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EXAMPLE Eitem/Item Pwyllgor/Committee Dyddiad y Cyfarfod/Date of Meeting Teitl y Papur/Paper Title AQ Pwyllgor Ansawdd a Safonau Academaidd Academic Quality and Standards Committee 15.01.2014 QAA Review 2015 Pwrpas yr adroddiad hwn/Purpose of this report: To provide AQSC with a preliminary report on arrangements for the first QAA Institutional Review o of the transformed University Cefndir/Background: The University has received notification from QAA that the first full Institutional Review of the transformed University will take place in 2014/15 The briefing visit to the University will take place in w/c May 2015, followed by the main review visit in w/c June 2015 The review will be conducted in accordance with QAA’s new Higher Education Review Wales method (HER), the details of which are yet to be published In addition to the previous areas of scrutiny, it is expected that the process will include specific consideration of the institution’s engagement with the Future Directions enhancement themes and the UK Professional Standards Framework, together with consideration of its approach to internationalisation Staff and student representatives will attend a QAA briefing session on the HER method, to take place at the University of South Wales on 11 April 2014 Following this session, a small working group will be established to oversee the University’s preparations for the review and to report regularly to AQSC At its November 2013 meeting, Senate requested that the Dean of Quality and Standards produce a detailed analysis of progress against the action plans produced following the previous reviews of the founding institutions This report will be presented direct to Senate on 19 February 2014 Argymhelliad/Recommendation: AQSC is asked to note the arrangements above and to advise on any additional actions required at this stage Risg/Risk: The need to ensure that the University achieves an excellent outcome from the Review Goblygiadau cydraddoldeb ac amrywiaeth/Equality and diversity implications: None Paratowyd gan/Prepared by: Dyddiad/Date: 19 December 2013 Sarah Clark, Dean of Quality and Standards