Review of Quality Procedures in Irish Universitites.

Site Visit to UCD

Introduction

In accordance with articles 35 and 49 of the Universities Act (1997) the Irish Universities represented by the Irish Universities Quality Board (IUQB; Chief Executive, Professor Don McQuillan) and the Higher Education Authority (HEA) agreed that the first external review of Quality Assurance Procedures in Irish Universities would take place in 2004.  The European Universities Association (EUA), which has extensive experience in conducting institutional reviews of universities, was selected as the agency to carry out the reviews.

The object of this process is to allow the universities and their stakeholders to gain the benefit of evaluations by international experts chosen and briefed by the EUA, complemented by a high-level reference panel established by the HEA, which will be representative of stakeholders external to the universities.

Each university will produce a succinct reflective self-evaluation document and there will be two site visits, a preliminary visit at the end of April and a follow-up visit in the Autumn.  The External Expert panel will then present their findings in detail to each university, and in summary about the sector to the HEA. 

A copy of UCD�s self-evaluation document has been sent to each department and administrative unit and may be consulted by every member of the University community.

Dates of Preliminary Site Visit to UCD, 27-29 April 2004.  

University College Dublin Review

EUA/HEA Review Team � UCD Review