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Press releases 2010
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1 September 2010
Colleges in Northern Ireland set to be reviewed by QAA
Further education colleges in Northern Ireland are set to have the quality and standards of their higher education courses reviewed and reported on by QAA. Integrated quality and enhancement review: Northern Ireland will begin in 2010-11.
23 July 2010
QAA gives students a voice in reviewing quality
Over 2,500 students on higher education programmes delivered in further education colleges have made their voices heard during independent reviews of the quality of their education. QAA has today published a report on how higher education students in further education colleges in England have engaged with QAA in reviews of their education.
22 July 2010
QAA set to review a private college for the first time
QAA is set to review a private college for the first time. St Patrick's International College will be the first independent sector college in the UK to be undertaking an Integrated quality and enhancement review (IQER) by QAA.
17 June 2010
QAA celebrates two
decades of giving access to higher education
QAA is marking 20 years of giving access to higher education and
a route to successful careers through the Access to HE qualification.
Access to HE brings together further and higher education to create
a robust and valued entry qualification.
17 June 2010
Two
decades of success of giving access to higher education in Birmingham
QAA
is celebrating 20 years of giving access to higher education and
a route to successful careers in Birmingham.
The national conference, held in London this
Thursday (17 June), will see case studies of current and former Access
students.
17 June 2010
Two decades
of success of giving access to higher education in Liverpool
QAA
is celebrating 20 years of giving access to higher education and a route to
successful careers in Liverpool. The national
conference, held in London this Thursday (17 June), will see
case studies of current and former Access students.
17 June 2010
Two
decades of success of giving access to higher education in Gloucestershire
QAA is celebrating 20 years of giving
access to higher education and a route to successful careers in Gloucestershire. The national
conference, held in London this Thursday (17 June), will see
case studies of current and former Access students.
10 June 2010
QAA conference highlights need to maintain student experience in difficult times
QAA’s Annual Subscribers’ Meeting was held last week in Cardiff Bay, with high profile speakers offering positive visions for the future of higher education – despite
the financial climate. Watch films from the conference at: www.qaa.ac.uk/events/subscribers/2010/films.asp
3 June 2010
QAA responds to Higher Education Policy Institute report on the comparability of degree standards
QAA Chief Executive Anthony McClaran responds to the report by Professor Roger Brown.
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