The University is externally audited by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA).
Documentation regarding UEA and the QAA
QAA Institutional Audit Report Jan 2004
UEA Response to Audit Report
Mid-cycle follow up of the Institutional audit March 2009
The University submitted its Mid-Cycle Review document in April 2012 (under the old Institutional Audit framework), but our next visit will be covered by the new IRENI framework. Currently, our IRENI event is scheduled to take place during the 2013-14 academic year and we are currently awaiting confirmation of the precise dates.
Following an IRENI event the QAA will issue Four Judgements covering:
The auditors will reach their four judgements by referring to the Quality Code and exploring how our practices align with the content of the Code. Specifically, it is against the set of Expectations detailed in the Quality Code that we will be audited. The Indicators provided within the Quality Code will provide us with useful guidance as to how best to evidence that we are operating in such a way as to ensure that we meet the Expectations for each Quality Code chapter. Although there is no requirement to evidence our alignment with the Expectation of each element of the Quality Code through reference to the Indicators it would seem sensible to make use of this guidance.
Documentation regarding UEA and the QAA
QAA Institutional Audit Report Jan 2004
UEA Response to Audit Report
Mid-cycle follow up of the Institutional audit March 2009
Institutional Review
The Quality Audit regime has changed significantly in recent years, both in terms of nomenclature and audit approach. The formal title for the current model, is Institutional Review for England and Northern Ireland (http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Publications/InformationAndGuidance/Documents/IR_Handbook_March11.pdf ). This approach, commonly referred to as IRENI, replaces the Institutional Audit model that was in place when UEA was last visited in 2009. It differs in a number of ways, but one of the most significant is the increased role played by students in both the preparation for and the during the IRENI event itself.The University submitted its Mid-Cycle Review document in April 2012 (under the old Institutional Audit framework), but our next visit will be covered by the new IRENI framework. Currently, our IRENI event is scheduled to take place during the 2013-14 academic year and we are currently awaiting confirmation of the precise dates.
Following an IRENI event the QAA will issue Four Judgements covering:
- Our threshold academic standards
- The quality of students’ learning opportunities
- The quality of public information
- The Enhancement of students’ learning opportunities
The auditors will reach their four judgements by referring to the Quality Code and exploring how our practices align with the content of the Code. Specifically, it is against the set of Expectations detailed in the Quality Code that we will be audited. The Indicators provided within the Quality Code will provide us with useful guidance as to how best to evidence that we are operating in such a way as to ensure that we meet the Expectations for each Quality Code chapter. Although there is no requirement to evidence our alignment with the Expectation of each element of the Quality Code through reference to the Indicators it would seem sensible to make use of this guidance.
