ASOMI College of Sciences

Client
ASOMI College of Sciences
Date
July 2025
Services
Support for obtaining the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) Certificate
Website
ASOMI College of Sciences - Erasmus+

ASOMI College of Sciences, a higher education institution based in Malta, has embarked on the process of obtaining the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education 2021–2027, an essential step towards fully participating in the Erasmus+ Programme and promoting international mobility and cooperation.

Project objective
To support ASOMI in preparing its application for ECHE accreditation, ensuring full compliance with the criteria set by the European Commission, particularly with regard to the standards of internationalisation, quality, transparency and inclusiveness required by EACEA.

Services provided
Malta Quality Education provided comprehensive technical assistance, divided into:

  • Preliminary analysis of the formal and content requirements set out in the ERASMUS-EDU-2022-ECHE-CERT call.
  • Revision and optimisation of the Erasmus Policy Statement (EPS), in line with the priorities of the European Education Area and the Commission’s guidelines.
  • Full drafting of the technical section of the application (Part B).
  • Alignment with the principles of the ECTS Users’ Guide and the EU Council Recommendation on mutual automatic recognition (2018/C 444/01).
  • Assistance in the collection and organisation of documents to be attached, with timely verification of the formats required by the Funding & Tenders Portal.

Result
On 16 July 2025, the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) announced the successful outcome of the application: ASOMI received the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, official recognition of its compliance with European standards for mobility and academic cooperation.

Impact
Thanks to this achievement, ASOMI will be able to participate fully in Erasmus+ KA1 and KA2 actions, develop student and staff mobility, initiate cooperation projects with European institutes and promote an increasingly structured and inclusive international dimension.

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Fee for University

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Application Fee €700

and

Administrative Fee €10,000

and

Review process fee: €4,300
(In case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €1,400 applies)
This fee includes the full costs for a two-day accreditation visit and the review process until completion.
This fee also covers the cost of a three-member peer review panel. In the case of online/blended provision, a fourth panel member will be appointed. The accreditation visit consists of a minimum of two days. If, during the process, it is determined that additional days are required, the applicant will be informed accordingly, and an additional fee will apply.

and

Additional Fees (if applicable)

If additional days are required for the accreditation visit.
Cost per day: €2,150
(In the case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €700 applies per day)

Per diem fees for international peer reviewer: €205*

Flight expenses (as per flight tickets)

Interpreter / translator (as per service provided)

*This rate is based on the Per Diem Allowance for Overseas Duty Travel as issued by the Ministry of Finance for travelling to Malta. If the reviewer would need to travel to countries other than Malta, the per Diem Rates will be calculated as per the per diem rates specified in the following link: PerDiemRates_a.xlsx (gov.mt). 

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Fee for Further and Higher Education Institution

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Application Fee: €700

and

Administrative Fee: €3,000

and

Review process fee: €2,150
(In the case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €700 applies.)
This fee includes the full costs for a one-day accreditation visit and the review process until completion. This fee also covers the cost of a three-member peer review panel. In the case of online/blended provision, a fourth panel member will be appointed. This fee is calculated on a one-day accreditation visit. If, during the process, it is determined that additional days are required, the applicant will be informed accordingly, and an additional fee will apply.

and

Additional Fees (if applicable)

If additional days are required for the accreditation visit.
Cost per day: €2,150 
(In the case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €700 applies per day)

Per diem fees for international peer reviewer: €205*

Flight expenses (as per flight tickets)

Interpreter / translator (as per service provided)

* This rate is based on the Per Diem Allowance for Overseas Duty Travel as issued by the Ministry of Finance for travelling to Malta. If the reviewer would need to travel to countries other than Malta, the per Diem Rates will be calculated as per the per diem rates specified in the following link: PerDiemRates_a.xlsx (gov.mt).

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Fee for Higher Education Institution

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Application Fee: €700

 

and

Administrative Fee: €2,000

and

Review process fee: €2,150
(In the case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €700 applies.)
This fee includes the full costs for a one-day accreditation visit and the review process until completion. This fee also covers the cost of a three-member peer review panel. In the case of online/blended provision, a fourth panel member will be appointed. This fee is calculated on a one-day accreditation visit. If, during the process, it is determined that additional days are required, the applicant will be informed accordingly, and an additional fee will apply.

and

Additional Fees (if applicable)

If additional days are required for the accreditation visit.
Cost per day: €2,150
(In the case of online/blended provision, an additional cost of €700 applies per day)

Per diem fees for international peer reviewer: €205*

Flight expenses (as per flight tickets)

Interpreter / translator (as per service provided)

*This rate is based on the Per Diem Allowance for Overseas Duty Travel as issued by the Ministry of Finance for travelling to Malta. If the reviewer would need to travel to countries other than Malta, the per Diem Rates will be calculated as per the per diem rates specified in the following link: PerDiemRates_a.xlsx (gov.mt).

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Fee for Further Education Institution

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Administrative Fee: €1,000

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Fee for Further Education Centre

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Administrative Fee: €600

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Fee for Further Education Centre

These are the fees for the administrative fee only, provided by MFHEA, to obtain the license.

Administrative Fee: €500

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Fee structure for program accreditation

These are the costs for administrative fees only, provided by MFHEA, for programme accreditation.

The fee structures for Programme Accreditation are applicable as as from 1st September 2023.

Table 2: Administrative Fee Structure per ECTS for Programme Accreditation

MQF Level of Course The first 10 ECTS 

Fee per ECTS
 11th to 30th ECTS 

Fee per ECTS
 ECTS
above the first 30 

Fee per ECTS
Introductory A and B €40 €30 €3
1 and 2 €50 €40 €4
3 and 4 €60 €50 €5
5 €80 €70 €16
6 €90 €80 €20
7 €100 €90 €30
8 €8000

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These are the costs for administrative fees only, provided by MFHEA, for programme accreditation.

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