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Co-operation with British Universities
Introduction
This resource is intended for international Higher and Further Education institutions who wish to cooperate with recognised British Universities or Colleges in areas such as programme validation or franchising, research, student exchanges, etc.. British Universities and Colleges' operations are enhanced and regulated by a number of government departments, agencies and bodies, such as Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, Higher Education Funding Council and Quality Assurance Agency. These will also have an affect the overseas activities.
The following paragraphs are designed to help you to understand the basic frameworks and standards you may be expected to follow in your collaboration with your British counterparts. Please, read them carefully and feel free to contact any of the institutions introduced below or shown here for further information and discussions you may require.
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- Asia Pacific Quality Network (APQN)
- Bogus Degrees Warning
- Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENETWORK)
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- Curriculum and qualifications reform
- Degrees from Recognised British Universities and College
- Examination system
- European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA)
- Foundation Degree qualification benchmark
- History
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- Institutions with their own degree awarding powers
- International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE)
- Joint degrees
- Master's level benchmark statements
- National Curriculum
- National Qualifications Framework
- Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Personal, employability, learning and thinking skills
- QAA work in the UK
- QAA internationally
- Qualifications and Curriculum Authority
- Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education
- Quality Assurance in UK higher education: A guide for international readers
- Recognised Bodies
- Responsibilities and areas
- Subject benchmark statements
- Transforming the education system for 14-19 year olds
- UCAS/DfES Curriculum Development Group
- Unaccredited Institutions
- United
Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
See also
- Peter Williams, QAA - Powerpoint presentation
- Nick Saunders, Eversheds LLP - Powerpoint presentation
- Kathleen Kwan, Mills & Reeve LLP - Powerpoint presentation
- Staffan Wahlén, Högskoleverket, Sweden - Powerpoint presentation
British Universities
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
If the award will be delivered by your Institution wholly or to prepare your students for entry a part of the programme at a British Institution, you may be asked to provided evidence of the following measures linked to a few examples of resources currently available from Finntrack:
Background to your Institution
Legal Status and Recognition by the Government, Strategic Plan (Example: Cardiff University, UK), Turnover and Sources of Income, Prospectus or Organisational Brochure (Example: University of Huddersfield)), Student Numbers, Staffing (both Academic and Administrative), Organisational Structure showing Key Responsibilities.
Learning Environment and Outcomes
- Range of teaching methods used and Staff Development
- Learner support
- Library Services, Computing Services, Development of Study, Subject/level specific, cognitive and transferable skills
- Formative
and summative assessments and feedback
- Student participation in the learning process
- Internal verification and external verification
Quality Assurance
Typical discussion topics include: Monitoring and Evaluation of Programmes (Assessment Boards, Programme Committees, External Examiners), How Student Feedback is Collected and Evaluated, How the Assessment Processes are administered (internal and external moderation). Any Committees which look after the Quality of the student's Educational Experiences.
Studying in the UK
- British Council, China
- British Council, India
- British Council, Malaysia
- British Council, Romania
- Education UK
- The Council for International Education
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