Inter- institutional partnerships Description of Wolverhampton Approach Maribor: April 2007
5 Formats Different levels of collaboration: l l l Joint delivery of dual awards Delivery of Uo. W programmes (Uo. W staff)off-site Delivery of Uo. W programmes – joint staffing Associate Student Programme Recognition of Advanced Standing (Direct Entry)
Joint delivery of dual awards l With Education Faculty, Hogeschool Holland l l l 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 Uo. W programmes off-site 1 l With University in Hong Kong l l l Enrol with Uo. W, pay local currency via CUHK Same content as delivered in Uo. W, but intensive course Qualify with ONE award – from Uo. W Admission via UHK - receives handling fee BSc Construction Management
Delivery of Uo. W programmes off-site 2 l With college in Thailand l l l l Enrol with Uo. W, pay local currency via college Same content as delivered in Uo. W, but intensive course Combination of Uo. W and local staff Local staff shadow/trained by Uo. W staff in UK (and ongoing) prior to delivery Gradual increase of local staff to 60 -75% Qualify with ONE award – from Uo. W Admission via college - receives %-age Post-graduate Diploma/MSc Quality Management
Associate Student programme l With German Fachhochschule l l l l Enrol and pay fees to FHS Programme delivered in Germany One of 3 semesters (middle) optionally in Uo. W FHS and Uo. W programmes comparable Opportunity for alternative experience on same programme Payment to Uo. W for any such Associate Students MSc Software Technology from FHS
Recognition of Advanced Standing (Direct Entry) l With Overseas HE college l l l Students have completed a French Dip HE (2 Yrs) Uo. W agrees to accept the qualification as Yr 1+2 Enrol for whole of Yr 3 of Uo. W Bachelors Degree College acts as agent, students pay college fees ONE qualification from Uo. W BA English for International Business Communication
Joint Programmes l l l 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 l l 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 l Document outlining agreement l l l l 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 l l Staff and student exchange Collaboration l l l Joint tenders/bidding for funding for research and consultancy Curriculum development Joint conference organisation
How are new programmes developed? l l 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? l Ongoing Quality Assurance & Enhancement l l Professional. Statutory, Regulatory Body? External Examiner Review & Revalidation (5 yr cycle) Quality Assurance Agency
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