{"id":87,"date":"2025-12-11T05:38:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2026-11-06T07:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T07:52:16","slug":"accreditation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/it\/accreditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Accreditamento GCAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- ACCREDITATION \u2014 GCAS (rewritten Nov 2026 to Woolf's Badge and Block guide) -->\n<!-- Paste this into a Custom HTML block in WordPress, replacing the old block. -->\n<!-- The Woolf script itself is loaded once by footer.php on every page. -->\n\n<style>\n@import url('https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&display=swap');\n\n.accreditation-page{\n    --ink:#efece6;\n    --muted:rgba(239,236,230,0.60);\n    --muted-2:rgba(239,236,230,0.38);\n    --line:rgba(255,255,255,0.09);\n    --line-2:rgba(255,255,255,0.16);\n    --accent:#5aa87c;\n    --accent-d:#3d8a61;\n    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class=\"accreditation-page\">\n\n    <!-- ============ HERO ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-hero\">\n        <div class=\"accreditation-eyebrow\">Accreditation<\/div>\n        <h1>GCAS is a constituent college of <em>Woolf<\/em><\/h1>\n        <p class=\"accreditation-hero-intro\">Degrees at GCAS are awarded by Woolf, a higher education institution licensed in Malta by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). The details below come live from Woolf&#8217;s own records.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ WOOLF BLOCK (official, live from Woolf's records) ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-woolf-block\">\n        <div data-woolf-embed=\"block\" data-college=\"global-center-for-advanced-studies\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/woolf.education\/verify\/global-center-for-advanced-studies#block\">\n            Check GCAS&#8217;s status with Woolf<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ LICENCE NOTICE ============ -->\n    <a class=\"accreditation-licence\" href=\"https:\/\/woolf.university\/blog\/woolf-license-renewed-to-2029\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n        <span class=\"accreditation-licence-tag\">Licence renewed<\/span>\n        <span class=\"accreditation-licence-text\"><strong>Woolf&#8217;s licence has been renewed by the MFHEA to 23 December 2029<\/strong>, across all degree levels from undergraduate to doctoral. <span>Read the announcement \u2192<\/span><\/span>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <!-- ============ HOW GCAS RELATES TO WOOLF ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-about\">\n        <h2>How GCAS and Woolf fit together<\/h2>\n        <p>Woolf is a higher education institution licensed in Malta by the MFHEA (licence 2019-015). GCAS is a constituent college of Woolf. The college&#8217;s sponsor is GCAS College Dublin Limited, based in Dublin, which runs GCAS&#8217;s teaching, faculty and operations. Degrees are awarded by Woolf.<\/p>\n        <p>Every GCAS student-researcher enrols directly with Woolf, holds a Woolf student ID, follows a curriculum approved by Woolf, and is awarded their degree by Woolf.<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ DEGREES AWARDED BY WOOLF ============ -->\n    <h2 class=\"accreditation-section-title\">Degrees awarded by Woolf<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\"accreditation-level l1\">Undergraduate<\/div>\n    <div class=\"accreditation-programs g1\">\n        <a href=\"\/it\/bachelor-of-arts\/\" class=\"accreditation-program\">\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-icon\">\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                    <path d=\"M22 10v6M2 10l10-5 10 5-10 5z\"><\/path>\n                    <path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-info\">\n                <h3>Bachelor of 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class=\"accreditation-program-info\">\n                <h3>Master of Arts in Theology<\/h3>\n                <span>90 ECTS, EQF level 7<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/it\/master-of-arts-politics\/\" class=\"accreditation-program\">\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-icon\">\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                    <path d=\"M22 10v6M2 10l10-5 10 5-10 5z\"><\/path>\n                    <path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-info\">\n                <h3>Master of Arts in Politics<\/h3>\n                <span>90 ECTS, EQF level 7<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/it\/master-of-laws\/\" class=\"accreditation-program\">\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-icon\">\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                    <path d=\"M22 10v6M2 10l10-5 10 5-10 5z\"><\/path>\n                    <path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-info\">\n                <h3>Master of Laws (LL.M.)<\/h3>\n                <span>90 ECTS, EQF level 7<\/span>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"accreditation-level l3\">Doctoral<\/div>\n    <div class=\"accreditation-programs g3\">\n        <a href=\"\/it\/phd-humanities-and-social-sciences\/\" class=\"accreditation-program\">\n            <div class=\"accreditation-program-icon\">\n                <svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\">\n                    <path d=\"M22 10v6M2 10l10-5 10 5-10 5z\"><\/path>\n                    <path d=\"M6 12v5c3 3 9 3 12 0v-5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/div>\n            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Certificate in Psychoanalysis and the Award in Further Studies in Philosophy (Single Philosopher), both at EQF level 7. The full, current list appears in the Woolf panel above.<\/p>\n\n    <!-- ============ SAMPLE DEGREE CERTIFICATES ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-certs\">\n        <h2 class=\"accreditation-section-title\">Sample degree certificates<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"accreditation-certs-intro\">Every GCAS graduate receives a degree certificate issued by Woolf. The samples below show what a master&#8217;s and a doctoral certificate look like. Click either one to view it full size.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"accreditation-certs-grid\">\n            <figure class=\"accreditation-cert\">\n                <a class=\"accreditation-cert-link\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MA-diploma-Sample.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/MA-diploma-Sample.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Sample Woolf master's degree certificate for a GCAS graduate\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                <\/a>\n                <figcaption><strong>Master of Arts<\/strong>Sample certificate, awarded by Woolf<\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n            <figure class=\"accreditation-cert\">\n                <a class=\"accreditation-cert-link\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/PhD-diploma-sample-final.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n                    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gcas.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/PhD-diploma-sample-final.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"Sample Woolf doctoral degree certificate for a GCAS graduate\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\">\n                <\/a>\n                <figcaption><strong>Doctor of Philosophy<\/strong>Sample certificate, awarded by Woolf<\/figcaption>\n            <\/figure>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ WHAT THIS MEANS FOR YOU ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-info\">\n        <h2>What this means for you<\/h2>\n        <p>GCAS is a constituent college of Woolf.<\/p>\n        <ul>\n            <li>Your degree is awarded by Woolf.<\/li>\n            <li>You enrol directly with Woolf and hold a Woolf student ID.<\/li>\n            <li>You are taught by Woolf faculty and follow a curriculum approved by Woolf.<\/li>\n            <li>Credits are given in ECTS and levels in EQF (for example, 90 ECTS, EQF level 7).<\/li>\n            <li>Woolf is licensed by the MFHEA, with its licence renewed to 2029.<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ CTA ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-cta\">\n        <h2>Ready to begin your degree?<\/h2>\n        <p>Join student-researchers from more than 50 countries studying at GCAS, debt-free, for degrees awarded by Woolf.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"accreditation-cta-buttons\">\n            <a href=\"\/it\/admissions\/\" class=\"accreditation-cta-btn primary\">Start Your Application<\/a>\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/gcas.ie\/it\/book-a-meeting\/\" class=\"accreditation-cta-btn secondary\">Chat with a GCAS Researcher<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <!-- ============ NAV ============ -->\n    <div class=\"accreditation-nav\">\n        <a href=\"\/it\/mission-vision-and-values\/\">\u2190 Mission &amp; Values<\/a>\n        <a href=\"\/it\/faqs\/\">FAQs \u2192<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accreditation GCAS is a constituent college of Woolf Degrees at GCAS are awarded by Woolf, a higher education institution licensed in Malta by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA). 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