Collaboration
COLLABORATIVE PROVISION
The University acknowledges the precepts outlined in the QAA Code of Practice on Collaborative Provision, and flexible and distributed learning (including e-learning) (amended October 2010), which have been incorporated into University requirements. Proposals should not be brought forward without reference to the Code. The Code is concerned with the wide range of collaborative or partnership arrangements which higher education institutions enter into with other institutions or organisations, in both the UK and overseas.
The key principle is that collaborative arrangements should widen learning opportunities without prejudice to the standard of the award of the quality of what is offered to the students. The Council of Validating Universities (CVU) has characterised collaboration as requiring openness between both parties but also efficiency and compliance with regulations and procedures to safeguard the standards of the award. The risks of overseas collaboration provision are both positive and negative and need to be robustly managed.
Further information and guidance can be found in the UK International Collaborative Provision and Student Exchnage Handbook.
The University's process for approving collaborative agreements