Postgraduate courses are specific to the UAB, as set out in the legislation covering postgraduate studies and further education. Their recognition depends on the institutions or companies to which they are submitted by their holders. In order to guarantee their academic rigour, they are subject to similar quality control processes to those used for official programmes taught at the UAB. It should be kept in mind, however, that this type of qualification, specific to a Spanish university, does not give access to PhD programmes in Spain.