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Press releases 2009-10
03 March 2010
Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills to address QAA
Annual reception
The Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, Minister for Business,
Innovation and Skills, will today speak at the Annual reception of
the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) to be held
at 18.00 at the Terrace Marquee, House of Commons.
02 March 2010
Enhancing the learning experience for students and preparing them for
21st century Scotland
Four hundred staff and students will gather at Heriot-Watt University
in Edinburgh for a two-day conference to consider how best to support
the development of graduate skills and attributes fit for the 21st century.
25 February 2010
How are the tools for maintaining academic quality and standards working?
QAA has launched a major stage in a project looking at how the tools used by UK universities and colleges to set and maintain quality and standards are working. The tools, known collectively as the Academic Infrastructure, were created to give all institutions a shared framework for setting, describing and assuring the quality and standards of their degrees and other higher education courses.
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23 February 2010
QAA strengthens its guidance on student employability
QAA has strengthened its guidance which helps UK universities and colleges produce graduates equipped to meet the demands of the changing employment market. The revised Code of practice, Section 8: Career education, information, advice and guidance covers the entire student life cycle – from pre-admissions through to graduation and beyond – making sure that career information, advice and guidance is available and tailored to the needs of students at every point at which they may need it.
23 February 2010
QAA works with higher education institutions to support the experiences of disabled students
QAA has today published a revised section of its Code of practice which covers how UK universities and colleges make their courses and premises accessible to disabled students. The Code of practice, Section 3: Disabled students, is intended to help institutions ensure that disabled students have an opportunity to participate fully in all aspects of university life.
12 February 2010
New year brings in new student Board member for QAA
QAA has appointed a new student Board member. Alex Smith is the Academic Affairs Officer at the University of Leicester Students’ Union and took up his position as QAA Board member at the beginning of the year.
4 February 2010
Students to be better prepared by higher education to meet employers’ needs
A report published today by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) shows that higher education institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are successfully responding to the needs of employers and, by becoming more flexible on where and the way they offer their courses, are prepared to meet anticipated challenges in the future.
2 February 2010
Challenges and opportunities ahead for higher education in further education colleges
A conference to reflect on the success of higher education in further education colleges and the challenging future ahead was held by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) last week. Over 160 delegates attended ‘Higher Education Further: Looking forward: policy, strategy and practice’ to explore the current and rapidly changing environment facing the higher education in further education sector.
27 January 2010
Tri-partite Memorandum of Understanding ‘good news for Wales’
Three of the organisations that ensure and oversee aspects of quality in Wales’ universities have today signed an agreement that commits them to closer working together. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed in Cardiff by QAA's Chief Executive Anthony McClaran, Professor Philip Gummett, Chief Executive of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales (HEFCW) and Dr Bill Maxwell, Her Majesty's Chief Inspector for Education and Training in Wales.
26 January 2010
Event to look forward to future of higher education in further education
A biennial conference, ‘Higher Education Further 2010 Looking forward: policy, strategy and practice', that will examine policy initiatives relevant to higher education in further education colleges in 2010 is taking place this Friday January 29. Organised jointly by the Higher Education Academy and QAA, the conference aims to bring together senior policy makers and strategists from higher and further education who can help colleges make sense of the current and rapidly changing environment.
18 December 2009
Credit survey shows solid support for framework
A joint survey by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), Universities UK and GuildHE, on the implementation of the Higher education credit framework for England, shows that the vast majority of higher education institutions are using the framework to align credit values for their programmes.
18 December 2009
Credit survey shows solid support for framework
A joint survey by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), Universities UK and GuildHE, on the implementation of the Higher education credit framework for England, shows that the vast majority of higher education institutions are using the framework to align credit values for their programmes.
10 December 2009
QAA publishes revised Introduction to academic credit in higher education in England
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has today published a revised, straightforward guide to academic credit, offering an introduction to how credit is used in higher education in England.
09 December 2009
QAA launches new guide to Institutional audit for student representatives
A new guide launched today will help students in England and Northern Ireland to learn more about how quality is assured in higher education institutions.
19 November 2009
QAA Chief Executive talks about challenges for QAA and vision for the future
We have today launched the first podcast interview with Chief Executive Anthony McClaran, which reveals what attracted him to the role, the challenges he sees ahead and his vision for the future. This podcast is the first in a new series which will cover a range of topical issues in higher education, and will be listed in iTunes. Listen now at http://qaa.mypodcast.com/
19 November 2009
QAA paper reflects the importance of students and institutions working in partnership
QAA has published a think-piece exploring the nature of students’ relationships with their institutions, written by Wes Streeting, President of the National Union of Students (NUS), and Graeme Wise, Political Officer at NUS. The paper supports a ‘community of practice’ approach – where students, academics and university leaders build relationships and work together to identify and achieve mutual goals.
4 November 2009
QAA responds to higher education framework
QAA today welcomed the Government’s announcement on the higher education framework, Higher Ambitions. Anthony McClaran, QAA Chief Executive, said: ‘The framework challenges QAA to develop further its work in three key areas: the student experience of higher education; public assurance of quality and standards; and robust arrangements for dealing with complaints.
15 October 2009
QAA films highlight the importance of student engagement
QAA has launched a series of films to highlight the importance of students taking a leading role in assuring the quality of their own education.
1 October 2009
QAA responds to Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills (IUSS) Select Committee’s report
QAA today responded to the House of Commons Select Committee's report, describing it as an important and thought-provoking contribution to the debate on the future of higher education in England.
1 October 2009
QAA Chief Executive takes up post
Anthony McClaran today takes up his new post as Chief Executive of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. Mr McClaran succeeds Peter Williams CBE who retired yesterday.
24 September 2009
QAA highlights complexities in higher education statistics
QAA has today published a paper highlighting the dangers of drawing simplistic conclusions from data about the increase in the numbers of first and upper second class degrees.
7 September 2009
New Director of QAA Scotland takes up post
QAA has today announced that Dr Bill Harvey has taken over as Director of QAA Scotland following the retirement of Norman Sharp OBE.
7 August 2009
QAA publishes Passages on India
Higher education institutions embarking on joint ventures in India can learn
valuable lessons from the experiences of universities that are already working
with Indian partners, says a new overview report,
published today, by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education.
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