Inter- institutional partnerships
Description of
Wolverhampton
Approach
Maribor: April 2007
5 Formats
Different levels of collaboration:
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Joint delivery of dual awards
Delivery of UoW programmes (UoW staff)off-site
Delivery of UoW programmes – joint staffing
Associate Student Programme
Recognition of Advanced Standing (Direct Entry)
Joint delivery of dual awards
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With Education Faculty, Hogeschool Holland
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Students enrol and pay fees in home institution
Parallel/identical programmes
Two semesters in partner institution
Qualify with BOTH awards
BA Education Studies and English (UK)
Grade 2 Teaching Certificate (NL)
Delivery of UoW programmes off-site 1
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With University in Hong Kong
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Enrol with UoW, pay local currency via CUHK
Same content as delivered in UoW, but intensive course
Qualify with ONE award – from UoW
Admission via UHK - receives handling fee
BSc Construction Management
Delivery of UoW programmes off-site 2
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With college in Thailand
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Enrol with UoW, pay local currency via college
Same content as delivered in UoW, but intensive course
Combination of UoW and local staff
Local staff shadow/trained by UoW staff in UK (and ongoing)
prior to delivery
Gradual increase of local staff to 60-75%
Qualify with ONE award – from UoW
Admission via college - receives %-age
Post-graduate Diploma/MSc Quality Management
Associate Student programme
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With German Fachhochschule
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Enrol and pay fees to FHS
Programme delivered in Germany
One of 3 semesters (middle) optionally in UoW
FHS and UoW programmes comparable
Opportunity for alternative experience on same programme
Payment to UoW for any such Associate Students
MSc Software Technology from FHS
Recognition of Advanced Standing
(Direct Entry)
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With Overseas HE college
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Students have completed a French Dip HE (2 Yrs)
UoW agrees to accept the qualification as Yr1+2
Enrol for whole of Yr 3 of UoW Bachelors Degree
College acts as agent, students pay college fees
ONE qualification from UoW
BA English for International Business
Communication
Joint Programmes
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Currently few operating
UK students resistant to mobility/language
proficiency low
Mismatch between fees here/abroad
Quality assurance burdensome
Better return on efforts through recruitment
directly to UW programmes
Responsibility for administration
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These are subject/programme specific routes
and are run by individual departments,
supported by International Office.
International office supports institutional links
and student services.
Memorandum of Understanding or
Cooperation
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Document outlining agreement
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Purpose & Implementation
Minimum entry requirements
Allocation of responsibilities
Financial arrangements
Monitoring/quality assurance (Re-validation, external
examiner scrutiny, annual reports)
Advertising/publicity
Copyright ownership
Legal liability/settlement of disputes
Other academic cooperation
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Staff and student exchange
Collaboration
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Joint tenders/bidding for funding for research and
consultancy
Curriculum development
Joint conference organisation
How are new programmes developed?
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Devolved budgets mean that Schools are
responsible through market intelligence and
strqtegic plan for economic viability.
Subject team develops proposal
Academic Development Panel confirms
Validation process: Quality & Academic
Standards Office.
How are they scrutinised?
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Ongoing Quality Assurance & Enhancement
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Professional. Statutory, Regulatory Body?
External Examiner
Review & Revalidation (5 yr cycle)
Quality Assurance Agency