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mic Quality ent at Global ge Malta ge Malta

GCM Licensed by NC

• Run our own accredited cours
• Foundation Course – Managem
• BA
• MBA

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MBA

• MSc Cloud Technology with Bus
• Run partner university courses
• Robert Gordon University
• MSc Oil and Gas Engineering
• MSc Drilling and Well Engineerin
• MSc Production Engineering

NCFHE

• urses

gement with English Business Management

rses (recognised)

ering

Hence GCM has two qua management systems to:-

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• Malta, NCFHE
• Scotland, SQAA
• quality

ms to adhere

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QAA in Scotland – the

The Quality Assurance Agency In Scotland The quality assurance systems in higher education are somewhat different to the rest of the UK. Wit Council assurance is based on enhancement led in audit, with institutions demonstrating to the QAA learning and teaching is being taken forward. www.gcmalta.com learning and teaching is being taken forward. Since 2009 courts (governing bodies) of Scottish H approve formally institutional learning and teachi between quality and enhancement Source : http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Scotland

the SQAA

ation in Scotland (and the QAA's role in them) With the support of the Scottish Funding led institutional review, rather than institutional QAA (Scotland) how the enhancement of ish HEIs have been required by the SFC to aching strategies as part of an explicit link

Quality Management

• Underpinned by the UK Qua
• Quality = student experience
• The University is required by

Council to demonstrate com

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Council to demonstrate com management and continuous from within

ent Process

Quality Code for Education ence d by the Scottish Funding commitment to the commitment to the

• us enhancement of quality

Quality Management

• Quality is ultimately the respo

Court, but with periodic “revie

• Enhancement Led Institutiona

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• University submits a self-

Analysis” - to the SQAA

• SQAA panel conducts revie
• Not and audit!

ent Process

sponsibility of the University reviews” by SQAA panel tional Review (ELIR)

• evaluation - “Reflective

review and reports

Quality Management

The ELIR team uses the Reflective An staff and students to develop themes review visits. These themes concern managing:

• strategic quality enhancement

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• strategic quality enhancement
• the student learning experienc
• the monitoring and review of q

At the end of the review, the ELIR tea summary report of its findings. Source : http://www.qaa.ac.uk/Instit review/Pages/professional-programm

ent Process

e Analysis and initial meetings with mes for exploration during the ern the institution's approach to ent activity ent activity ience

• f quality and academic standards

R team produces a full report and a nstitutionReports/types-of- ammes.aspx

Quality Management required regarding R

• Import and Implement S
• Content supplied by R
• Lectures and much of

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• Lectures and much of

RGU

• Exams set, administer
• GCM responsible for l

including library, men

ent Actions g RGU Degrees

nt SQAA by RGU h of support supplied by h of support supplied by istered and marked by RGU for logistics, infrastructure mentoring and care

Quality Management

• Course/Programme Validation – a proc

courses/programmes are subject to fo per GCM standards,

• NCFHE QA guidelines and QA procedu

applicable) prior to implementation;

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applicable) prior to implementation;

• Annual Appraisal – a process whereby t

courses/programmes and output stand annual basis under the overall supervis Committee.

• Institution-Led Subject Review – a proc

consists of two major elements i.e. the development, and the formal re-appro

• Continuous enhancement of Quality an

ent at GCM

process whereby all new

• formal consideration and approval as

cedures of partner institutions ( wherever eby the delivery of all tandards achieved are monitored on ervision of a GCM Quality Management process conducted on a yearly basis which the critical review of the subject and its proval of the associated course portfolio. ty and Student Experience

Conclusions

• GCM looks forward to

transparent and intern academic quality man

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academic quality man

• It is in all our interests

institutions do so (par students) d to operating (a) ternationally recognised management system(s) management system(s) ests that Maltese (particularly for our