Speeches

The Chief Executive, members of QAA's Executive Committee and other QAA officers often make speeches at high profile higher education events in the UK and internationally. Below you will find the full text of a selection of these speeches, along with several made by public figures at QAA events.

2010

Date	Speaker	Summary
17 June	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Speech at the annual Access to HE conference Read the transcript >> Watch the presentation >>
16 June	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Speech on Accreditation and Learning Outcomes in the UK at International Leadership Colloquium in Madrid Read the transcript >> Watch the presentation >>
2 June	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Speech giving an overview of the QAA Annual Subscribers' Meeting 2010, and explains QAA's Transitional Plan for 2010-11 Watch the film >> Watch the presentation >>
2 June	Professor Philip Gummett, Chief Executive, Higher Education Funding Council for Wales	Speech on the challenges for the future of higher education in Wales Watch the film >> Watch the presentation >>
2 June	Professor Steve Smith, President, Universities UK (Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter)	Speech on the current challenges facing higher education institutions Watch the film >> Read the transcript >>
30 March	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Anthony McClaran speaks at the Annual Conference for the Association of University Administrators. Read the transcript >> Watch the presentation >>
3 March	Rt Hon Pat McFadden, Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills (under previous government)	The Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills, under the previous government, addressed QAA's Annual reception. Listen to the speech >> Read the transcript >>
3 March	Sir Rodney Brooke, Chair, QAA Board of Directors	Sir Rodney Brooke's speech at his first QAA Annual reception as Chair of the QAA Board of Directors. Listen to the speech >> Read the transcript >>
3 March	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Anthony McClaran's speech at his first QAA Annual reception as Chief Executive. Listen to the speech >> Read the transcript >>
2 March	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Welcome to the Information Package workshop at the Asia-Pacific Quality Network Conference Watch the film >> Read the transcript >>

2009

Date	Speaker	Summary
1 December	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Speech on quality and standards, and the future of QAA, to the All-Party Parliamentary University Group
02 November	Anthony McClaran, Chief Executive, QAA	Speech on quality assurance and international challenges at the UK NARIC Annual Conference
3 June	Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Employment and Learning (Northern Ireland)	Speech on the challenges for the future of higher education, at the QAA Annual Subscribers' Meeting
31 March	Norman Sharp, Director, QAA Scotland	Keynote presentation on quality assurance for enhancement at the INQAAHE conference