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Academic partnerships committee terms of reference

Policy Information

Last revised: October 2021

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Purpose

The purpose of the Committee, acting on behalf of the Academic Board, is to:

  • Monitor the quality of provision at Academic Partnerships
  • Maintain an overview of Academic Partners
  • Maintain an overview of partnership development

Remit

The terms of reference of the Academic Partnership Committee are:

  1. To ensure that procedures for academic partnerships are in accordance with the Office for Students Regulatory Framework and the QAA UK Quality Code for Higher Education.
  2. To monitor the effectiveness of quality assurance to ensure high quality teaching at partner institutions.
  3. To maintain an overview of the performance of partners and ensure that standards of awards are credible and secure.
  4. To review guidance for aspects of the quality assurance and management processes for academic partnerships.
  5. To ensure the effective management of partnerships.
  6. To share information about potential partnerships.
  7. To receive and approve the audits and reviews of academic partners, and identify any issues which may have wider implications for the University including financial and legal due diligence issues.
  8. To receive the Annual Academic Partnerships Report.
  9. To approve and maintain oversight of articulation and progression agreements.
  10. To report any items with strategic implications to the Partnership Development Group and receive regular updates.

Membership current incumbent

Ex-officio members

  • Pro Vice-Chancellor (Business Development) (Chair) - Dr Suresh Gamlath
  • Provost and Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor - Professor Anthony Woodman
  • Head of International Recruitment - Mariann Baker
  • University Secretary and Registrar - Joshua Heming
  • University Solicitor and Head of Legal Services - Trinh Huynh
  • Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor (Student Affairs) - Tracy McAuliffe
  • Director of Global Partnerships - Mary McCrindle
  • Director of Library Services - Davina Omar
  • Head of Planning, Performance and Analytics - Morley Clark
  • Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Education and Student Experience) - Sara Raybould
  • Director of Academic Quality and Standards and Head of the Global Partnerships Office - Stephen Scott
  • Dean of Academic Partnerships (UK) and Director of Research and Enterprise Operations - Matt Snowden
  • Senior Project Manager - Karen Wells
  • Partnership Liaison Manager - Tom Morris

One representative from each School/College/Department

  • London College of Music - Professor Nicholas McKay
  • London School of Film, Media and Design - Paul Lohneis
  • College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare - Laila Paulsen-Becejac
  • School of Human and Social Sciences - Professor Alberto Testa
  • The Claude Littner Business School - Chandra Bhasham and Tejinder Singh
  • School of Law - Dr Philipp Elliot-Wright (alternate Philip Ells)
  • School of Computing and Engineering - Dr Nasrullah Khilji
  • London Geller College of Hospitality and Tourism - Elitza Iordanova
  • Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching - Dr Jessica Frye

Other members
Other relevant colleagues may be co-opted to the APC as necessary.

Quorum

50% plus one of appointed (i.e. nominated and ex-officio) members excluding vacancies. Where division of the total number of appointed members by two - plus one - results in a fraction, quorum is to be met by rounding-up the fraction to the nearest whole number.

Where a Committee member fulfils more than one role within the Committee, they are only counted once for the purposes of quorum.

Where a meeting is not quorate, it can proceed, and the agenda items can be discussed and recommendations can be made on these, which are then to be put to the whole Committee, either in writing afterwards or at a subsequent meeting. Any decisions/ approvals would have to be ratified at the next quorate meeting or approved by Chair’s Action if it is urgent.

Reporting lines

APC reports to Academic Board

Committees and groups feeding into the Academic Partnerships Committee

School Boards

Effectiveness and lifespan

Ongoing

Actions that may be taken by the Academic Partnerships Committee

APC may:

  • Note
  • Receive
  • Consider
  • Support
  • Approve
  • Recommend
  • Review
  • Reject

Most appropriate minuting style

Formal minutes

Resources

  • Lead - Global Partnerships Office
  • Clerk - Global Partnerships Operations Administrator
  • Meetings - A minimum of three per academic year