Apresentação de Richard Jarman, Diretor de Engajamento com o Público, Quality Assurance Agency

Quality Assurance and the internationalisation of UK higher education Richard Jarman Director of Public Engagement Quality Assurance Agency for higher education r.jarman@qaa.ac.uk

UKHE

• Autonomous & independent degree-awarding institutions • ‘Internationalisation’ includes: – International students studying in UKHE – UK students studying overseas – Recognition of UK qualifications – Standards in TNE, including online and joint programmes and dual and joint degrees UK national policies • UK Government’s International Strategy 2013 • UK Outward Student Mobility Strategy • Current UK Government consultation on Review of TNE

Volume & intensity of international UKHE 2nd most popular destination for students wishing to pursue HE studies overseas – UK 13% v. US 16.8% (OECD 2013 – 2011/12)

2nd highest percentage of international students in HE enrolments in the world – UK 16.8% v. Australia 19.8% (OECD 2013 – 2011/12)

435,000 non-UK domiciled students – 25% increase over past 5 years (HESA 2013 – 2011/12)

570,000 TNE students – More than 50% increase over past 5 years (HESA 2013 – 2011/12)

34th for external student mobility – 1 UK student abroad for every 15 int. students in the UK (OECD 2013)

QAA: assuring quality & standards • Assure UKHE wherever and however delivered • UK-wide: England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland • UK Quality Code for Higher Education & external peer-led review – Expectations for academic standards – Subject benchmark statements – Quality of the student experience – Quality in collaborative arrangements • Qualifications Frameworks compatible with that of European Higher Education Area (‘Bologna process’) and processes fully compliant with European Standards & Guidelines for Quality Assurance

QAA’s international strategy • To safeguard standards in an increasingly diverse UK and international context: “ we will protect the interests of everyone working towards a UK higher education qualification, however and wherever they study, within the UK or abroad” AIM 2, Strategic Plan

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International Networks: INQAAHE, ENQA, APQN etc.

Partnerships with quality agencies around the world.

Intelligence gathering, events and training.

Review of non-UK institutions outside of UK, e.g.

Macao, and supporting national systems eg Sri Lanka.

Recognition of qualifications & student mobility • Participate in inter-governmental efforts to facilitate recognition of qualifications to support two-way student mobility and enhance the employability of graduates.

• Sometimes mapping qualifications frameworks –other times specific awards.

International students studying in UK • Review of Educational Oversight for ‘alternative providers’ (without degree awarding powers or public funding) – recruiting students from outside the EEA to full programmes of study.

• International students studying in the UK: Guidance for UK HE providers (QAA, January 2012)

TNE review • • • • •

Data gathering Desk-based analysis In-country review India, Malaysia, Singapore, China 2014: UAE, West Indies

• Current UK Government consultation on TNE Review: information & costs • Other challenges: cross-border online learning, bogus providers & qualifications, regulation v.

Innovation & diversity

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