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Membership Type: Full Email: comms@aqa.ac.nz Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 1993 Countries/regions/states of operation: New Zealand Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Title: Emeritus Prof. First Name: Sheelagh Surname: Matear Job Title: Executive Director Phone: +64 (0) 4 801 7924 Email Id: director@aqa.ac.nz Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO) Organisation Details Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities Address: PO Box 5787, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand Website: www.aqa.ac.nz Additional Contacts Criteria Requirements for Full Member1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency: Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies Description: The agency is responsible for reviews at instiutional level of universities in New Zealand. Documents Upload: Download 'AnnualReport2004.pdf' 2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives: Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency Description: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency. Refer to Plan 2002-2006. Plan2002-20062003Edition.pdf Documents Upload: Download 'Plan2002-20062003Edition.pdf' 3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles: Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: One professional staff member â?? Director â?? responsible for the administration of academic audit, relationships with New Zealand universities, government agencies, and national educational agencies. http://www.aau.ac.nz/nzuaau_site/publications/annual_reports/AnnualReport2004.pdf 4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers: Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: Academic audit panels comprise senior academics from New Zealand and Australian universities, and from New Zealand business and professions. http://www.aau.ac.nz/nzuaau_site/publications/reports/AuditManual2003-2006.pdf 5 Criterion: Independence: Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties Description: The judgments and recommendations of the agencyâ??s reports cannot be changed by third parties. http://www.aau.ac.nz/nzuaau_site/publications/reports/AuditManual2003-2006.pdf 6 Criterion: Resources: Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives Description: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives. http://www.aau.ac.nz/nzuaau_site/publications/annual_reports/AnnualReport2004.pdf 7 Criterion: External quality assurance criteria and processes: Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure Description: The description of the processes and criteria applied are transparent, publicly available, and include self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure. http://www.aau.ac.nz/nzuaau_site/publications/reports/AuditManual2003-2006.pdf 8 Criterion: Quality assurance: Measure: The description of the processes and criteria applied should be transparent and publicly available and normally include: self evaluation, site visit, public report and follow-up measure Description: The agency has quality assurance measures in place and is subject to occasional review. ManualAugust2004.pdf Criteria Requirements for Institutional MemberInstitutional Member Criteria: Measure: Institutional Members are institutions of higher education in the region that are in good standing with the relevant quality assurance agency if one exists. Proof of recognition as a Higher Education Institution: Applicable Only For Institutional Members Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency: Applicable Only For Institutional Members Criteria Requirements for Associate MemberAssociate Member Criteria: Measure:Associate Members are organisations with a major interest and active involvement in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education, but without the responsibility for assuring the quality of institutions, education programs, or external quality assurance agencies Applicable Only For Associate Members Criteria Requirements for Intermediate Member1 Criterion: Nature of the operations of the agency: Measure: The agency is responsible for reviews at institutional or programme level of post-secondary education institutions or post-secondary quality assurance agencies Description: Applicable Only For Intermediate Members 2 Criterion: Mission statement and objectives: Measure: The agency has formulated a mission statement and objectives which are consistent with the nature of the agency Applicable Only For Intermediate Members 3 Criterion: : Proof of the organisation’s good standing with the local QA agency Applicable Only For Intermediate Members Criteria Requirements for ObserverCriterion For Observers: Measure: APQN accepts as Observers organisations outside the Asia-Pacific region, including: external quality assurance agencies; institutions with a major interest in evaluation, accreditation and quality assurance in higher education; other regional networks that have major interests in and strong links with the region Criteria Requirements for Observer: Applicable Only For Observers Documentation and Fees Additional Information: No additional information is required for my application Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
I will be applying for support for: None Documents Submitted AnnualReport2004.pdf Located in: APQN Members |