Accreditation

Cornerstone Bible College for Mission Training is committed to offering quality training. We are a member of the European Council for Theological Education (ECTE) – formerly EEAA. ECTE is a cross-border, professional, discipline-specific, independent accreditation agency that operates according to the European
Standards and Guidelines (ESG) and in line with the ICETE Standards and Guidelines for Global Evangelical Theological Education. ECTE is a registered agency on the European Quality Assurance Register (EQAR).

We offer a one-year course: Certificate in Intercultural Studies, and a two year course: Diploma in Intercultural Studies. Both of these courses are recognised and accredited by the ECTE.

We have obtained institutional accreditation from the European Council for Theological Education (ECTE) as an alternative provider of higher education together with programme accreditation for the Certificate and Diploma. ECTE accreditation of alternative providers of higher education indicates that the learning opportunities offered by Cornerstone are compliant with the European Standards and Guidelines for higher education and attests to the level of the learning opportunities according to the EQF. Our accreditation guarantees a constant scrutiny, updating and improvement of our teaching and training.

Because Cornerstone is not an Academic University nor a University of Applied Sciences (HBO), our Certificate or Diploma do not have a legal status in The Netherlands. However, on the basis of our accreditation by the ECTE, we have been entered into the registry for institutions of Higher Education in the Netherlands. We are therefore listed as an institution of higher education on the government endorsed website: www.internationalstudy.nl. We are committed to the Dutch Code of Conduct International Student in Higher Education, and have permission to receive international students.

ECTE accreditation ensures that our graduates hold internationally benchmarked qualifications that may support mobility, further study, and recognition by employers and theological institutions across Europe and beyond. See possibilities for further study.

Our accreditation outcomes and review reports are published in the Database of External Quality Assurance Results (DEQAR).

Our qualification in line with ECTE, the European Qualification Framework (EQF) and QF-EHEA – see further explanation