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Membership Type: Observer Year in which Organisation/Agency commenced operations: 1997 Countries/regions/states of operation: UK - all four countries plus QAA overseas audits Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Title: Mr. First Name: Douglas Surname: Blackstock Job Title: Chief Executive Officer Phone: 0044 (0)1452 557000 Email Id: d.blackstock@qaa.ac.uk Nominated Contact Person (if different from CEO) Title: Dr. First Name: Alison Surname: Felce Job Title: Dr. Accreditation, Partnerships and Policy Manager Email Id: a.felce@qaa.ac.uk Organisation Details The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education Address: Southgate House, Southgate Street, GL1 1UB Gloucester United Kingdom Website: www.qaa.ac.uk 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: Applicable Only For Full 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 Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 3 Criterion: Agency staff, Numbers, Profile, Roles: Measure: The profile of the staff is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 4 Criterion: Profile of reviewers: Measure: The profile of the reviewers is consistent with the Mission Statement Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 5 Criterion: Independence: Measure: The judgements and recommendations of the agency’s reports cannot be changed by third parties Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 6 Criterion: Resources: Measure: The agency has sufficient resources to run its operations in accordance with its mission statement and objectives Description: Applicable Only For Full Members 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: Applicable Only For Full Members 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: Applicable Only For Full Members 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: UK higher education institutions have hundreds of links with partner organisations in the APQN through which many thousands of students are studying for UK HE qualifications. There are at least four UK University branch campuses in the region with two in Malaysia and two in China. QAA has a responsibility to comment on quality and the standards of qualifications delivered through such collaborative provision and flexible and distributed learning. Section 2 of the Agency's Code of Practice covers such provision. QAA carries out the audit of UK higher education institutions overseas collaboration activities, on a smapling basis, through a process that includes visits to partner institutions outside the UK. Overseas audit visit reports are published by QAA and are available at http://www.qaa.ac.uk/reviews/reports/byoseascountry.asp In 2006, QAA will carry out a large scale audit visit to review UK higher education being delivered in China. To inform these audits and indeed brief the audit teams, to learn and understand more about QA practice outside the UK, and to help us ensure that students in collaborative and transnational provision get a good quality education and recognised qualification, QAA participates in several international networks, conferences and projects. QAA has also sought links with individual agencies in the APQN region and has a cooperation agreement with LAN in Malaysia. The extent of UK higher education in the Asia Pacific Region, the development of joint degrees, the need to understand more about the different types of education systems and approaches to quality assurance and qualifications, and in particular the potential opportunities for closer cooperation with agencies in the APQN on the QA of transnational education and share experiences are all strong drivers for us to seek Observer status in the APQN. Documentation and Fees Upon approval of my application I agree to pay:
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