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Press releases 2008
11 September 2008
QAA's response to Secretary of State's speech
09 September 2008
Peter Williams confirms his intention to retire in September 2009
28 August 2008
QAA publishes second edition of The framework for higher education qualifications in England Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ)
QAA has announced the publication of the second edition of the FHEQ. The FHEQ describes the achievement represented by higher education qualifications. The second edition has incorporated responses from a formal consultation which took place between April and June this year.
28 August 2008
Higher education credit framework for England: guidance on academic credit arrangements in higher education in England
Universities UK, GuildHE and QAA have today jointly published a higher education credit framework for England and associated guidance. This guidance is intended to clarify and make explicit existing practice in higher education.
26 August 2008
E-learning established as core activity for higher education
17 July 2008
QAA's Chief Executive given evidence to IUSS Select Committee
15 July 2008
QAA consultation furthers student involvement in audit process
QAA is to host a consultation event on its proposals for student membership
of audit and review teams on Friday 18 July at the University of Warwick.
30 June 2008
QAA announces
the appointment of the new Director of Development and Enhancement
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) is pleased to announce
the appointment of Dr Jayne Mitchell as its new Director of Development and Enhancement.
15 May 2008
Students benefit from collaboration between institutions
The collaborative links that higher education institutions have established with other education providers to offer HE programmes are being carefully and responsibly managed says the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in an Outcomes from institutional audit paper published this week.
10 April 2008
QAA supports transparency in admissions to higher education
Response to Secretary of State's speech on widening participation and admissions at the HEFCE conference.
19 March 2008
QAA publishes Annual review
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has today launched its annual review for 2006-07. It marks the tenth anniversary since the founding of QAA, providing an opportunity to reflect on the increasing maturity and stability of quality assurance and enhancement in higher education and the well-founded national structure and organisation that underpins it.
13 March 2008
QAA paper shows institutions continue to make progress with student statistics
Some higher education institutions have made significant advances in compiling statistics on how their students are performing according to the latest Outcomes from institutional audit paper.
19 February 2008
QAA appoints first student Board member
QAA announced today that it had appointed its first student as a full Board member. The successful candidate, Will Haywood, is Academic Affairs Executive at Sheffield Hallam University Union of Students. He will take up his position immediately.
22 January 2008
Ofsted and QAA forge alliance to improve higher and further education
QAA and Ofsted have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The Memorandum is designed to help the two organisations work more closely together and we will be able to share information to make sure we do not duplicate review work.
Press releases 2006-07
12 December 2007
QAA sets benchmark for degrees in early childhood
A new subject benchmark statement has been developed by experts in consultation with practitioners in the early years sector and describes the range of knowledge, skills abilities and understanding that an early childhood studies honours graduate should be expected to demonstrate.
16 October 2007
Press statement - QAA response to the Burgess Report
13 June 2007
QAA celebrates the success of Access to Higher Education and launches the new Diploma
Bill Rammell highlights the benefits of Access to Higher Education as a successful route to university at a conference in London to launch the new Access to Higher Education Diploma.
26 April 2007
Universities recognise the need for consistency and fairness in degrees
A briefing paper on the classification of degree awards has been published by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA). It highlights that many institutions have identified a need to look at their classification and assessment arrangements to ensure greater consistency and fairness for students.
19 April 2007
Students have their say on the quality of their higher education
Students are taking the opportunity to have a say and make a significant contribution to the quality of their higher education, says the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in a paper published today.
28 March 2007
QAA defines the content of housing studies degrees, criminology degrees and finance degrees
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has published new honours degree subject benchmark statements for housing studies, criminology and finance.
15 March 2007
QAA celebrates its tenth anniversary
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) celebrated its tenth anniversary by holding a reception at 30 St Mary Axe (the Gherkin), London. Guest of honour was Lord Dearing, whose report into the future of higher education, published in July 1997, largely gave QAA its agenda of work.
15 March 2007
QAA publishes Annual review
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has launched its annual review for 2005-06. It demonstrates the rich diversity of work carried out by QAA across the UK to ensure standards and quality are maintained and enhanced within the higher education sector. Chief Executive, Peter Williams, comments: ‘It is testament to the commitment of universities and colleges that most of what we have seen is of a high standard and quality.’
13 February 2007
QAA reports positive outcomes from its review of research degree programmes
Research degree programmes are well managed, according to reports launched today by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) at the UK Council for Graduate Education (UKCGE) winter conference in York. The outcomes of the review of research degree programmes in which QAA surveyed 114 higher education institutions in England and Northern Ireland and 10 in Wales are published in two reports, one for England and Northern Ireland and one for Wales.
6 February 2007
QAA strengthens links with Japan
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and the National Institution for Academic Degrees and University Evaluation (NIAD-UE) of Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The ceremony was held at the annual general meeting of the Asia Pacific Quality Network in Kuala Lumpur.
14 December 2006
QAA enters into agreement with BCS
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) will be establishing closer working relations with the British Computer Society (BCS) from today when both organisations sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
07 December 2006
UK higher education in China is good, says QAA
A report launched today by The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) has found that very good working relations have been established between UK higher education institutions and their Chinese counterparts. Procedures and processes have been put in place so that students studying in China get a higher education experience that is broadly comparable to that of students studying in the UK.
13 October 2006
QAA in international evaluation of chemistry with Danish counterparts
Danes to receive £55m funding for labs following report
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) and its Danish counterpart, the Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA) have published an international, comparative evaluation of nine chemistry programmes in Denmark and the UK.
08 September 2006
QAA enters into agreement with Danish counterparts
The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) will be establishing closer working relations with its Danish counterparts, the Danmarks Evalueringsinstitut (Danish Evaluation Institute (EVA)), from today when both organisations sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
10 August 2006
QAA expert information provides help for students in clearing
For thousands of students working their way through clearing, finding the best course can be a daunting process. Faced with an ocean of paper and other media information it is difficult to know where to turn for unbiased information to help make an informed life-changing decision.
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