QAA is an independent body funded by subscriptions from universities and colleges of higher education, and through contracts with the main higher education funding bodies.
We are governed by a Board, which has overall responsibility for the conduct and strategic direction of our business.
Our responsibilities
Each higher education institution is responsible for ensuring that appropriate standards are being achieved and a good quality education is being offered.
It is our responsibility to safeguard the public interest in sound standards of higher education qualifications, and to encourage continuous improvement in the management of the quality of higher education.
We achieve this by reviewing standards and quality, and providing reference points that help to define clear and explicit standards.
We use a variety of methods to review standards and quality. Details about these methods can be found in our Reviews and reports section.
The Academic Infrastructure section gives full details about the clear and explicit standards that we define.
Further details
A brief guide to quality assurance in UK higher education - an introduction to the assurance of standards and quality in higher education in the UK
Working with higher education - links to our major partners
Acronyms and glossary - a guide to terms used throughout higher education
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