Academic Quality Agency & NZUSA Memorandum of Understanding

academic-quality-agency-for-nz-universities

Tue Jul 25 2017 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)

Academic Quality Agency & NZUSA Memorandum of Understanding

Tuesday, 25 July 2017, 12:16 pm
Press Release: Academic Quality Agency for NZ Universities

Academic Quality Agency and New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations sign Memorandum of Understanding

After working together for several years, the Academic Quality Agency for New Zealand Universities (AQA) and the New Zealand Union of Students’ Associations (NZUSA) have agreed a formal partnership to enhance student voice and the engagement of students in the academic audit process.

AQA and NZUSA share an objective of having an authentic, enduring, diverse and effective student voice that contributes to academic quality and quality assurance in New Zealand universities. The MoU also supports a specific objective to include students, or recent graduates, as auditors in the sixth cycle of academic audit for New Zealand Universities.

Sheelagh Matear, Executive Director of AQA, says “the MoU creates a framework in which AQA and NZUSA will work together over the coming years. We have set out what each of our commitments are and how we will contribute to shared objectives”. Jonathan Gee, President of NZUSA says “students are engaged closely in the core operations of a university, and their representatives often have an insight into the highest levels of governance, through representation on University Councils and Academic Boards. This MoU seeks to build on these structures and embed student voice as a key feature of quality assurance.”

The MoU includes a joint work programme between the two organisations to train up student representatives and to share information about international best practice of student voice in academic quality.

ENDS

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

a.supporter:hover {background:#EC4438!important;} @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { #byline-block div.byline-block {padding-right:16px;}}

Using Scoop for work?

Scoop is free for personal use, but you’ll need a licence for work use. This is part of our Ethical Paywall and how we fund Scoop. Join today with plans starting from less than $3 per week, plus gain access to exclusive Pro features.

Join Pro Individual Find out more

Find more from Academic Quality Agency for NZ Universities on InfoPages.