AKTO’s Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts programmes are assessed, and exam results validated, by Middlesex University.
This means that graduates hold Middlesex University degrees at
the end of their courses of study, recognized throughout the
European Union. They may, if they wish, attend the appropriate
Middlesex University graduation ceremony. Students at AKTO are
registered with the University and have an individual student
number.
AKTO's relationship with Middlesex goes back to 1991
with the first degree validations. Since then, AKTO has become
Middlesex University's strategic partner in Southeast
Europe.
AKTO graduates in Bachelor of Arts programmes may continue with postgraduate studies with Middlesex University, or anywhere else in the UK and Europe and the United States.
Like Middlesex University itself, AKTO and its programmes are subject to periodic audit or review by external quality agencies such as the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), as well as by constant assessment by Middlesex University. These audits and reviews place confidence in the quality and standards of provision as operated at AKTO.
A Middlesex University Link Tutor and AKTO Art and Design
College Link Tutor is allocated to AKTO's programmes of
study. They are responsible to Middlesex University for
ensuring the maintenance of standards in the delivery of the
programme.
Duration of Studies
AKTO offers nine degree programmes validated by Middlesex
University. These last between three and four years at the
undergraduate level and one year at the graduate level in their
full-time form:
Four year programmes:
Three year programmes:
One year programmes:
AKTO also offers two non-validated degrees lasting two
years and resulting in a Certificates from AKTO
College:
AKTO follows a semester-based system. Winter semester runs from
October to the end of January and is followed by a two-week exam
period. Spring semester runs from mid-February to the end of May
and is followed by end-of-year exams. Non-successful examinees have
an opportunity to revise in the summer and re-sit their exams in
September.