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Strengthening the quality assurance of UK transnational education

Strengthening the quality assurance of UK transnational education. A joint consultation between The Quality Assurance Agency and The UK Higher Education International Unit. Definition of transnational education (TNE) . UK TNE provision includes: overseas branches overseas partnerships

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Strengthening the quality assurance of UK transnational education

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  1. Strengthening the quality assurance of UK transnational education A joint consultation between The Quality Assurance Agency and The UK Higher Education International Unit

  2. Definition of transnational education (TNE) • UK TNE provision includes: • overseas branches • overseas partnerships • overseas distance learning (may involve in-country support centre)

  3. What is needed to strengthen the quality assurance of UK TNE? • QAA and the Higher Education International Unit will consult the sector on what is needed to strengthen the quality assurance of TNE. • The consultation will propose a significantly strengthened risk-based element to focus resource and attention where most needed. • The consultation will propose possible models and mechanisms to demonstrate the commitment of individual UK TNE providers to: • high quality provision • protection of the UK sector’s high reputation. (International Education: Global Growth and Prosperity: page 46, paragraph 3.20)

  4. Starting point: the current position

  5. Role of other QAA processes: an assessment

  6. Objectives and risk Risks associated with TNE provision • Quality and standards: TNE provision may not meet the expectations required of such provision in the UK • Reputational damage: poor standards and/or quality of one provider can reflect adversely on other UK providers Risks related to perception of TNE • Visibility of UK regulation • Misconceptions about UK systems Objectives for TNE quality assurance • Provide public assurance on the quality and standards of UK TNE programmes • Protect the interests of students studying on UK TNE programmes • Secure and enhance the reputation of UK higher education qualifications offered in other countries • Respond rapidly to issues that may put at risk the academic standards of UK TNE programmes • Promote enhancement of the quality of UK TNE provision • Monitor developments in TNE provision and maintain a record of UK activity for quality assurance planning purposes.

  7. TNE building blocks • Information base (page 10) • Initial analysis of risk (page 12) • Detailed analysis of risk (page 14) • Review visits (page 17) • Reviewers and review teams (page 18) • Review outcomes (page 19) • Review outputs (page 21) • Links with institutional review processes (page 21) • Resource implications (page 23) • Funding principles (page 24)

  8. Information base

  9. Initial analysis of risk

  10. Prospective review programme

  11. TNE quality assurance process: part one Figure 7(part 1) Building blocks • Review information base • Apply risk parameters • Plan and publish TNE review programme • Detailed desk-based analysis of selected TNE provision

  12. Detailed analysis of risk

  13. TNE quality assurance process: part two Figure 7 (part 2) Building blocks • Information from institutions • Further risk parameters • Review visits: UK or overseas • Reviewers and review teams • Review outcomes • Review outputs • Links with institutional review processes Risks: academic standards and quality; reputational damage; visibility of UK regulation; misconceptions about UK systems. Review outputs: individual review reports; case studies; update on previous country review; overview report; annual report.

  14. Building block options • Full spectrum of review visits? • none; UK; overseas; both • Right balance in review teams? • specialist expertise; student reviewer; international reviewer • Involvement of overseas agencies? • Review outcomes? • judgements and badge • Review outputs? • range of reports Perfect

  15. Review outputs • Range of reports • individual review reports • case studies • update on previous review • country overview report • ‘The only example of data gathering of overseas provision collected in a systematic way was found to be the country reviews conducted by the UK’s QAA.’ • ‘The UK’s QAA approach to auditing the exports of UK providers is a good practice.’ Delivering Education Across Borders in the European Union (European Commission: July 2013) + TNE annual report

  16. Links with institutional review processes

  17. Resources and funding

  18. Responding to the consultation • Consultation is available at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/tne_consultation • Single institutional or organisational response from nominated respondent • Individual responses welcomed, but must be marked as individual • Questions compulsory with comments optional - word limits apply • Questions must be completed online in one sitting! • we recommend you to prepare comments offline, then copy them into the boxes when you are ready to complete the whole survey • Consultation closes on 10 March 2014 • QAA publishes overview of the planned TNE process by 31 May 2014

  19. Strengthening the quality assurance of UK TNE www.surveymonkey.com/s/tne_consultation Please study the consultation document and let us know your views www.qaa.ac.ukwww.international.ac.uk Registered charity numbers 1062746 and SC037786

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