ECTS Users' Guide

The ECTS Users’ Guide is a comprehensive handbook that explains how the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) works. It helps students, educators, and institutions understand how academic credits are awarded, transferred, and recognized across European universities. The guide outlines principles for designing courses, assigning credits based on workload, and ensuring transparency and quality. Its goal is to facilitate student mobility and lifelong learning by providing a common framework for making academic achievements understandable and comparable across different countries and institutions.