QAA returns report of confidence in University
The University of York has received a ‘full confidence’ judgement in its institutional audit, conducted last term.
The audit, carried out by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) assessed the University’s ability to maintain its high standard academic awards, whilst keeping a range of high quality learning opportunities open to students.
Visiting the University in Autumn 2007, a team from QAA held discussions with groups of both staff and students. They also visited the departments of Languages and Lingustics and Biology in order to understand how the institution’s policies and procedures work in practice.
The result of a judgement of ‘confidence’ was revealed last week, along with a small number of recommendations for further action. The report itself is expected in February, when it will become available to staff and students.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Trevor Sheldon, expressed pleasure at the result, saying: “We are very pleased at the QAA’s endorsement of our approach to managing the quality of the student learning experience and the standard of our awards. The Audit process is also a useful opportunity to reflect on how we can make further improvements that are likely to be of benefit to our students, so we look forward to receiving the final Audit report and its recommendations.”
The Academic Support Office has issued a statement of congratulations, saying “a big thank you to everyone who contributed to last term’s Institutional Audit,” with a promise “to keep you all informed about the details of recommendations and institutional actions in response.”
