ChIRS admissions platform receives UAlg Good Practice of Merit Award 2026
Isabel Cavaco
On 1 October 2026, the University of Algarve (UAlg) presented its Good Practice of Merit Award 2026 to ChIRS for its student application platform. Programme Coordinator Isabel Cavaco and UAlg Programme Director Ana Rosa Garcia accepted the award on behalf of the consortium.
The ChIR Consortium began developing the platform in 2012 using Moodle. The open-source platform gives partner universities a shared way to manage student applications. Its flexible design makes it easy to adapt to the admissions needs of other international joint degrees.
The award recognises the consortium’s work to build tools that help universities deliver high-quality joint degrees. By making its admissions platform adaptable to other programmes, ChIRS supports the development of new joint degrees and helps universities collaborate and facilitate student exchange across the European Higher Education Area.
Watch the award presentation at 27:55.
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