Granting and Validity of Labels
The accreditation system consists of a total of 4 USR labels, one for each of the main areas covered by the evaluation, as described below:
USR Governance label
USR Environment label
USR Social Practices Label
USR Identity label
The granting of a label for each of the 4 main areas of the Newman framework is conditional on obtaining the threshold scores:
Between 35% and 49%: one-star label
Between 50% and 74%: two-star label
Above 75%: three-star label
A score below 35% does not entitle HEIs to obtain a label in the field concerned.
One or more labels may therefore be granted according to the criteria fulfilled by the HEIs evaluated.
The labels will have a validity period of 3 years.
The year in which the label is granted will appear on each of the logos received. They will be valid from their allocation and this for the following 36 months.
Given the date of label granting, which is planned for the last quarter of each calendar year, a label obtained at the end of 2020 will thus be valid until the end of 2023. The conditions of validity of the labels will also be indicated on the Performance Charter which will be sent to the evaluated establishments.