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Changes in Higher Education 15-16 May 2007

Changes in Higher Education 15-16 May 2007. Quality assurance of trans-national education Steve Jackson qaa.ac.uk. Outline. The intrenationalisation of HE The view of UK provision International regulation Current QAA arrangements – overseas audit Outcomes from recent activities

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Changes in Higher Education 15-16 May 2007

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  1. Changes in Higher Education15-16 May 2007 Quality assurance of trans-national education Steve Jackson qaa.ac.uk

  2. Outline The intrenationalisation of HE The view of UK provision International regulation Current QAA arrangements – overseas audit Outcomes from recent activities - China Alternative approaches to quality assurance A strategy for trans-national education

  3. The internationalisation of HE • Growth in demand for higher education • 115 million enrolments, 2006 • Global market for economically relevant programmes • Recruitment of overseas students • 318,395 (UKCOSA) • Students on UK TNE programmes • 200,000+ • Mainly in China/HK, Singapore, Malaysia • Strategies for internationalisation

  4. The view of UK higher education • The UK ‘brand’ of higher education • Established and recognised academic standards • Reputation for probity, integrity, honesty • Value for money (1 year Masters programmes) • Questions about recognition and articulation arrangements • Doubts about distance learning • Concerns about the quality of learning experience

  5. International regulation • National regulatory frameworks: range from liberal to very restrictive • Need for local knowledge • Responsibility for compliance • QAA expectations – HEIs should be aware of the political environment in which partners operate • Custom and practice • OECD-UNESCO Guidelines for Quality Provision in Cross Border Higher Education

  6. Current QAA arrangements • Overseas audit – 1996-2007 • 28 countries, 112 partnership links • Doubts about continuing fitness for purpose • Collaborative Provision audit • Quality networks: ENQA, INQAAHE • Memoranda of understanding (HEQC, LAN, HETAC, HKCAA) • QAA International strategy

  7. China Audit 2006 • Problems of scale • Three audit teams – 10 partnership links • Information requested from all UK HEIs • Desk-based analysis of 30 HEIs • Audit reports • Overview report – assuring standards of UK HE.

  8. Alternative approaches to quality assurance • The ‘Australian model’ • Review of regional provision • Review of global higher education • Single country reports • Collaboration with partner agencies • Trans-national certification scheme

  9. A strategy for trans-national education • From selective activities to a coordinated strategy • Support for international developments – BRIDGE, PMI • Focus on international matters in audit activities • Research and intelligence gathering • Re-focused overseas activity • More thematic approach to audit – different models of provision • Assuring standards and protecting UK HE

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