree of Building and Construction Drafting
    • Gegradueerde in het bouwkundig tekenen
  • Level
    short cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Business Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Bedrijfsmanagement
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Business Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • bedrijfsmanagement
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Business Management
    • Bachelor in het bedrijfsmanagement
  • Level
    first cycle (NQF 6)
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Chemical Engineering Technology (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Industriële wetenschappen: chemie
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Science
    • Bachelor of Science
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Communication Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Communicatiemanagement
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Communication Management
    • Bachelor in het communicatiemanagement
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Communication Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Communicatiemanagement
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Communication Management (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Communicatiemanagement
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Computer Programming (short cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Programmeren
  • Qualification/award
    • Associate Degree of Computer Programming
    • Gegradueerde in het programmeren
  • Level
    short cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Arts and Entertainment (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital arts en entertainment
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment
    • Bachelor in de digital arts en entertainment
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Arts and Entertainment (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital arts en entertainment
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment
    • Bachelor in de digital arts en entertainment
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Arts and Entertainment (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital arts en entertainment
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment
    • Bachelor in de digital arts en entertainment
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Arts and Entertainment (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital arts en entertainment
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Digital Arts and Entertainment
    • Bachelor in de digital arts en entertainment
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Design & Development (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital design & development
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Digital Design & Development (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Digital design & development
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
This report is not currently valid but part of the historic record.
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
Education: Special Education Needs (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • Onderwijs: buitengewoon onderwijs
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor of Education: Special Education Needs
    • Bachelor in het onderwijs: buitengewoon onderwijs
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme
Part of the obligatory external QA system Decision: positive
E-Health (first cycle degree)
  • Other names
    • E-health
  • Qualification/award
    • Bachelor
    • Bachelor
  • Level
    first cycle
  • Programme type
    Full recognised degree programme

Verifiable Credentials

A Verifiable Credential (VC) is a digitally-signed and thus tamper-evident document containing information on a subject (e.g. personal information, entitlements of an individual, degrees held by an individual or accreditation of a higher education institution). Quality assurance results recorded in DEQAR can be downloaded as W3C-compatible Verifiable Credentials.

Currently, two types of credentials can be issued:

EBSI Verifiable Accreditations (VA) can be used by a higher education institution in the context of the EBSI Early Adopters programme.

  • The VA allows the institution to prove its external quality assurance on the Trusted Issuer Registry (TIR). EBSI VAs are only issued for external quality assurance results with an official status in a national system (“part of obligatory EQA system”).
  • At present, the higher education institution’s EBSI DID needs to be communicated to EQAR and recorded in DEQAR manually at the moment. If you are a higher education institution participating in EBSI, please contact us to register your DID.
  • EBSI VAs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:ebsi:zk4bhCepWSYp9RhZkRPiwUL.

DEQAR Format Verifiable Credentials primarily serve as a proof of concept and public demonstrator currently.

  • DEQAR Format VCs are based on the plain W3C Recommendation and our own data model. While they closely follow the EBSI Schema, no EBSI-specific or EU-specific elements or data types are used.
  • The higher education institution is identified by its DEQAR URI in this case.
  • DEQAR Format VCs are issued by EQAR under its DID did:web:data.deqar.eu.

Please note: this is an experimental feature.